■—i————the big lake.”
So northward we continued as
darkness fell and suppertime
n looked like midnight. Less than
Ufl MJdflS Cl 311 bour f artber into the inky
® black evening, we wound through
Farm WIITP quiet, ba y side town appearing to
IWI "V c ■rS/ # be tucked in for the night. Winds
.v mil T blew fiercely off Lake Ontario,
(and Other hazards) wll In\ sending unseen waves crunching
onto tbe sbore > sounding not par-
Tnvf*P Runn /iviß' ticularly hospitable to strangers
JU * tc u u rF ffflr with no p ,an -
Weary and hungry, we stum-
bled onto the sort of place that
turns such adventures into mem
“What’s the plan?” I asked Farmer thrives on studying other ories a stately bed and break-
The Farmer. farming endeavors, sometimes fast just yards from the lake
“No plan,” he replied. gleaning ideas from what he spies shore, with off-season rates and
Like most dairy farmers, our in passing. Central New York no other guests. I managed to
lives are structured by cows, promised lots of ag to eyeball. stay awake just long enough to
Twice daily milkings, no excep- Bright sunshine highlighted enjoy a tasty hot meal at a small
tions, no holidays. No excuses, the hills of gold, orange and red restaurant nearby.
But harvest delays from a against Cayauga Lake’s spar- At daylight, I pushed aside the
lengthy stretch of soggy weather, kling waters, bordered with curtain and babbled: “Look, look,
the milking schedule covered, rolling plateaus of grain farming, look, look...!” Outside the win
and fall leaves still pretty on the and scattered dairies. Midafter- dows was a Christmas-card
hillsides offered the perfect “no noon, an ominous, blue-black scene, snow piled several inches
plan” opportunity. We tossed a cloud front ambushed us from
couple of bags with extra clothes the west. Our bright day flipped
and a few snacks in the car and to a blustery mist as snow squalls
departed. With no plan. chased raindrops.
There was a general destina- Farmers take pride in not
tion, the Finger Lakes region of being stopped by a little “weath
central New York. Some folks es- e r,” so we continued northward COLLEGEVILLE (Montgom
cape to shop, some to antique, through farm country veiled in eryCo.) Mary Concklin, Mont
some to paint, some to camp, etc. mist and intermittent snow. As gomery County extension agent
Our no plan adventures inevi- we topped the lake, with daylight for horticulture, was honored
tably wend through at least some not quite gone, The Farmer alter- with the Achievement Award at
agriculture country, since The ed his “no plan”: “Let’s head for the National Association of
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Montgomery County Extension Agent
Receives Achievement Award
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 9, 2002-B3
high on the bushes and weighing
heavily on the yellow-orange
leaves of huge, overhanging
sugar maple. Our hostess was less
enthusiastic at winter’s unex
pected early onset as she shov
eled away five inches of the
heavy, wet “lake effect.”
Her hearty breakfast fueled us
southward, though disappointed
that lake visibility had been a
mere few hundred yards in the
falling snow. Orchards of apple
trees bent low under their leafy
burden, snow-capped red fruit
still dangling in some trees. Snow
squalls repeatedly beat back over
tures of sunshine as we wound
back down through the Finger
Lakes. Still, it was lovely, with
colorful hillsides muted by the
mistiness and snow, acres and
acres of orderly vineyards, neat
dairy and crop farms, with inevi
table pauses as we passed farm
equipment dealers.
Darkness was descending as
we turned in through the pines
County Agricultural Agents
(NACAA) Annual Meeting and
Professional Improvement Con
ference recently in Savannah, Ga.
The AA is presented to the top
one percent of agents in each
state who have less than 10 years
of service in extension. The selec
tion is made by the agents’ peers
in each state. This year 60 agents
won the award at the national
level.
Concklin is responsible for
commercial and consumer horti
culture, vegetable, fruit, and Mas
ter Gardener programs in her
county. She initiated a quarterly
newsletter, bringing readership to
5,100 in nine issues. Master Gar
(H, SUSQUEHANNA
O?- PRINTING
toward the hunting cabin that
evening, only to be stopped short
by a driveway fiiU oT fallen limbs.
“Lake effect” had piled up on the
colored leaves of the tall hard
woods around the cabin, scatter
ing limbs large and small as they
broke from the weight. But soon
the humble cabin, warmed by a
crackling woodstove, was as cozy
as our gracious Victorian accom
modations of the previous eve
ning. Hot, canned soup, with our
fruit and snacks, provided an
adequate supper. “No plan” ven
tures generally at least include
sleeping bags and a few extra
provisions for possible cabin
stays.
Blue skies, bright sunshine and
the hugs of grandchildren wel
comed us back late the next after
noon.
And how nice it is to be able to
plan on any brief escape coming
to such a pleasant ending.
dener numbers have increased
from 25 to 85 in three years. She
delivers courses, symposiums,
workshops, and conferences as a
chairperson, educator, facilitator,
and a committee member. She
also initiated research in “Devel
oping Nutrient Management
Guidelines for Woody Ornamen
tals.”
Mary had been an active mem
ber of the state association and
also belongs to a number of other
horticultural associations. In ad
dition to national recognition,
Concklin will receive a Nittany
Lion statue and an award from
the Pa. Rural Electric Associa
tion.