Winter 2014

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Table of Contents

SMALL FARMS PROGRAM UPDATE
Cornell Small Farms Program Update

ENERGY ON THE FARM
Local Compost Materials Heat Community Greenhouse, by Abigail Woughter

FARM MEMOIR
My Ole Dad, by Stuart Cheney

GRAZING
March is Frost Seeding Time! by Nancy Glazier

HORTICULTURE
Blue Oyster Cultivation, by Patricia Brhel

LIVESTOCK & POULTRY
What is the Ideal Weight for a Market Lamb? by Ulf Kintzel

LOCAL FOODS & MARKETING
Cross Marketing, by Melody Reynolds
Reaching Underserved Communities with CSA’s, by Rebecca Heller-Steinberg

NEW & BEGINNING FARMERS
One Solution for Farmland Access, by Kevin Egolf
How to Love a Farmland Lease, by Rachel Carter

NORTHEAST SARE SPOTLIGHT
Taking a Butter Knife to Kefir Cheese, by Rachel Whiteheart

PHOTO FEATURE
Postal Peepers, by John Suscovich

RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT
Invest in Your Farm Education this Winter, by Erica Frenay
Stress Free Chicken Tractor Plans, by John Suscovich

SEED STORIES
Seeds, Chefs, and Sustainable Agriculture, by Petra Page-Mann

STEWARDSHIP & NATURE
Orb Weaver Farm, by John Thurgood