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Fungi in the City: Small Farms Radio Talks Urban Mushroom Life Cycle
How does a mushroom move through the city? On the most recent episode of the Small Farms Radio podcast, our agroforestry and mushroom specialist Connor Youngerman learned that it’s compost collection vans — not subways or taxi cabs — that shape the journeys of urban mushrooms. With the help of farmers, chefs, and business owners,…
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We’re Hiring: Two New Admin Positions Open at Cornell Small Farms
Join Our Team: Cornell Small Farms Seeks Program Coordinator The Cornell Small Farms Program team is continuing to grow, and we are hiring! We are excited to share that the application is now open for our newest team member, the Program Coordinator. For more than two decades the Cornell Small Farms Program (SFP) has engaged…
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Join Our Team: Cornell Small Farms Seeks Program Coordinator
The Cornell Small Farms Program team is continuing to grow, and we are hiring! We are excited to share that the application is now open for our newest team member, the Program Coordinator. For more than two decades the Cornell Small Farms Program (SFP) has engaged in research and extension projects that support small farm…
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Farm Transitions and Transformations: Small Farms Radio in Conversation with Northland Sheep Dairy
Starting a farm is difficult. But what do you do when you want to retire from one? In the newest episode of our Small Farms Radio podcast, our Associate Director of Distance Learning Erica Frenay discussed farm transitions and retirement with Maryrose Livingston and Donn Hewes of Northland Sheep Dairy. Through their story of farm…
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Founding the Commons: Small Farms Radio Dives into West Branch Land Access Project
The last episode of the Small Farms Radio podcast spotlighted West Branch Commons, an innovative land access project that allows beginning farmers to lease affordable farmland with built-in market logistics support. We heard from Tom Hutson, whose family owned the West Branch land for four generations, and why he chose to stop dairy farming and…
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Bees Are Our Homies
A poem, rap, song by a pollinator enthusiast. My fourteen-year old daughter was listening to rap, I was learning about the miraculous life of bees, and so came the song. Bees Are Our Homies Bees are our homies Bees are our homies Bees are our homies ya Get your head out of your pants Give…
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Farm Ops Virtual Event May 20, 2025 Field-Expedient Photography: Capturing Your Farm’s Story with Your Phone
As a veteran, you know the value of adaptability, attention to detail, and getting the job done with the tools at hand. That same mindset that served you in uniform can help you take better photos, with the gear you already have in your pocket, so you can showcase your farm, create a record of…
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Getting Ready for Spring Grazing
In the second installment of our new series, Where’s the Grass?, we share several important tasks to accomplish before you let your animals out to graze this spring. This is the second installment in this new series on grazing. The Winter edition of SFQ has the first installment, which can be read in the SFQ…
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Solar Solutions: Agrivoltaics Offer Array of Options for Farmland Use
Not everyone is excited about New York’s rapid solar expansion. The buildout of solar energy infrastructure across the state has become an issue of grave concern for many farmers and those worried about the state’s agricultural communities. The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that 10 million acres will be needed to meet solar energy production goals by…
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The Immense Power of a Pause
“The pause is a place of immense potential and power. Cultivating a relationship to the pause means cultivating a relationship to possibility.” – Octavia Raheem Farmers & earthworkers know about rhythms: rise and set of the sun and moon; warm and cold of the day and night; wet and dry of the Spring and Summer.…
