Small Farm Expo Offers Education & Fun for the Entire Family
August 26th, 2005
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The fifth annual Northeast Small Farm and Rural Living Expo and Trade Show will be held September 17 and 18, Saturday and Sunday, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. This year’s Expo will be held at the GDS Fairgrounds in Newfoundland, PA, located minutes off exit 17 of I-84. The Expo will feature over 50 educational workshops, a farmer’s market with fresh locally-grown produce, children’s activities, and country music entertainment. Tickets will be sold at the gate - $5 for adults, children 14 and under are admitted free.
Straight Talk from Farmers on Farming Organically and Successfully in
the Northeast : NOFA Offers New Organic Handbook Series
June 7th, 2005
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Northeast Organic Farming Association announces the completion of a brand new manual series: ten handbooks that present the most proven and successful practices of organic farmers around the region. It’s the NOFA Organic Principles and Practices Handbook Series, funded by the NOFA Interstate Council, NOFA/Mass and SARE.
Summer Small Farm Tours Feature Innovations
May 26th, 2005
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Small farmers in the Central New York region have the opportunity to visit other farms to see innovative practices being implemented by both fellow farmers and Cornell researchers. The South Central New York Cornell Cooperative Extension Agriculture Program has arranged a total of 11 farm tours that will be held throughout the summer at farms throughout the region. All are scheduled for 6-8 PM. Schedule (PDF)
Thanks to the continued generosity of the Toward Sustainability Foundation (TSF), the Department of Horticulture at Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) has announced the award of over $50,000 in competitive grants funding for research, teaching, and outreach projects in organic farming systems.
Have you thought of starting a farming enterprise or are you considering options for using your land to help pay taxes? Is your current farming enterprise producing low returns and are you wondering what options exist to diversify? If so, Cornell Cooperative Extension is offering an opportunity to explore rural land use and farming opportunities.
On a winter afternoon in 1910, in a crowded hall in the courthouse of Wapakoneta, Ohio, four hundred Auglaize County farmers were listening to a talk by a young extension person from Ohio State University. The talk was on how to increase production.
NYS Farmstead and Artisan Cheese Makers GuildThe NYS Farmstead and Artisan Cheese Makers Guild will be hosting its third annual meeting, 10 AM – 3:15 PM, Tues., March 1, 2005, at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Oneonta,12 Ford Ave., in Oneonta, NY. This will be a valuable introduction to the Guild for anyone who wants to make cheese or help others get started. You must become a member of the Guild to attend, and membership is open to all.
Should You Have Crop Insurance? This Small Farm Does.Mary Heyer produces and sells food that she calls “natural, safe, attractive and affordable.” She and her partner Frank, now retired from his work in the city, purchased the farm in 1987 because they wanted to return to the land. Their 160 acres sit on the flood plain of the Wallkill River just north of New Paltz, in Ulster County, NY. They grow vegetables, herbs, strawberries, raspberries, poultry, eggs and hay. Some of the farmland is rented and they also board horses.
NYS Farmstead and Artisan Cheese Makers GuildThe NYS Farmstead and Artisan Cheese Makers Guild will be hosting its third annual meeting, 10 AM – 3:15 PM, Tues., March 1, 2005, at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Oneonta,12 Ford Ave., in Oneonta, NY. This will be a valuable introduction to the Guild for anyone who wants to make cheese or help others get started. You must become a member of the Guild to attend, and membership is open to all.
Cornell Launches New Study of Small and Mid-Size Dairy Farms A new, three-year study is being undertaken at Cornell entitled “Factors influencing viability of small and mid-size dairy farms in New York State.” The project is a collaborative effort involving researchers from Development Sociology, Animal Science, Applied Economics and Management, as well as Cornell Cooperative Extension educators throughout the state. The Cornell Small Farms Program brought the project team together last year in response to input from farmers, and is also a partner in the effort.
Managing Unconventional Resources: Hedging Your Bets with HedgerowsWell-managed hedgerows provide aesthetic and economic advantages on a small farm:
Self-Help, one of the nation's largest community development lenders, announces the release of a research report on financing barriers for small, sustainable farmers, “Funding the New Harvest.”
Agritourism Conference: Growing Visitors at Your FarmThursday, February 24, 9 AM 4 PM. Treadway Inn, Owego, NY off NYS Route 17/86.
Featured Keynote Speaker Jane Eckert, Eckert Agrimarketing, will provide a morning
seminar entitled "Growing Green: Making More Money at your Farm Business".
After a career in marketing and business, Ms. Eckert returned to her family
farm in Illinois to help the family transition from wholesale production and
marketing to a multi-enterprise retail direct farm market and entertainment
farm, increasing revenues by 300%.
