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Another Tool for your Disease Management Toolbox: Disease Resistant Varieties
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Last summer’s tomato late blight epidemic may have been the first time many people heard about using resistant varieties to control disease. But what is disease resistance and how can it help small vegetable farmers and home gardeners? What is disease resistance? Disease resistance is a plant’s genetic ability to prevent a disease causing pathogen…
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2010 Cornell Small Farms Program Publications
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As we at the Cornell Small Farms Program look back upon 2010, we are proud of how many new Small Farm resources we published this year. In case you missed some of them, the following summarizes the 2010 publications available from our office. Resource Guide to Direct Marketing Livestock and Poultry The revised edition of…
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Harvesting Water is a Breeze
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When Jonathan Barter and his family arrived from Pennsylvania in 2006 to take over a fallowed, 210 acre farm in Yates County overlooking Kueka Lake, little did they know how lucky it was to live on a breezy knoll in wine country. “We had a vision of turning the goldenrod into lush green pastures with…
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Growing a Groundswell
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Groundswell Center cultivates the next generation of farmers and food citizens Where is the culture of agriculture? Is it found in homesteads, ranches, and close-knit farming communities in rural America? Can it be glimpsed in farmers markets, community gardens, and country kitchens where families have preserved food together for generations? Has it followed us into…
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Resource Spotlight: Organic Insect and Disease Management
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As new plant diseases seem to appear every year, it is a good idea to have some resources to help you identify and treat them. Here are a few places to find information on disease identification and control that fits into an organic production system. 1) Disease and insect management for organic producers can be…
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Good Meat: The Complete Guide to Sourcing and Cooking Sustainable Meat
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Eating sustainable meat—grass fed meat humanely raised by local farmers—can improve your health; protect our environment; and strengthen our farm communities. These three simple truths form the heart of Deborah Krasner’s groundbreaking new book, Good Meat: The Complete Guide to Sourcing and Cooking Sustainable Meat (Stewart, Tabori & Chang; September 1, 2010; $40 /US; ISBN…
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PR 101: How to Use PR to Help You, Your Farm, and Your Business
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Have you ever seen a really great story in the paper or on TV? Do those stories remind you of something you might have done? Well, then the next story should be about you. And I’d like to give you a few pointers on how to get your story out there for the world (or…
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Fighting the Weeds with Fire and French Fry Oil
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In 2006, Flying Rabbit Farm was under water. “We rode the canoe up over the railroad tracks,” Dave Dolan said. “Your head would’ve been under water.” Not to mention the rows of wheat and kale on either side of us. Dave and Mary Dolan have been farming this land for seven years, in a small-scale…
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Cornell Small Farms Program Update- Fall 2010
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New Online Courses for Beginning Farmers Debut This Fall! Reserve Your Spot Now Need some guidance on the development or expansion of a farm enterprise? Can’t find any trainings near you? If you’re comfortable enough with a computer to consider learning online, you’ll be glad to know that the Cornell Small Farms Program and Cornell…
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A Truck Transition
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‘A Truck Transition’ first appeared in Lancaster Farming on May 22nd, 2010 and is reprinted with permission. A tear fell from my eye onto the window sill below as I watched my youngest daughter travel down the driveway on her first solo run. As she drove away in my old battered, slightly rusted, bumper stickered…
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