Posts by Violet Stone
Please secure your spot by submitting a sliding scale payment according to the chart below or requesting a scholarship if applicable. The registration fee or scholarship gift includes lodging and…
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Farming can bring joy, delight, and awe, from apples reddening to lambs leaping. It can also be tireless and demanding. The energy and attention required to tend and harvest abundant…
Read MoreRegistration for the 2023 retreat is currently full. Please contact Violet at vws7@cornell.edu to be added to the waitlist. Learn more about the Growing Together project and Coming Home retreat…
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The Cornell Small Farms Program’s “Reconnecting with Purpose – A Renewal Experience for NY Farm and Food System Educators and Change Makers” fosters a welcoming and trustworthy space for participants…
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As farm and food system educators or change makers, we face enormous challenges to our efforts to support improved livelihoods of those we serve. Although we may work hard toward…
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How do we feed and care for ourselves while we feed others? What types of practices and connections support us to be our best selves in the challenging work of…
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As farm and food system educators or change makers working alongside rural and urban farm communities, we face enormous challenges to our efforts to support improved livelihoods of those we…
Read More“This is a really important program for helping our food system stay sustainable because so many educators and farmers are just so burned out and it’s because of more than…
Read MoreDear farming and earth-tending friends, We are thinking of you during these hot and humid July days. Hope you are finding some moments for rest, especially in the cool evening…
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