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Western New York Mushroom Farmer Gathering
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Calling all mushroom farmers, CCE, and technical service providers! Join us for an afternoon of lightning talks, small group discussions, and networking. Topics include mushroom research, regulation, and advocacy updates, production and value-added product best practices, and more. Dinner will be provided. This event is presented by the Cornell Small Farms Program, CCE Cornell Vegetable…
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Outdoor Mushroom Workshop
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Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County will host an outdoor mushroom workshop that will identify specialty mushrooms that make sense to grow on small acreage in an outdoor forest setting. Joshua Vrooman, Agriculture Educator for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County, will review direct-to-consumer trends, showing that specialty farms are best positioned for local and regional…
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Spawn, Seedlings, and Silvopasture: Agroforestry at Dilmun Hill
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Join us at the Dilmun Hill Student Farm for a field tour of our expanding agroforestry practices. We will walk and talk as we tour our pawpaw orchard with sheep grazing, air pruned raised beds for growing tree seedlings, and log-grown mushroom projects. Hear invited speakers from Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Cornell Small Farms Program,…
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Starting Shiitake Mushrooms
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Cornell Cooperative Extension of Warren County will be holding a “Starting Shiitake Mushrooms” workshop on Friday, July 10, at 3:00 pm. This program is perfect for the very beginner as well as the enthusiast who might want to learn other techniques of raising shiitake mushrooms. There will be a limited number of bolts available for…
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Opportunities to Gather Together and Learn about Agroforestry this Month
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As we head into the busy summer season, Cornell Small Farms is excited to announce the start of our extensive lineup of summer workshops focused on agroforestry, forest farming, and specialty crop production. Join us throughout June to explore topics including shiitake mushroom cultivation, woodland mushroom management, American ginseng production, agroforestry practices, and growing seedlings…
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Air-Prune Raised Beds
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On Saturday, May 30th at 10:00 am, we will be hosting an instructional program on building “Air-Prune Raised Beds”. Air-prune raised beds are an innovative method of growing seedlings that are more easily transplanted. This is instructional only, and we will only be building 2 air-prune raised beds. There is a small cover fee of…
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Starting Shiitake Mushrooms
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On Friday, May 29th, at 3:30 pm, we will host a “Starting Shiitake Mushrooms” workshop. This program is perfect for the very beginner as well as the enthusiast who might want to learn other techniques of raising shiitake mushrooms. There will be a limited number of bolts available for participants to take home. Bolts are…
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Fungi, Forage, & Forest
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Join the Beginning Farmer Training Program for Fungi, Forage & Forest, a two-day agroforestry event focused on mushroom cultivation, wild edible plants, and agroforestry practices. This educational event will feature presenters and educators from the Cornell Vegetable Program, Niagara County Master Gardeners, and the Cornell Small Farms Program. Designed for farmers looking to diversify their…
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Guidance on Cultivated Mushroom Sales and Regulations in New York
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This guidance document, inspired by frequently asked questions of Cornell Mushroom Educators, has been developed to assist mushroom growers and other stakeholders with navigating relevant regulations, policies, procedures, and best practices to enhance compliance. This document aims to serve as a reliable reference to support efficient and informed decision making. The creation of this document was…
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Shiitake Mushroom Log Yard Management Workshop
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In this workshop, we will cover the basics of shiitake mushroom log yard management in a natural woodland setting. These production techniques result in the best quality shiitake that can be produced. These principles can be applied to many other wood-decomposing mushrooms, including Lion’s Mane and Oyster. Workshop objectives: Discuss tree species selection, sourcing supplies…
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