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Cornell Small Farms Program Update- Fall 2011
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Message from the Managing Editor I am writing this note just days after Hurricane Irene caused disastrous flooding to many areas in our readership. We at the Cornell Small Farms Program send our deepest […]
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Whole Farm Nutrient Analysis: The Casey Farm
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Bill and Joanne Casey of Apulia Station, NY own a 60 cow organic, grass based dairy farm. Management intensive grazing is essential to feeding the herd. Pastures, which are both […]
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Building the C in CSA: Websites, Newsletters and Blogs for Community Supported Agriculture Members
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The first things that come to mind when starting a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farming operation probably relate more to the what, where, when, and who of growing crops than […]
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The Art of Silvopasturing: A Regional Conference
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The practice of Silvopasturing is causing quite a buzz these days. It was a fairly new concept to me until a year and a half ago, a concept that brings […]
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Boat-to-Fork Community Supported Fisheries Riding a Wave
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We are pleased to introduce the community supported fisheries model in this edition and to feature two of the producers and one distributor who are creating the roadmap for direct […]
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Switchel – A Time Tested Thirst Quenching Favorite
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My Dad used to tell about working on his aunt and uncle’s farm in the summer. Doing some rapid math, that may have been in the early 1930’s. He didn’t […]
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Black Currents Bring Opportunity
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“Change brings opportunity. ~ Nido Qubein” This can be said for the transition made by R H Rhodes & Son Inc, of Penn Yan, NY, when they stopped farming vegetable […]
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Strategies to Control Undesirable and Interfering Vegetation in Your Forest
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On most wooded properties, the owner will recognize the presence of at least a few undesired plants species. In some cases, these plants become sufficiently abundant and interfere with the […]
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Beginning Women Farmer Program Provides Tools for Personal and Professional Growth
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It is rare to see a group of all women circled in a farm field, kicking at the dirt and talking about the weather. But across the northeast for the […]
2011
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