Year: 2013
Road trip meets agricultural education I had the privilege, after college, to spend a few months doing what many have colloquially called “wwoofing.” WWOOF stands for World Wide Opportunities on…
Farmers David McClelland and Mei-ling Hom used SARE funding to trial the increasingly popular grain quinoa on their rural New York farm. Nestled on the eastern edge of rural Allegany County,…
Enhancing wetland areas on your farm can bring a whole new community of wildlife to your land. The title in layman’s terms is really pronounced, “Whatta ya wanna do that…
Drawing the connection between diversified agriculture, renewable energy, and food production in Vermont Farmers across New England want to diversify operations, lower fuel and feed costs, and be more self-sufficient.…
Note to Reader I wrote a previous article which appeared in the Fall 2007 issue of Small Farm Quarterly which covered basic information about electric nettings – what they…
At Phoenix Farm, a small, family-run homestead, we had the opportunity to get a breeding pair of American Guinea Hogs through a pass-on program in the fall of 2010. Over…
At Angus Glen Farm, the two areas where we’ve made the greatest gains in winter feeding efficiency in recent years are by reducing human and mechanical energy inputs (my time…
An Open Letter to Aspiring School Farmers: This season, for the first time, the farm at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey is in production. Cat (short for Caitlin)…
Community effort saves historical Massachusetts farmland from development. While searching for more permanent farmland, Jeremy Barker-Plotkin of Simple Gifts Farm tended 5 acres in Belchertown, Massachusetts on land managed by…
Farmers Markets compromise almost every Saturday of the year for our family at The Reynolds Barn. Friday night before the market consists of usual milking chores and farm duties, plus…