Small Farms Quarterly

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Colostrum

By Ulf Kintzel / July 8, 2014

Colostrum is the first milk that sheep (as well as other mammals) produce when they give birth. This first milk is very high in nutrients. However, the most important factor…

Barn Foundation Problems?

By Sarah Diana Nechamen / July 8, 2014

Invest in a lasting repair for your architectural treasure By David Aman Are you the owner of an old empty dairy barn? Have you noticed some deterioration on the hill…

Anaerobic Digesters: Up and Coming for Small Farms?

By arw225@cornell.edu / July 8, 2014

Making energy from food waste and reducing the odor of manure with one device might sound like science fiction, but research in engineering technology is making it a possibility with…

A Spirited Discussion with Hudson Valley Distillers

By Stephen Hadcock / July 8, 2014

Longtime friends Chris Moyer and Tom Yozzo open Hudson Valley distillery featuring local ingredients to make their spirits. This Spring, I visited with Tom and Jen Yozzo and Chris Moyer…

Cornell Small Farms Program Update

By Violet Stone / July 8, 2014

Message from the Editor It happens every year, and always surprises me. Last summer, just after the first long, soaking rain of summer, I walked out to the garden to…

New Jersey’s Beginning Farmers: The Journeyperson Interviews

By Erica Evans / April 7, 2014

Two organic farmers and one on his way tell us about their experiences as beginning farmers, and how the NOFA-NJ Beginning Farmer Program helped them get their start. Here at…

Growing for No Profit

By John Welton / April 7, 2014

Non-profit organizations can offer a low-risk and highly collaborative route for young or beginning farmers to enter into agriculture. Neither Emma nor myself grew up on a farm or received…

SPIN Farming in New England: A New Approach for Market Gardening Operations

By Brenda Sullivan / April 7, 2014

Now, for the first time, the beginning farmer can succeed with a market garden business and achieve business profitability in a reasonable time frame and with minimal investment capital. When…

Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Poultry House

By Michael Darre / April 7, 2014

As spring approaches, the time is almost here to do a good cleaning and disinfecting of your poultry facilities after the long winter. This is especially true if you are…

Cultivating a Career

By Rachel Fussell / April 7, 2014

Young and beginning farmers are turning to agriculture and farming as a way to connect with the land and as a viable and important career path. I did not grow-up…