Posts by Violet Stone
Cultivating Community helps immigrant farmers in Maine overcome obstacles to access new markets. It’s a crisp Saturday in mid-February at the largest indoor farmers’ market in the whitest state in…
Read MoreAre your wholesale customers demanding a food safety plan or GAP certification? Are you concerned about how the FDA’s new proposed Food Safety Rules will affect your farm? Or would…
Read MoreAre you interested in or currently farming in a city? Do you wonder how to access land, how to reclaim a contaminated site, how to maximize use of a small growing…
Read MoreHow to successfully create an online community around your farm business: With Will Heeman of Heeman Greenhouses & Strawberry Farm Reaching today’s consumer is harder than ever, with your audience becoming…
Read MoreIf you’ve been thinking about getting your farm certified as organic but aren’t sure whether it’s worth it, and find all the paperwork and requirements overwhelming, this course is for…
Read MoreAll-day session on January 22 in Syracuse, NY Beginning and small-scale farmers interested in improving marketing, management and profitability on the farm should be sure to attend the all-day Beginning…
Read MoreMessage from the Managing Editor Happy New Year! I hope many of you are getting some rest and enjoying looking through seed catalogues or planning for new infrastructure. With so…
Read MoreThe Cornell Small Farms Program is very pleased to announce the release of the “2012 Recommendations for Strategic Investments in New York’s Small Farms.” Download the full report and…
Read MoreThe Small Farms Update includes small farm announcements, events, job and internship opportunities, grant and loan opportunities, and other small farm resources. It is intended for farmers and agricultural service…
Read MoreThe Cornell Small Farms Program is pleased to announce a variety of excellent new resources generated from project recipients of the 2012 “Small Farm Grants Program.” This program offers up…
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