Posts by Tara Hammonds
Effective Marketing for the Busy Farmer (BF 201) Sell Smarter, Not Harder an online course through the Northeast Beginning Farmer Project Mon. January 11 – February 21, 2016, with webinars every…
Read MoreMarkets and Profits (BF 102) Exploring the Feasibility of your Farming Ideas an online course through the Northeast Beginning Farmer Project Thurs. January 14-February 18, 2016, with webinars each Thursday evening…
Read MoreSmall-Scale Organic Grain Production (BF 140) Is it right for you? an online course through the Northeast Beginning Farmer Project Tues. January 19 – February 23, 2016, with webinars each…
Read MoreVegetable Farming, Part 1 (BF 120) From Planning to Planting an online course through the Northeast Beginning Farmer Project Wed. January 13 – February 17, 2016 with seminars each Wednesday…
Read MoreA veteran shares the challenges of beginning a farm. Before making the decision to become a “farmer,” “agricultural producer,” or “grower,” there are many things that should be considered. This…
Read Moreby Rachel Carter Vermont in summer; blue skies, mountain breezes, and dairy cows dappling the working landscape—a source of both heritage and economic growth for Vermonters. The hottest of Vermont…
Read Moreby Angelique Pinet Anna Hodson is the shepherd at Kinderhook Farm in Valatie, NY, located on over 1,000 acres of rolling pastures at the heart of the fertile Hudson Valley.…
Read Moreby Annette Slonim Established in 2010, Edible Schoolyard NYC is a nonprofit organization committed to bringing the vision of Alice Waters, acclaimed restaurateur and organic food pioneer, to New York…
Read MoreUnited Nations Declares 2015 as International Year of Soils by Amy Overstreet While we might not think about the soil underfoot every day, soil is essential to human survival. Soil grows…
Read MoreBy Michael Farrell Although many people have heard that you can tap birch trees, very few have actually tried to produce birch syrup, and folks who have boiled down some…
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