Let's get the first question out of the way - no, I'm not related to the cheese people.   

I grew up in Gouverneur, and after graduation from Saint Lawrence University in 1979, my job search took me to the Hartford, Connecticut area, where I have been ever since.

When I was a student, I acquired
this poster in the SLU bookstore. It says "New York City will never amount to much, it's too far from Tupper Lake." And it has graced the office of every place I have worked since I left Canton! Though I've been away for 35 years now, the North Country has always been home to me, and I have often dreamed of returning.

Many factors kept me in Connecticut, including raising a family, and a job that I loved for the last 30 years, at Foodshare - the regional Feeding America food bank serving the Hartford area. But children grow up - my youngest recently turned 21 - and sometimes, the call comes to move on, even from a job you love.

I feel blessed and grateful to have this opportunity to return home and work with GardenShare, and although I won't be joining you full time in St. Lawrence County until January, I will be here for the 1844 House Fundraiser dinner on November 6. If your can't join us there, I'll look forward to meeting you after the holidays, perhaps at the Growing Community social on January 17 at The TAUNY Center in Canton. 

In the meantime, I have started a blog, linked here, where you can learn a little more about me and my thoughts about hunger, community food security, and GardenShare's future. 

Feel free to be in touch... gloria@gardenshare.org  

Gloria