Anu Rangarajan
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Editor’s Letter Summer 2025
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Dear farmers and friends, As we reflect on seasons past and plan ahead, how are we prepared to weather change? If we’ve learned anything from recent history, our predictions can be wrong. Farmers weather change on a daily basis — anyone involved in farming, gardening, and agriculture knows that there’s nothing certain and nothing predictable.…
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Editor’s Letter Winter 2025
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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…
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Editor’s Letter Fall 2024
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Dear farmers and friends, Our work on climate resilience at the Cornell Small Farms Program have grown and diversified over the years, and is now expanding further to meet the goals of the NY Connects: Climate Smart Farms and Forests Project Grant from New York State. We are launching a survey and want to hear…
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Editor’s Letter
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Dear farmers and friends, In 2023, the Cornell Small Farms Program (SFP) marked its 23rd year serving small-scale farmers in New York State and beyond. Over time, our program has grown in the number of individuals who connect with us. We have nearly one million annual visitors to our website, more than 30,000 subscribers to…
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Editor’s Letter, Spring 2023
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Dear farmers and friends, Over the last few years, the Cornell Small Farms Program has been growing in both staff and program areas. With this growth comes an invitation to also reflect on how we must to plan ahead to meet future needs. What are the emerging opportunities and challenges that our small-scale…
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Editor’s Letter – 2022 Summer Small Farms Quarterly
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Dear farmers and friends, “No one should lose their lives while shopping for food,” as stated in the media advisory we share in this issue, co-created by Food For the Spirit and other Black-led organizations in New York State to call for an end to white supremacy, white nationalism and anti-blackness. The Small Farms Program’s Equity and…
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Editor’s Letter – 2022 Winter Small Farms Quarterly
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Dear farmers and friends, Central to the mission of the Cornell Small Farms Program is that anyone who wants to operate a small farm in NYS has access to appropriate information, resources and networks to grow their farm and business. In 2006, we launched our beginning farmer training effort with our CCE colleagues. We…
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Editor’s Letter – 2021 Fall Small Farms Quarterly
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Anniversaries, whether for births, commitments or achievements, bring an opportunity to reflect on what we have learned and where we want to go next. August 4, 2021, was just such a milestone for me — 25 years ago that day I started my position at Cornell. It is so hard to believe that much time…
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Happy National Agriculture Day
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Happy National Agriculture Day from all of us at the Cornell Small Farms Program! We extend our gratefulness to all who work hard to feed, fuel, 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…
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Recommendations for Agritourism Farms During COVID-19
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Autumn brings about celebrations around the harvest and holidays. It also is an important time for our agritourism farms. These farms host activities that provide customers with a unique outdoor opportunity for farm-based entertainment and food system education, as well the ability to purchase fresh produce grown close to home. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, farmers…
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