Posts by Tara Hammonds

Mushrooms Are Fruiting in Philadelphia

By Tara Hammonds / January 10, 2017

One mushroom growing operation proves farming in the city is possible and profitable. by Molly R. Bucknum Most urban farmers have a tough time finding space to grow food. Location,…

Cornell Small Farms Update Winter 2017

By Tara Hammonds / January 10, 2017

From the Editor: Regardless of your social, political, and religious views, as a farmer you belong to agroup that is a small minority of the US workforce. And as we…

Odor Is More Than a Nuisance

By Tara Hammonds / January 9, 2017

Affordable biofilters can keep your farmyard odor in check. by Jason P. Oliver The importance of good neighbor relations and the issue of odor Foul odors can lead to criticism…

Managing Complexity: Breakdowns

By Tara Hammonds / January 9, 2017

by Claudia Kenny A farmer manages complexity such as unpredictability in biological systems, changing weather and climate patterns, and ever-changing economic systems.  When multiple stressors pile up, relationships often break…

Lessons from the Land: Tools (Assets & Liabilities)

By Tara Hammonds / January 9, 2017

by Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming The Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming and the Cornell Small Farms Program are teaming up to create a new column…

High Tunnel Tree Fruit and Grape Production for Eastern Growers

By Tara Hammonds / January 9, 2017

by Guy K. Ames Almost all of the domestic organic table grapes and tree fruits sold in the United States come from the West. In the eastern United States, organic…

Now Accepting Applications for the John May Farm Safety Fund!

By Tara Hammonds / January 8, 2017

by Alissa Kent The John May Farm Safety Fund is a funding assistance program that was launched by the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH) in January…

Comparing Farm Personal Property and Business Personal Property

By Tara Hammonds / January 8, 2017

by Reuben Dourte If you have found yourself in the situation of expanding your farming operations to business activities that fall outside of the scope of normal or traditional farming…

Climate Smart Farming (Part 2)

By Tara Hammonds / January 8, 2017

Getting a Leg Up on Climate Change by Jonathan Lambert & Abbie Kramer From increased flooding and short-term drought, to heat stress and unexpected freeze risk, the effects of climate…

Soil Health Trailer Extends Cornell Reach

By Tara Hammonds / January 8, 2017

by R.J. Anderson Cornell Cooperative Extension’s (CCE) Fay Benson and his colleagues in the Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) can talk all day with farmers about why…