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How to Make Kids Love Their Spinach

By Annie Bass / April 2, 2011

Welcome to the Northeast SARE Spotlight! SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) offers grants to farmers, educators, universities and communities that are working to make agriculture more sustainable – economically,…

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Get Started With Spin Farming

By Linda Borghi / April 2, 2011

Calling all aspiring farmers. If you have a calling to farm but you have no land, no money and no farming experience. No problem. Be a SPIN farmer! My name…

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Experimenting with Caterpillars: Another Option for Season Extension

By Molly Shaw / April 2, 2011

Last fall CCE Tioga staff and local farmers put up two “caterpillar” tunnels on vegetable farms in the Southern Tier of NY, one in Tioga County and one in Schuyler…

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Do-it-Yourself Farm Fixes

By Michelle Podolec / April 2, 2011

Springtime is just around the corner, with the hustle-bustle of warm weather activity and a chance to hop-to on your long list of outdoor tasks. These last few weeks of…

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Creating Farms on Concrete, Rubble, and Roofs

By Daisy Bow / April 2, 2011

The Story of New York City’s Newest Farmers When anyone thinks about New York City, fixtures like concrete sidewalks, skyscrapers, large office buildings, heavy traffic, storefronts, and subway stations come…

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Cornell Small Farms Program Update- Spring 2011

By Rachel Whiteheart / April 2, 2011

Message from the Managing Editor Happy Spring!  May this issue find you enjoying a warmer sun and the greening of the land.  Spring is a time of congregation and re-acquaintance…

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Calf Rearing: An Advanced Course

By Paul Van Amburgh / April 2, 2011

A New Trend in Dairying More and more dairy farmers are raising heifers on cows for a variety of reasons—a trend we at Dharma Lea Farm are glad to see.…

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A Yarn about Mittens

By Troy Bishopp / April 2, 2011

Several years ago I had the very good fortune of being a grazing mentor for the Regional Farm and Food Project.  In that capacity, I worked with an incredibly passionate…

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Youth Pages

By Rachel Whiteheart / April 2, 2011

The youth pages are written by and for young people. Many thanks to the 4-H’ers from Yates County who contributed to this issue. We believe there’s a bright future for…

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Wise Gas Leasing Practices for Landowners

By Brett Chedzoy / April 2, 2011

The outlook for widespread natural gas development in New York is still unclear as policy makers and other stakeholders continue to debate the risks and benefits. But what is certain…

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