BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Cornell Small Farms - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Cornell Small Farms X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://smallfarms.cornell.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Cornell Small Farms REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20280312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20281105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T120000 DTSTAMP:20260613T174728 CREATED:20260603T180507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T125344Z UID:10000499-1786179600-1786190400@smallfarms.cornell.edu SUMMARY:So You Think You Want to be a Market Gardener DESCRIPTION:The Cornell Small Farms Program is pleased to offer an in-person workshop exploring the ins and outs of market gardening. This event is perfect for aspiring and beginning farmers who want to grow and sell vegetables produced intensively on small acreage.   \nWhether you are already growing vegetables for yourself and your family or planning for a future vegetable production farm enterprise\, this event will assist you make informed decisions on starting a market garden operation. Market gardening is not a one-size-fits-all technique\, so this event aims to help you understand the many techniques\, tactics\, and tools available to you.   \nParticipants will receive a copy of “The Market Gardener” by Jean Martin Fortier and facilitators will use the book to guide discussions on market garden design\, tillage options\, appropriate tools and machinery\, weed management\, season extension\, and crop rotation.   \n\n\n \n \n Farm Ops Registration: 2026 So You Think You Want to be a Market Gardener\n \n "*" indicates required fields \n \n \n Step 1 of 4\n \n \n 25%\n \n \n FacebookThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.EligibilityDo you live in New York State?*\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n No\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Administrative InformationAre you a military veteran or currently serving?*\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n No\n Would you like to apply for an Event of Choice scholarship to support your attendance to this event?*\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n No\n Name*\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Phone*Email*\n \n Address* \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific\n State\n \n \n ZIP Code\n \n \n CountyAlbanyAlleganyBronxBroomeCattaraugusCayugaChautauquaChemungChenangoClintonColumbiaCortlandDelawareDutchessErieEssexFranklinFultonGeneseeGreeneHamiltonHerkimerJeffersonKingsLewisLivingstonMadisonMonroeMontgomeryNassauNew YorkNiagaraOneidaOnondagaOntarioOrangeOrleansOswegoOtsegoPutnamQueensRensselaerRichmondRocklandSaint LawrenceSaratogaSchenectadySchoharieSchuylerSenecaSteubenSuffolkSullivanTiogaTompkinsUlsterWarrenWashingtonWayneWestchesterWyomingYatesFarm Business Name (if operational)What best describes your agricultural work?*\n \n \n I am an aspiring farmer (not yet farming)\n \n \n \n I am a farm manager\, employee\, intern\, volunteer\, etc.\n \n \n \n I am a beginning farmer (farming less than 10 years)\n \n \n \n I am a farmer\, who has been farming for over 10 years\n \n \n \n Not represented here\n If your answer was not represented above\, please provide us this information below.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Do you own or have access to farmland?*\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n No\n Are you currently growing vegetables?*\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n No\n Are you growing for personal consumption\, for sale as a farm business or for sale as a home gardener? (select all that apply)\n \n \n I am growing for personal consuption.\n \n \n \n I am growing for sale through my farm business.\n \n \n \n I am growing for sale as a home gardener.\n Do you own a copy of the “The Market Gardener” by Jean-Martin Fortier?*\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n No\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DemographicsAre you affiliated (work for) with Cornell University?*\n \n \n Are you affiliated (work for) with Cornell University?\n \n \n \n Cooperative Extension\n \n \n \n Faculty\n \n \n \n Staff\n \n \n \n No Affiliation\n How do you identify?*\n \n \n Female\n \n \n \n Male\n \n \n \n Gender Non-Conforming\n \n \n \n Prefer Not to Answer\n With which of the following races or ethnic groups do you identify?*\n \n African American/Black\n \n \n American Indian/Alaska Native\n \n \n Asian\n \n \n Hawaiian Native/Other Pacific Islander\n \n \n Hispanic/Latino\n \n \n White\n \n \n Prefer Not to Answer\n \n \n Other\n NOTE: The social definition of “race” has resulted in systemic institutional racism and made it more challenging for people of color to farm. We ask this question as one measure toward our goal of supporting ALL people who farm or want to farm. You can read more about this commitment in our Equity and Justice Statement on our About page.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ URL:https://smallfarms.cornell.edu/event/so-you-think-you-want-to-be-a-market-gardener/ LOCATION:Centurion Farm\, LLC\, 287 Creek Road\, Locke\, NY\, 13092 CATEGORIES:Farm Ops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260930T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270930T195959 DTSTAMP:20260613T174728 CREATED:20260612T223739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T223739Z UID:10000516-1790798400-1822334399@smallfarms.cornell.edu SUMMARY:4-H Enrollment (Club Enrollment) DESCRIPTION: URL:https://smallfarms.cornell.edu/event/4-h-enrollment-club-enrollment/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261023T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261025T170000 DTSTAMP:20260613T174728 CREATED:20260602T191549Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T191549Z UID:10000498-1792742400-1792947600@smallfarms.cornell.edu SUMMARY:Gather to Grow Forest Farming Conference DESCRIPTION:The 2nd Gather to Grow multi-day Forest Farming conference will be held in Blacksburg\, Virginia on October 23-25\, 2026 and feature learning and networking with the community at the heartwood of forest farming in Appalachia and beyond. \nThe conference will be held at the Inn at Virginia Tech & Skelton Conference Center on campus and will feature learning\, networking\, and growing with the community surrounding forest farming of botanicals\, mushrooms\, syrups\, and decorative products in Appalachia. Keynote speakers\, an industry panel\, regional meet-ups\, producer stories\, and an expanded expo are all things to look forward to. URL:https://smallfarms.cornell.edu/event/2026-10-23-gather-to-grow-forest-farming-conference/ LOCATION:The Inn at Virginia Tech\, Blacksburg\, VA\, United States CATEGORIES:Agroforestry END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR