Spring 2013
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Table of Contents
SMALL FARM PROGRAM UPDATE
Cornell Small Farms Program Update
BOOK NOOK
Luscious Guide to Growing Fruit Naturally, by Jill Swenson
COMMUNITY AND WORLD
Rhubarb or Bust: Farming Notes from Interior Alaska, by Ruby Peck-Hollemback
Food Recovery Q&A, by Laurie “Duck” Caldwell
Reconnecting Refugee Farmers to Their Agricultural Roots, by Laura McCandlish
FARM ENERGY
Is Wind Energy Right for Your Farm, by Mark Mayhew
FOREST AND WOODLOT
Regenerating Your Next Forest: Keys to Success, by Paul Curtis, Gary Golf, and Jason Boulanger
GRAZING
The Value of Increasing Pasture Numbers, by Bill Verbeten
HORTICULTURE
Uncommon Fruits with Commercial Potential, by Lee Reich
Cut Flowers for Beauty and Business, by John Suscovich
LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY
The Chute, by Ulf Kintzel
LOCAL FOODS & MARKETING
Using Software to Help Build and Support Local Food Markets, by Kim Mills, Sue Rau, Jason Evans, and Jim Ochterski
Grow Your CSA Online, by Dan Livingston
NEW FARMERS
The Education of a Beginning Goat Farmer, by Stephanie Fisher
The Dance of Farming, by June Bartos
PHOTO FEATURE
Peas: the Taste of Spring
POLICY CORNER
New Proposed Food Safety Laws, by Jason Foscolo, Esq
RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT
New Videos Teach Sheep Shearing, by Tianna DuPont
The New York State Nut Tree Trail, by John Wertis
SEED STORIES
From Seed to Shining Seed, by Petra Page-Mann
STEWARDSHIP & NATURE
Conservation Success on Full Moon Farm, by Andrea Brendalen and John M. Thursgood
