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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…

Three Ways to Protect Honeybees — As Keepers and Community Members

By Maggie Gallagher / April 14, 2025

Honeybees are on decline, but you can help! In 2023, the United States  lost 48% of its agriculturally managed honey bee colonies in an unprecedented year. But the issue is more complex…

Slow Moving Vehicle Safety Season

By Emma Wilson / April 14, 2025

In our agricultural communities, farmers are using roadways to move equipment between farms and fields. Spring is here, and although warmer weather eliminates the risk of snow and ice on…

Program Updates

By Cornell Small Farms Program / April 14, 2025

Futuro en Ag Project Had a Busy Winter The Futuro en Ag project team has spend the past few months hosting a major in-person workshop, an online course, peer learning…

Rooted in a Cornell Collaboration, New York State is Tops for Beets

By Laura Reiley / April 14, 2025

New York harvested more acres of beets than any other state according to the most recent Census of Agriculture. New York state is known for producing the most yogurt, cottage…

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…

Chaotic Springs, Long Summers Mean Uncertainty for NY Grape Growers

By Krisy Gashler / April 14, 2025

Grapevines rely on signals of the changing seasons to gain cold hardiness for the winter and blossom effectively in the spring. At first blush, the warmer average winter temperatures brought…

Frequently Asked Questions about Bird Flu in New York State

By CCE Staff / April 14, 2025

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…

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…

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