Posts by Tara Hammonds
Return to the Guide to Urban Farming Table of Contents>> Blacktop, Concrete, and Structure Removal Farmers will often have to deal with existing blacktop and concrete surfaces when preparing vacant…
Read MoreReturn to the Guide to Urban Farming Table of Contents>> Land Access Lack of accessible land can be one of the greatest constraints to urban farming, and finding growing space…
Read MoreReturn to the Guide to Urban Farming Table of Contents>> Urban farms require community participation and buy-in to survive and thrive. Without community buy-in, community and commercial farmers can be…
Read MoreBack to the Guide to Urban Farming Table of Contents>> Sustainability Plans Cities across New York State have developed sustainability plans to address climate change, food insecurity, and other challenges…
Read MoreBack to the Guide to Urban Farming Table of Contents>> Codes and Regulations Until recently, city codes, zoning laws, and other regulations have largely ignored urban agriculture. However, these codes…
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Read MoreDairy Farm Profit Benchmarks A Farm Business Educator once used the analogy of barrel staves as a way to describe portions of the dairy farm business. If the whole farm…
Read Moreby R.J. Anderson Malting barley is an essential ingredient for brewing beer. And since its very recent reintroduction to New York agriculture after several decades of prohibition and disease-induced dormancy,…
Read Moreby Kyle Dornich A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a tool that creates visual representations of data and performs spatial analyses in order to make informed decisions. It is a…
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