Posts by Violet Stone
Farm Finances Got You Down? Learn to Plan for Profit This January The old joke goes, “Know how to make a small fortune in farming? Start with a large one.” For many farmers this hits too close to home to be funny. Whether you’re just getting started or have been farming for a while, the…
Read MoreThe Cornell Organic Production and Marketing Work Team Meeting (Fruit and Vegetables) will take December 12, 2012 from 9:00 am to 12 pm (or longer depending on location). Please Click Here to register by December 10, 2012. Please forward to others who may be interested. The Cornell Organic Program Work Team has met regularly since 1997, to…
Read MoreGet Your Ducks in Order! Poultry & Vegetable Production, Business & Financial Planning and Recordkeeping Online Courses all Start in January Winter is the season for farm planning! What better way to use the long dark evenings than to snuggle up with your computer and join an online course from the Cornell Small Farms Program?…
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 providers in New York and the Northeast. If have an item to be included in the update, please contact Violet Stone at vws7@cornell.edu. Announcements Get…
Read MoreCome one and all! Mann Library will be co-hosting the 4th annual Local Fair at Cornell University from 2 – 5pm on Nov. 15, 2012. There’ll be a lively open market in the Mann Lobby, offering a rich sampling of food, fiber and energy products from the Finger Lakes region, as well as informative displays…
Read MoreJoin eOrganic for a new webinar on feeding barley fodder in organic dairy and other livestock production systems on Tuesday, November 27 at 2 PM Eastern Time (1 PM Central, 12 PM Mountain, 11 AM Pacific Time. The webinar is free and open to the public. Space is limited and advance registration is required. Register now…
Read MoreAre you a farmer with a new idea you would like to test using a field trial, on-farm demonstration, or other technique? Are you an educator looking to conduct research with farmers as active cooperators? Are you a community member aiming to connect sustainable farming with community revitalization? If you answered “YES” to any of…
Read MoreThe 4th Annual Cover Crop Tour and Workshop, at the USDA NRCS Big Flats Plant Materials Center will take place on November 15th. Registration will start at 9:15am, and the field tour begins at 9:45am. Speakers Include: Ray Archuleta– National Technology Center-East; Soil quality, health, biology and cover crops. Reduction of chemical inputs through soil health. Quirine Ketterings– Cornell University…
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Happy Fall! Is your kitchen getting foggy with steam rising from scalding ripe tomatoes? One of my favorite childhood memories of Fall is spending time in the kitchen with my mother and sisters boiling apples to crank through our hand-operated applesauce maker. The warm, sweet aroma of applesauce permeated the air and the heat rising…
Read MoreThe Small Farms Update includes small farm announcements, events, job and internship opportunities, grant and loan opportunities, other small farm resources. It is intended for farmers and agricultural service providers in New York and the Northeast. If have an item to be included in the update, please contact Violet Stone at vws7@cornell.edu. Announcements Light Up…
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