Uncommon Fruits with Commercial Potential
When small farmers consider planting fruits, their thoughts typically turn first to apples. After that, peaches, plums, and other familiar fruits may come to mind. In this two-part article,…
Read MoreThe Value of Increasing Pasture Numbers
Historically, pastures have been seen as low yielding land and little, if anything, was done to increase their productivity. However, in recent years management intensive rotational grazing has done much…
Read MoreRegenerating Your Next Forest: Keys to Success
by Paul Curtis, Gary Golf, and Jason Boulanger Have you ever wondered what it takes to regenerate your forest? Do you think that all you have to do is let…
Read MoreIs Wind Energy Right for Your Farm
If you are a farmer in New York considering wind energy, financial assistance and guidance is available from the New York Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). NYSERDA’s is…
Read MoreReconnecting Refugee Farmers to Their Agricultural Roots
With support, Somalian Refugees find their way back to farming and community on peaceful ground. It’s a crisp Saturday in mid-February at the largest indoor farmers’ market in the whitest…
Read MoreFood Recovery Q&A
An interview with Theresa Snow of Salvation Farms on ‘gleaning’ and agricultural surplus management While many people across the Northeast are working to increase local food production, there are a…
Read MoreRhubarb or Bust: Farming Notes from Interior Alaska
A rancher’s hope for more farms and food security in a land of extremes While reading all about Cornell University’s Small Farms Program in the Small Farms Quarterly, I decided…
Read MoreLuscious Guide to Growing Fruit Naturally
Move over vegetables. Less kale, more quince. Fewer zucchini, more kiwi. Make room for more fruit in the garden and on the farm. Whether you add fruits for your…
Read MoreCornell Small Farms Program Update
Message from the Managing Editor Happy Spring! As I write this message, it’s still cold enough outside to put the large pot of leftover stew that won’t fit in the…
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