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How We’re Building a Strong NYS Agricultural Industry with Current and Future Programs
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As the Winter season approaches, we would like to share information on existing and upcoming programs currently available to fruit producers. We welcome the opportunity for collaboration and adaptation to […]
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Black Farmers Embrace Practices of Climate Resiliency
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by Leah Penniman Chief Zogli looked weary as he scratched a notch in his doorpost to record the weather. “Still no rain,” he says with resignation. The chickens pecked lazily […]
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No-till in Practice: Four Years’ Experience at Lovin’ Mama Farm
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By Richard Robinson When Corinne Hansch and her family were ready to start a new farm in upstate New York, they were also ready to try a new approach to […]
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In the News: Our Logs to NYC Program Sets Sail with Sail Freight Ship Apollonia
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Our Specialty Mushroom project’s new Logs to NYC effort, which connects New York City-based mushroom growers with resources from upstate, recently partnered with the Apollonia, a sail freight ship, to […]
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Reconnecting with Purpose Program Welcomes Applicants
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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 […]
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New Mushroom Project Partnership Sails Logs Downstream to NYC
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On July 24 our Specialty Mushroom project’s Logs to NYC effort held a kickoff event with The Mushroom Shed at the Hudson River Maritime Museum to teach 25 participants how to grow […]
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Be Well July Letter: The Role of Listening Communication on the Farm
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Dear 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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Shiitake Mushroom Logs Headed to NYC via the Schooner Apollonia Sailboat
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For thousands of years, mushrooms have been grown on hardwood logs from sustainably managed forest lands. Their origins trace to parts of China, Korea, and Japan. Shiitake cultivation on logs […]
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June Letter: Taking Care of Our Bodies
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Dear farming and earth-tending friends, It occurred to us that we didn’t properly introduce our monthly letter yet! If you opened our email last month, you might have wondered what […]
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Webinar Gatherings to Explore Intersection of Fungi and Community
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Join our network of Community Mushroom Educators for a series of events this summer where we will collectively explore and discuss elements of fungi and their past, present, and future […]
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