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Founding the Commons: Small Farms Radio Dives into West Branch Land Access Project
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The last episode of the Small Farms Radio podcast spotlighted West Branch Commons, an innovative land access project that allows beginning farmers to lease affordable farmland with built-in market logistics support. We heard from Tom Hutson, whose family owned the West Branch land for four generations, and why he chose to stop dairy farming and…
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The Future of Small Farming is Fungi
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In October, Hawk Meadow Farm near Ithaca, NY, hosted a hands-on shiitake cultivation workshop, sponsored by the Cornell Small Farms Program, drawing a diverse group of gardeners, homesteaders, and farmers from traditionally underserved communities, eager to learn the art of growing shiitake mushrooms from logs. The workshop blended ecological philosophy and historical context with practical…
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Frequently Asked Questions about Bird Flu in New York State
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Cornell Cooperative Extension’s response to the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza response in New York state is a coordinated effort of the NY Extension Disaster Education Network (NY EDEN). What is Avian Influenza, and where does it come from? Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is a contagious poultry virus that has caused significant financial losses to the…
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Manhattan Urban Farm to Prioritize Youth Development
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An opportunity for New York City youth to connect to their roots, both in the sense of their family traditions as well as the actual roots, stems, leaves, and vines that produce the food they eat. A long-abandoned three-acre plot in the Washington Heights neighborhood of upper Manhattan will soon be home to a youth…
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How to Prepare Your Yourself and Employees for an ICE/CPB Encounter
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Knowing what rights you have as a business owner and what rights your employees have can be empowering. There has been a lot of concern among ag employers and immigrant communities in New York about recent changes in federal immigration policy and enforcement. First it is important to note that many of the rumors of…
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Futuro en Ag: 2024 Year in Review
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(Ver artículo en español) The Futuro en Ag project of Cornell Small Farms Program continued to expand its educational offerings targeting Spanish-first farmers, supervisors, farm employees and aspiring farmers in New York State and beyond. We continue to be indebted to the hundreds of people who participated in our programming in 2024. You, your passions,…
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Growing Together Project to Host Spring Farmer Wellness Sampler
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Farmers, earth-workers and growers from across the Finger Lakes region are invited to gather together for an upcoming farmer wellness event, hosted by our Growing Together project. Join us to make new connections, invest in self-care, and expand your toolkit of wellness practices before launching into the growing season. The Farmer Wellness Sampler will take…
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West Branch Commons: Small Farms Radio Explores an Innovative Land Tenure Model
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One of the greatest challenges facing a new farmer is the search for land. It is difficult and costly to find quality acreage with the infrastructure needed to support a budding agricultural operation. However, there are many organizations trying to change this. The second episode of our Small Farms Radio podcast explores the founding of…
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The Immense Power of a Pause
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“The pause is a place of immense potential and power. Cultivating a relationship to the pause means cultivating a relationship to possibility.” – Octavia Raheem Farmers & earth workers know about rhythms: rise and set of the sun and moon; warm and cold of the day and night; wet and dry of the Spring and…
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Who Is A Farmer? First Episode of Small Farms Podcast Explores Farming Identities
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What comes to mind when you imagine a farmer? Is it someone navigating a combine across thousands of acres of wheat? Perhaps it is someone in a dense city, managing a small plot of a community gardening space? Is it the painting, American Gothic? The conceptions of what a “farmer” looks like are different for…
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