Pretty in Pink: Grow Edible Ginger!
The sickle makes its way quickly and quietly through tall, healthy green foliage. The air smells pleasantly of ginger and earth. I hear the sound of roots giving way as…
Read MorePhoto Feature: Remembering Summer’s Bounty
Welcome to our new photo essay feature! For 2012, we’ll be bringing you seasonal images from the Whole Systems Design Research Farm in the Mad River Valley region of Vermont. …
Read MoreNew Farms Sprouted through Conservancy Lease Program
In 2010, the US imported 164.4 million pounds of “fresh garlic” and garlic imports continue to rise. However, in 2012 there will be a hundred or so people in the…
Read MoreHowland Dairy Benefits from Whole Farm Analysis Project
The Whole Farm Nutrient Analysis Program (WFA) came along at the right time for Rob Howland of Candor, NY. Howland’s 74 cow dairy is one of eleven farms in the…
Read MoreFarmscapes For Birds, Part 2
Audubon Vermont is working with the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) on two exciting programs, called the Forest Bird Initiative (FBI) and Champlain Valley Bird Initiative (CVBI). Both programs engage…
Read MoreFaces of our Food System: FarmieMarket
Over the past decade, direct marketing has become very popular, and for good reason. Selling directly to the customer brings back a higher return and the satisfaction of a personal…
Read MoreEstablishing Northern Honeybee Colonies
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 MoreCornell Small Farms Program Update- Winter 2012
Message from the Managing Editor This year we are celebrating a decade of bringing you Small Farm Quarterly! We certainly have seen an explosion of growth in homesteads, micro-enterprises, and…
Read MoreConsider Deep Pack Barns for Cow Comfort and Manure Management
Small dairy farm operators may soon be confronted by the prohibition of winter spreading of manure. Any farmer looking to update their barns should consider a design that can accommodate…
Read MoreA Memoir: The Milk Must Get Through
One morning when I was about 9 years old, I woke to a snowstorm that crept in during the night. When that happened, in the Central New York winter…
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