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Opportunities to Gather Together and Learn about Agroforestry this Month
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As we head into the busy summer season, Cornell Small Farms is excited to announce the start of our extensive lineup of summer workshops focused on agroforestry, forest farming, and specialty crop production. Join us throughout June to explore topics including shiitake mushroom cultivation, woodland mushroom management, American ginseng production, agroforestry practices, and growing seedlings…
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Collar City Mushroom Bucket Workshop and Research Set Up
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Join the Cornell Small Farms Program and Collar City Mushrooms at Indian Ladder Farms for a hands‑on workshop on oyster mushroom cultivation. This in‑person program will be led by Avery Stempel and Connor Youngerman and will introduce the fundamentals of mushroom production across several growing systems. Participants will learn how to grow oyster mushrooms—the world’s…
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Mushroom Inoculation – Hands On Workshop
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Learn how to grow your own mushrooms at home! Hobby-Level Presentation also provides detail and resoureces for commercial cultivation Home-Grown Cultivation Techniques Log Maintenance Inoculate a log with mycelium, producing edible gourmet Shiitake mushrooms for years. You will learn the basics for growing: Shiitake Lion’s Mane Wine Cap Nameko You will be able to take your…
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Fungi in the City and on the Farm
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Small Farms Radio covers the urban mushroom life cycle and explores indoor mushroom production. How does a mushroom move through the city? What does it take to grow mushrooms indoors? These questions were tackled on two recent episodes of the Small Farms Radio podcast as our agroforestry and mushroom specialist Connor Youngerman talked with mushroom…
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Shiitake Log Maintenance & Harvest 101
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Join Connor Yongerman of Cornell Small Farms Program, alongside the NYRP Urban Ag team for an intermediate-level mushroom log workshop focused on what happens after the inoculation process is complete. During this hands- on session, participants will have the chance to practice soaking mushroom logs and harvesting shiitakes with experts. There’ll be plenty of opportunities…
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Agroforestry Field Day
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Enjoy your evening with an afternoon field day with students from Cornell University at Dilmun Hill Farm, featuring a tour of the mushroom yard and an overview of their current agroforestry crops, along with their future crops.
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Shiitake Mushroom Cultivation Workshop
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The Cornell Small Farms Program is pleased to invite small-scale farmers, earth tenders and earth workers to a Shiitake mushroom cultivation workshop at Hawk Meadow Farm in Trumansburg, NY. We welcome mushroom enthusiasts of all backgrounds, identities and stages to join us for this hands-on, comprehensive introduction led by expert, Steve Sierigk. In addition to…
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Successful Agroforestry Tour and Work Day
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Interested in land stewardship that centers tree and forest health alongside farming? Join us for a tour and discussion of the farm systems Wellspring Forest Farm has been developing and learning from for the past 13 years on 20 acres. They will share successes and failures, and engage folks in discussion and we’ll do a…
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Our Team Is Growing: Now Hiring Agroforestry Specialist
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The Cornell Small Farms Program team is continuing to grow, and we are hiring! We are excited to share that the application is now open for our newest team member, Agroforestry Extension Support Specialist. Our dynamic team is working to help diverse small farms thrive and to make farming more equitable. For this position, we’re…
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