Kale For Sale: One attempt to eat locally in Delaware County
I spent three seasons on an organic vegetable farm in Virginia when I was in my twenties. The farmer there frequently quipped, “Anyone can grow food. The hard part is…
Read MoreHow to Make Kids Love Their Spinach
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,…
Read MoreGet Started With Spin Farming
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…
Read MoreExperimenting with Caterpillars: Another Option for Season Extension
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…
Read MoreDo-it-Yourself Farm Fixes
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…
Read MoreCreating Farms on Concrete, Rubble, and Roofs
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…
Read MoreCalf Rearing: An Advanced Course
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.…
Read MoreA Yarn about Mittens
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…
Read MoreWise Gas Leasing Practices for Landowners
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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