COVER
Fall 2006 -- Page
1
SMALL FARM PROGRAM UPDATE
Cornell Small Farms Program Update -- Page 3
COMMUNITY/WORLD
The Taste of Place -- Page 18
COWS AND CROPS
From Vegetable CSA to Small Dairy Creamery -- Page 12
A New Way to Make Hay? -- Page 15
Animal Welfare - What DO People Think? -- Page 20
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Economies of Scale -- Page 19
FOREST AND WOODLOT
Reducing Recreation Liability Risk -- Page 5
GRAZING
Bucking the Trend: Seasonal Dairy Start-Up Adds Valuable Diversity to Dairy Industry -- Page 9
HOME AND FAMILY
On Raising Rural Kids - The Importance of Strong Families -- Page 14
Advice for Building a Strong Family -- Page 14
MANAGING RISK
Taming the Three D’s - How to Keep Death, Disability, and Divorce From Threatening Your Farm Enterprise -- Page 4
How ‘Plain People’ Manage Risk -- Page 6
If You Can’t See Them, They Can’t See You -- Page 9
MARKETING
Customers vs Consumers: Even If You’re a Direct Marketer, They Are Not Necessarily the Same -- Page 16
NEW FARMERS
When the Time Comes . . . Transferring Applecheek Farm -- Page 13
Getting a Head Start: Farm Service Agency Youth Loans Help Prepare These Two Young Farmers For Success -- Page 20
NON-DAIRY LIVESTOCK
Old Fashioned Rape Pasture System Offer Fresh Possibilities for Pastured Pork -- Page 3
PHOTO ESSAY
From Field To Plate: Photo Essay by Jason Houston -- Page 19
READERS WRITE -- Page 17
RESOURCE SPOTLIGHTS
Reducing Recreation Liability Risk -- Page 5
Land Link Vermont -- Page 13
Strengthening Families -- Page 15
Northeast SARE Farm Grants -- Page 17
National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture -- Page 18
STEWARDSHIP AND NATURE
Growing Clean Water on the Farm -- Page 7
Sustainable Energy Systems on the Farm -- Page 8
YOUTH PAGES
Exploring the Small Farm Dream with 4-H Career Explorations -- Page 10
Refining My Small Farm Dream -- Page 10
Traveling Through the Minds of Small Farms -- Page 10
My Own Small Farm Dream -- Page 10
Getting a Reality Check on Farming -- Page 11
Hard Work, Rewarding Lifestyle -- Page 11
You Gotta Love It! -- Page 11
