Posts tagged with: workshop

Collar City Mushroom Bucket Workshop

By Sarah Bassman / March 6, 2026

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…

Air Pruned Raised Beds 101

By Sarah Bassman / March 4, 2026

Join Connor Youngerman of Cornell Small Farms and NYRP’s Parks & Urban Agriculture teams for an introduction to Air Pruned Raised Beds (APRBs) from construction to implementation. APRBs have been…

Mushroom Inoculation – Hands On Workshop

By Sarah Bassman / March 3, 2026

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…

Roots to Branches: Hands-On Grafting Experience

By Olivia Young / July 2, 2025

Farm Ops, in collaboration with Ort Family Farm, is excited to host an exclusive hands-on grafting workshop. This in-person event offers a unique opportunity to learn and practice grafting techniques…

High Tunnel Construction Workshop for Veterans

By Olivia Young / July 2, 2025

This event is perfect for veterans who want to learn about high tunnels and their benefits, such as season extension, plant protection from extreme weather, and disease and insect prevention.…

Shiitake Mushroom Cultivation Workshop

By Olivia Young / July 2, 2025

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…

The Future of Small Farming is Fungi

By Rich Mattingly / April 14, 2025

In October, Hawk Meadow Farm near Ithaca, NY, hosted a hands-on shiitake cultivation workshop, sponsored by the Cornell Small Farms Program, drawing a diverse group of gardeners, homesteaders, and farmers…

Farm Ops Expanding to Reach Military Veterans

By Nina Saeli / April 4, 2022

The Cornell Small Farms Program’s veterans in agriculture project is working with local Cornell Cooperative Extensions to in-person workshops. For the first time since March 2020, when the COVID pandemic…

Farm Ops Offering Veteran Learning Cohort Workshops

By Kacey Deamer / February 15, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic did not stop farmers from farming, nor did it halt the work of the Farm Ops project in supporting veterans interested in agriculture. In response to the…

Learn to Grow Mushrooms in Upcoming NYC Workshop

By Claire Morrow / July 8, 2019

Specialty mushrooms are easy to grow and maintain, making them a lucrative product for beginning and experienced growers alike. These mushrooms often require little start-up costs, and may even only…