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Pig Production Cohort for NYS Veterans

By Nina Saeli / August 15, 2025

This cohort provides NYS veterans an opportunity to explore the diverse business prospects of pig production. This cohort will run from September 2025 – August 2026. From January – August…

Branching Out: Veterans Grow Their Fruit Tree Knowledge

By Rich Mattingly / July 9, 2025

Veterans across New York State are gaining hands-on skills in fruit tree production through a unique learning cohort developed by the Cornell Small Farms Program’s Farm Ops project. Over the…

Farmer veterans learn the fencing basics with Farm Ops

By Rich Mattingly / June 25, 2025

WEST ONEONTA, N.Y. — Veterans and beginning farmers gathered May 30 at Turrell Farm for a hands-on livestock fencing workshop  hosted by Farm Ops, the veterans project of the Cornell…

The Immense Power of a Pause

By Violet Stone / April 14, 2025

“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 & earthworkers know about…

En Manhattan, una Nueva Finca Urbana Hará Florecer el Desarrollo Juvenil

By Tim W. Shenk / April 14, 2025

Oportunidades para juventud de la ciudad de Nueva York conocer sus raíces, tanto en el sentido de sus tradiciones familiares como en el de las mismas raíces, tallos, y hojas…

The Future of Small Farming is Fungi

By Rich Mattingly / April 14, 2025

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…

The Science of DIY Mushroom Substrates

By Connor Youngerman / April 14, 2025

What our research has revealed about growing specialty mushrooms indoors on different materials. Mushroom cultivation is an art as much as a science, and for many growers, it starts with…

Manhattan Urban Farm to Prioritize Youth Development

By Tim W. Shenk / April 14, 2025

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…

Futuro en Ag: 2024 Year in Review

By Tim W. Shenk / April 7, 2025

(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…

Growing Together Project to Host Spring Farmer Wellness Sampler

By Violet Stone / April 2, 2025

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…

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