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Kevatta Farms Dairy

By Nancy Glazier / October 3, 2010

By Debra Welch and Nancy Glazier Kevetta Farms, in the hills of Dansville NY, is owned and operated by Kevin and Annetta Herrington with children Jessica and Tyler.  Their high-producing registered…

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Increasing Local Food Consumption in the Catskill Mountains

By Challey Comer / October 3, 2010

An overview of Pure Catskills, an economic initiative of the Watershed Agricultural Council For the past seven years, the Pure Catskills campaign, an economic initiative of the Watershed Agricultural Council, has…

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Exploring the Small Farm Dream

By Rachel Whiteheart / October 3, 2010

4-H teens learn about the hard work and creativity needed to run a successful small farm during Career Exploration Days at the Cornell University campus This summer, hundreds of 4-H…

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Harvesting Water is a Breeze

By Troy Bishopp / October 3, 2010

When Jonathan Barter and his family arrived from Pennsylvania in 2006 to take over a fallowed, 210 acre farm in Yates County overlooking Kueka Lake, little did they know how…

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True Capital is Biological Capital

By Troy Bishopp / October 3, 2010

3 Days of Inspiration from a South African Rancher When a farmer whose family lineage on the same land dates back to 1863 speaks about taking back our own destiny…

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Growing a Groundswell

By Rachel Firak / October 3, 2010

Groundswell Center cultivates the next generation of farmers and food citizens Where is the culture of agriculture? Is it found in homesteads, ranches, and close-knit farming communities in rural America?…

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Tricks of the Trade: Farmer marketing advice from the masters at the Ithaca Farmers Market

By Aaron Munzer / October 3, 2010

Any farmers market vendor worth their vegetables can tell you that if you don’t catch people’s attention, you won’t sell your product. So how to do that, without shouting your…

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Training Systems for Wine Grapes

By Annie Bass / October 3, 2010

Richard Lamoy at Hid-In-Pines Vineyard is researching the best training systems for his hybrid varieties with the help of a SARE farmer grant. Welcome to the Northeast SARE Spotlight! SARE…

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Resource Spotlight: Organic Insect and Disease Management

By Elizabeth Lamb / October 3, 2010

As new plant diseases seem to appear every year, it is a good idea to have some resources to help you identify and treat them.  Here are a few places…

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Good Meat: The Complete Guide to Sourcing and Cooking Sustainable Meat

By Annie Bass / October 3, 2010

Eating sustainable meat—grass fed meat humanely raised by local farmers—can improve your health; protect our environment; and strengthen our farm communities. These three simple truths form the heart of Deborah…

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