Posts by Carli Fraccarolli

Broome & Cortland County Schools seeking local producers for school meals

By Carli Fraccarolli / February 29, 2016

The Food and Health Network of SCNY (FaHN) is seeking local producers to participate in an exciting farm to school initiative that will help farmers expand their business and encourage students to…

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Cornell Institute for Climate Change & Agriculture: Cornell Maple

By Carli Fraccarolli / February 25, 2016

Cornell Institute for Climate Change & Agriculture has produced multiple videos on “Climate Smart Farming”. In this Cornell Maple video, Steve Childs, the NYS Maple Specialist at Cornell Maple located in…

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2016 NY Vegetable Growers Survey

By Carli Fraccarolli / February 20, 2016

The New York Farm Viability Institute (NYFVI) is a nonprofit grant making organization. The Institute runs competitive grant programs, seeking to fund research, education and business development projects that can…

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Heroic Food Sustainable Farmer Training: Full Year Immersion Program

By Carli Fraccarolli / February 16, 2016

Apply now for Heroic Food’s 2016 Full Year Immersion (FYI) program, a comprehensive sustainable beginning farmer training program located in Columbia County, New York. This training is suitable for post-9/11 veterans; other…

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Biodiversity Critical to Maintaining Healthy Ecosystems

By Carli Fraccarolli / February 12, 2016

Researchers have found clear evidence that biological communities rich in species are substantially healthier and more productive than those depleted of species. Using new scientific techniques, U.S. Geological Survey research…

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Co-Managing Farm Stewardship with Food Safety GAPs and Conservation Practices: A Grower’s and Conservationists’ Handbook

By Carli Fraccarolli / February 8, 2016

Food safety has become a prominent issue for growers, and conservationists who assist them, in planning and installing stewardship practices. With FDA’s Produce Rule published in November 2015, many growers…

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USDA Expands Microloans to Help Farmers Purchase Farmland and Improve Property

By Carli Fraccarolli / February 4, 2016

On January 19, 2016, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin offering farm ownership microloans, creating a new financing avenue for farmers…

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Interactive Video Guide to Organic Certification

By Carli Fraccarolli / January 27, 2016

The Road to Organic Certification is a user-friendly, interactive movie that leads farmers through a specific set of objectives with the end goal of becoming certified organic. Topics include choosing…

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7th Annual Agroforestry Symposium

By Carli Fraccarolli / January 22, 2016

The Center for Agroforestry at the University of Missouri presents: The Future of Pollinators: Why Agroforestry Matters January 28, 2016 | 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Bond Life Sciences Building –…

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2015 Archive Small Farms Bi-Monthly Update

By Carli Fraccarolli / January 1, 2016

Our Small Farms Bi-Monthly Update brings you small farm announcements, events, job and internship opportunities, grant and loan opportunities, other small farm resources. It is intended for farmers and agricultural…

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