Posts by Claire Morrow
Interest in specialty mushroom production, or production of any mushroom other than the typical button, crimini, portabella, has grown enormously in recent years, as social and cultural influences have caused…
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The Cornell Small Farms Program’s specialty mushroom project provides educational programming and resources to those interested in cultivating specialty mushrooms. From handbooks and supplier lists, and online classes and hands-on…
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Specialty mushrooms are easy to grow and maintain, making them a lucrative product for beginning and experienced growers alike. These mushrooms often require little start-up costs, and may even only…
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The addition of alfalfa to dairy forage can support healthy milk production. However, because alfalfa relies on temperature to grow rather than day length like grass, it can be challenging…
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In the spring 2019 edition of their magazine In Good Tilth, organic farming nonprofit Oregon Tilth published an article on the importance of worker development in agriculture featuring the Cornell…
Read MoreThe Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming and the Cornell Small Farms Program have teamed up to create a new column called Lessons from the Land, which first appeared in…
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I just got back from San Diego, California. Now, let me tell you how I got there. I live on an organic dairy farm with my family in a small…
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