Posts by Nina Saeli

Nina retired from active duty in 2009. She and her husband, Jeffrey, own and operate Centurion Farm in Locke, NY. Nina also now works with the Cornell Small Farms Program as coordinator of our Farm Ops project supporting veterans in agriculture.
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Farm Ops Expanding to Reach Military Veterans

By Nina Saeli / April 4, 2022

The Cornell Small Farms Program’s veterans in agriculture project is working with local Cornell Cooperative Extensions to in-person workshops. For the first time since March 2020, when the COVID pandemic swept across NYS, the Cornell Small Farms Program’s Farm Ops project brought military veterans together for three in-person workshops beginning in October 2021. Although still…

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Farm Ops Application: BF 153 Indoor Specialty Mushroom Production

By Nina Saeli / January 18, 2022

Farm Ops will be providing the opportunity for 20 military veterans, residing in NY or NJ, to apply for free enrollment into the Cornell Small Farms online course, Indoor Specialty Mushroom Production . This course runs from Tuesday February 22 to March 29, 2022. Cornell Small Farms Online Course Free Enrollment: This will provide access…

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Farm Ops Application: BF 138 Getting Started with Pastured Pigs

By Nina Saeli / October 28, 2021

Farm Ops will be providing the opportunity for 20 military veterans, residing in NY or NJ, to apply for free enrollment into the Cornell Small Farms online course, Getting Started with Pastured Pigs. This course runs from Monday January 10, 2022 to Monday February 14, 2022. Cornell Small Farms Online Course Free Enrollment: This will…

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Farm Ops Application: BF 120 Veggie Farming, Part I

By Nina Saeli / October 4, 2021

Farm Ops will be providing the opportunity for 20 military veterans, residing in NY or NJ, to apply for free enrollment into the Cornell Small Farms online course, “Veggie Farming, Part 1”. Cornell Small Farms Online Course Free Enrollment: This will provide access to the course materials and enable you to participate in the instructor…

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Farm Ops Offering No Cost Enrollment into BF 101: Starting at Square One

By Nina Saeli / August 23, 2021

Farm Ops will be providing the opportunity for 20 military veterans, residing in NY or NJ, to apply for free enrollment into the Cornell Small Farms online course, “Starting at Square One”. This course runs from Thursday, Sep 23rd to Thursday Oct 28th 2021. Cornell Small Farms Online Course Free Enrollment: This will provide access…

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Farm Ops Application: BF101 Starting at Square One

By Nina Saeli / August 20, 2021

This is an application is closed. Please view our Farm Ops Event Series page to see upcoming opportunities for veterans.  

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