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Study Finds Food Safety Practices Benefit Small Farmers
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A new Cornell study finds that when small-scale farmers are trained in food safety protocols and develop a farm food safety plan, their access to new markets leads to gains in revenue. The costs of implementing food safety practices to prevent foodborne illnesses have been viewed as a threat to the financial well-being of fruit…
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A Retrospect on the Baskets to Pallets Cohort Opening Gathering
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On August 7 and 8, we convened the inaugural gathering of the new Baskets to Pallets educator cohort. Here’s a brief update on the new cohort and the work they plan to do over the next two years. Last week, I was happy to find myself out of my office chair and seated instead in…
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Wholesale Market Enables ‘Roots’ of Change
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Darren Maum, vegetable and storage crop grower and self-professed “soil nerd,” is owner of Salvere Farm, located 25 minutes southwest of Syracuse, NY in Marietta. Positioned on the eastern edge of Otisco Lake, Salvere Farm enjoys the climate moderation that comes with proximity to a large body of water. Maum began with two acres…
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