Posts by Kat McCarthy

Through her role as the Beginning Farmer Project Coordinator at the Cornell Small Farms, Kat McCarthy supported the Labor Ready Farmer project from August 2017 through May 2018. 
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Focusing on What’s Important at North Country Creamery

By Kat McCarthy / July 2, 2018

Ashlee Kleinhammer became involved with Clover Mead Farm in 2012, when she approached its then owner, Sam Hendren, about buying the business. In 2013, a third-party foundation purchased the farm…

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Learning from the Best

By Kat McCarthy / July 2, 2018

What do Wegmans, a regional grocery store chain, and Salesforce, a software company, have in common? These two organizations both have held places on the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list, and have stories to share that can help you…

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Focusing on What’s Important at North Country Creamery

By Kat McCarthy / June 28, 2018

Ashlee Kleinhammer became involved with Clover Mead Farm in 2012, when she approached its then owner, Sam Hendren, about buying the business. In 2013, a third-party foundation purchased the farm…

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Learning from the Best

By Kat McCarthy / June 28, 2018

What do Wegmans, a regional grocery store chain, and Salesforce, a software company, have in common? These two organizations both have held places on the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list, and have stories to share that can help you…

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Blue Spade Farm

By Kat McCarthy / February 2, 2018

Blue Spade Farm was started at the end of 2015 with the goal of raising animals is a more environmentally sustainable system. Blue Spade Farm raises Spanish Boer Goats on…

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Farm Ops Veterans are Armed to Farm

By Kat McCarthy / October 2, 2017

Veterans in New York participate in agricultural training opportunities across the state, growing skills and strengthening community connections. Walking into classroom 167 at SUNY Adirondack on July 31, the average…

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Centurion Farm, LLC

By Kat McCarthy / June 27, 2017

Jeffrey and Nina Saeli founded Centurion Farm, LLC in 2017. The farm comprises a 58-acre mix of pastures, hardwood forests, riparian forests, and wetlands.  Currently farm operations are focused on…

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Accepting Applications for Armed to Farm

By Kat McCarthy / June 2, 2017

The Cornell Small Farms Program in partnership with the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) are bringing the week-long Armed to Farm (ATF) training back to New York State. ATF…

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Bright Raven Farm and Apiary

By Kat McCarthy / June 1, 2017

Location: Jacksonville, NY Website: brightravenfarm.com  

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Wild Hill Farm

By Kat McCarthy / June 1, 2017

Wild Hill Farm is a vegetable CSA farm located on 50 acres in Bloomfield, NY. A CSA with 150 weekly shares is the heart of the farm, with 4-5 acres…

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