Posts by Lindsay Borman

This article was featured in the Summer 2017 Quarterly. By RJ Anderson When it comes to shopping for meat, more consumers are looking for products raised locally. Many of those consumers, however, have…

This article was featured in the Summer 2017 Quarterly. Nothing captures summertime in New England like fresh, locally-grown heirloom tomatoes. Heirlooms have captured the imaginations of chefs and the hearts of farmers’…

This article was featured in the Summer 2017 Quarterly. In early June, Cornell University researchers established three industrial hemp trials, one in Ithaca on the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station…

Calling all military veterans interested in oyster farming! This free event will take place on August 12th, from 9:00am-1:30pm, and will include a tour of a shellfish hatchery, a boat ride,…

This article was featured in the Summer 2017 Quarterly. by Reuben Dourte If farming was to be broken down to its most simple definition, one could describe it as the supply…

Are you a Military Veteran interested in Urban Farming? Attend a day long workshop for aspiring farmers! The workshop will kick off at Brooklyn Grange where you will get your hands…

This article was featured in the Summer 2017 Quarterly. by RJ Anderson For optimal yield and fruit quality, apple growers in the United States have long relied on chemical solutions to…

This article was featured in the Summer 2017 Quarterly. By Pam Tinc, Senior Research Coordinator Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety: Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing In June 2010, New…

This article was featured in the Summer 2017 Quarterly. By Rachel Carter “I want to die with my boots on,” a New England farmer stated in a focus group held by…

This article was featured in the Summer 2017 Quarterly. by Elizabeth Henderson Early in 2016, Evangeline Sarat at Sweetland Farm, in Trumansburg, NY, announced that she would paying wages to her…