IROQUOIS FARM RESTAURANT
The Country Garden Family Restaurant: phone 315-528-9852 or 315-212-2584
It is easy to make your way to the homey and comfortable Country Garden Restaurant, located on the Seaway Trail, exactly 10 miles North East of Ogdensburg, and six miles West of Waddington. Open year round, our restaurant has a great view of the St. Lawrence River and the Iroquois Control Dam, and ocean going ships to enjoy along with the great home cooked meals.
COUNTRY GARDEN FAMILY RESTAURANT
SELECTED FOR “HEART” PROGRAM LISBON,
NY JULY 1, 2011
THE COUNTRY GARDEN FAMILY RESTAURANT at Iroquois Farm (6 miles west of Waddington on NY Rte #37) was reopened in April of this year. It is operating under management of Theresa Robinson and her family. Theresa lives in Potsdam and operated a restaurant near the Airport for several years.
Theresa Is pleased to announce that the Country Garden Family Restaurant has been selected as one of five restaurants is St. Lawrence County designated as a “Heart” restaurant. “Heart” stands for Healthy Eating at Restaurants Today!, part of “Creating Healthy Places in St. Lawrence County” (CHPSLC) an exciting, comprehensive program designed to positively impact the wellbeing of St. Lawrence County residents.
While the Restaurant will continue to have its traditional selections, it will also offer Healthy Food Options as a separate menu. The program is supported by the New York Department of Health, under the auspices of St. Lawrence Health Initiative. The Restaurant Personnel will be trained in reformulation of menu options, including the use of computer programs, which will result in a healthier menu specialized for the restaurant, and the area. The Country Garden Family Restaurant is located on Iroquois Farm, a Certified Organic Farm, owned by Clements Agricultural Research Institute (CARI) and serves fresh organic greens and vegetables from the Farm when in season. Additional Organic entrees will be added as available.
There are a total of 5 local restaurants from 5 regions of St. Lawrence County (Adirondack, Central, Northern, Seaway, and Western) included in this project. The restaurants selected for the HEART project are The Windfall Bar & Grill for the Adirondack region, Hot Tamale for the Central region, The Country Garden Restaurant for the Northern region, Mullins
Restaurant for the Western Region and The Freight House for the Seaway region.
For more information about the St. Lawrence Health Initiative see:
Tracy Moody
Creating Healthy Places Coordinator
St. Lawrence Health Initiative, Inc.
PO Box 5069, 6439 SH 56S
Potsdam, NY 13676
315-261-4760, Ext. 228
315-261-4728 (fax)Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/healthinitiative
Twitter: @tracygethealthy
For reservations at the Country Garden Family Restaurant call
Theresa Robinson at 315-528-9852 or 315-212-2584.
For more information about CARI and the Iroquois Farm or its Returning Veteran Farming Project call 315-323-1905.
Iroquois Farm, a not-for-profit organization, is run by CARI (Clements Agricultural Research Institute). The Restaurant, B&B, and organic farm proceeds are put towards organic farming research and development.