COVER
Winter 2005 -- Page 1
EDITORIAL
From the Editors by Joanna Green -- Page
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READERS WRITE -- Page 4
SMALL FARM PROGRAM UPDATE
Small Farms Program Update by Joanna Green -- Page
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PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT
Hired Help and the Part Time Farmer by Dave Leggett --
Page 5
You Have the Right To Farm: Use It Wisely by Lee Telega
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FARMING OPPORTUNITIES
The Promising Possibilities of Pastured Pork by Bill Henning
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Try a High Tunnel by Judson Reid -- Page
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GRAZING
Small Dairies Should Think About Grazing by Julie Berry
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The Science and Business of Pasture-Based Farming by
David Conner -- Page 9
The Grassfed Gourmet Cookbook -- Page
9
USDA's Grassland Reserve Program by Karen Hoffman Sullivan
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FOREST AND WOODLOT
Safety in the Woodlot by David Silloway -- Page
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MARKETING
Marketing Farm-Produced Cheeses by Angela Gloy and Mark
Stephenson -- Page 15
Safe Sell Dairy -- Page
15
HOME AND FAMILY
Do You Have the Mid-Winter Blues? by Claire Hebbard --
Page 4
Why 4-H? by Jessica Spence -- Page
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Preventing Rural Fires -- Page
20
NEW FARMERS
Extension Explores Farmer-to-Farmer Mentoring by Heather
Sweeney -- Page 7
Young Farmer's Dairy Business is Small AND Profitable by
Mariane Kiraly -- Page 14
Future Farmers of America : Youth Leaders of America by
Noah Cooper -- Page 14
NY FarmLink Connects Aspiring Farmers with Diverse Farming Opportunites
by Karin Jantz -- Page 18
ORGANIC FARMING
CSA Farmer Jean-Paul Courtens of Kinderhook, NY Wins Patrick Madden
Award for Sustainable Agriculture -- Page
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Organic Farming and Gardening Conference -- Page
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FARM FOLLIES
Woodshop Office Hours -- Page
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URBAN CONNECTIONS
Growing Food: Growing Youth by Linda Ameroso -- Page
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The New Farmer Development Project by Linda Ameroso --
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COMMUNITY/WORLD
Cutting Herb's Locusts by John Keidel -- Page
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LEAD New York Welcomes Small Farms by Larry Van de Valk
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YOUTH PAGES
Yes, I Show Llamas! by Katey Perz -- Page
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Make a Polar Fleece Blanket by Kristen Tangen -- Page
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National Livestock Juding Competition by Sarah Heath
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Fun and Farming at the Suffolk County Farm by Cody Kazel
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