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