Fall 2012
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Table of Contents
SMALL FARM PROGRAM UPDATE
Cornell Small Farms Program Update
BOOK NOOK
The Business of Growing Green Ideas, by Jill Swenson
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Legal Risks of Direct Marketing Your Product, by Jason Foscolo
COMMUNITY AND WORLD
The Cheney Letters, by Stewart Cheney
FARM TECH
Water Saving Strategies for Your Farm & Garden, by Patricia Brhel
Vegetable Equipment Considerations for New Farmers: Cultivation, by Sara Runkel and Tianna DuPont
FARM ENERGY
Compost Power!, by Sam Gorton
HORTICULTURE
Chrysanthemum White Rust: Good Management Prevents Major Losses, by Elizabeth Lamb, Margery Daughtrey, Margaret Kelly
Cucurbit Downy Mildew on Cucumber: New Strains, New Varieties, by Dr. Michael Mazourek
LOCAL FOODS & MARKETING
What Makes Vermont’s Award-Winning Cheese Engine Run?, by Martha Herbert Izzi
Faces of our Food System: Red Rabbit, by Becca Jablonski
NEW FARMERS
Loan Opportunities for New Farmers, by Kristie Schmitt
Holistic Training Helps Women Farmers Thrive, by Ann Adams
New Farm, Old Farmland, by Michael Chameides
NORTHEAST SARE SPOTLIGHT
Taking Agritourism as High as a Hot Air Balloon, by Rachel Whiteheart
PHOTO ESSAY
Dairy Delight
RESOURCE SPOTLIGHTS
Marketing Help for Sheep & Goat Farmers, by Dr. tatiana Stanton
SMALL FARM SPOTLIGHT
Mighty Food Farm: Abundance in the Pownal Valley, by Brent Wasser
STEWARDSHIP & NATURE
Happy Cows, Healthy Fish, by Carley Stein
YOUTH PAGE
The Next Generation of Small Farmers, by Emaleigh Perry