Summer 2013

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Table of Contents

SMALL FARM PROGRAM UPDATE
Cornell Small Farms Program Update

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Passing on the Farm, by Maureen Duffy

FARM MEMOIR
The Disappearing Hay, by Stuart Cheney

GRAZING
The Calves Come Home, by Eric Noel

HORTICULTURE
Uncommon Fruits with Commercial Potential, Part 2, by Lee Reich

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY
Where the Buffalo Roam, by Amy Weakley
Sheep Barn Interior Design: Wooden Panels, by Ulf Kintzel

LOCAL FOODS & MARKETING
Workplace CSA’s – Get Your Veggies While You Work, by Laura McDermott
Locally Grown Beans in the College Cafeteria, by Rachel Carter
Diversified Portfolio: Not Just for Wall Street, by Mason Donovan

NEW FARMERS
Counting Our Blessings, by Emmaline Long and David Popielinski

NORTHEAST SARE SPOTLIGHT
Keeping Heifers Fit, by Rachel Whiteheart

PHOTO FEATURE
Horse Power, by Chandler Briggs

RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT
Growers Credit NY Berry Project for Successful Start-Up, by Kara Lynn Dunn

SEED STORIES
The Case for Regional Seed, by Petra Page-Mann

SMALL FARM SPOTLIGHT
Making it Work: Couple Transforms Fallow Plot into Viable Farm, by Jaclyn Rose Bruntfield

STEWARDSHIP & NATURE
Elderberry and Beyond: New Options for River Lands in the Northeast, by Liz Brownlee and Connor Stedman

YOUTH PAGES
I Love New York Agriculture Art & Writing Contest