Editor’s Letter Winter 2025

January 15, 2025/Anu Rangarajan

 Dear farmers and friends, 

While our jobs as farmers never end, this time of year invites a pause for reflection and gratitude for all we have and hope to grow in our work.  

Every tradition and religion from around the world has a giving thanks ritual or holiday. At the center of these rituals are some shared values:

  • Be grateful for what you have. 
  • Share what you can spare. 
  • Welcome all to your table. 
  • Hold your hopes dear. 
  • Celebrate your talents and gifts. 
  • Embrace your loved ones. 

 

We are grateful to all who work hard to feed and fiber us, fill our landscapes with beauty, help our farmers with seeds and supplies, and support agriculture as a viable and meaningful vocation. Your combined efforts continue to bring bounty to our tables.  

We also want to thank all of you who have participated in the Cornell Small Farms Program in any way, big or small. Your interest, hunger for knowledge and commitment to small farms is what feeds and motivates us.  

 

We wish you and yours the very best during this holiday season. 

 

Happy Holidays and New Year from the Cornell Small Farms Program,  

 

Be well, 

 

Anu Rangarajan 

Editor-in-Chief 

 

Anu Rangarajan

Anu was appointed director the Cornell Small Farms Program in 2004. At the same time, she opened a U-pick strawberry farm in Freeville, NY. The experience of operating a small farm changed her entire approach to research and extension, and deepened her commitment to NY farms and local food systems.
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