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  • Finding and Keeping Your CSA Members

    On average, CSA’s have to replace 55% of their shareholders every year, so what can we do to keep them coming back? One of the attractions of having a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farm is it allows you to focus more on farming and spend less time on trying to figure out where you are…

  • Local Compost Materials Heat Community Greenhouse

    Jesica Clark of South Pine Street City Farm trials compost substrates to find a sustainable way to heat an urban greenhouse By Abigail Woughter From Empty Space to Green Space When farming a quarter-acre community garden on a city block, it is easy to feel as if everyone is watching. Jesica Clark of South Pine…

  • Workplace CSA’s – Get Your Veggies While You Work

    Pilot Program Increases Farmer’s Business and Employee Wellness. Despite an abundance of farmers’ markets and farm stands, consumers still purchase produce at grocery stores.  Let’s face it – people go to the grocery store because it’s easy.   So how can we make purchasing locally grown produce easier? In early winter of 2012, Cornell Cooperative Extension…

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