COVER
Winter 2006 -- Page 1

SMALL FARM PROGRAM UPDATE
Cornell Small Farms Program Update -- Page 3

COMMUNITY/WORLD
It Takes a Community to Grow a Farm -- Page 19
Women in Sustainable Ag -- Page 20
Growing Food and Community: Early Morning Organic Farm -- Page 21

COWS AND CROPS
Thinking About Selling Raw Milk? -- Page 4
Simplicity Yields Many Benefits -- Page 8
What Is a Fair Price for Forage? -- Page 17-18
Homestead Fields: Dairy Changes Ownership & Style -- Page 19, 21

FARM FOLLIES
A Carpenter’s Gift -- Page 27

FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Farmer to Farmer Learning: New Roles for Extension Educators -- Page 26-27

FOREST AND WOODLOT
Yours for the Asking…Peer Assistance for Forest Owners -- Page 16-17

GRAZING
The Grass IS Greener on the Other Side of This Fence! -- Page 15
Turning Goldenrod into Green -- Page 18

HOME AND FAMILY
On Raising Rural Kids -- Page 5-6

MANAGING RISK
Insure Your Revenue Instead of Your Crop with AGR-Lite -- Page 9-10
So You Thought the Slow Moving Vehicle Emblem was Adequate? -- Page 23
Working Together to Reduce Risks -- Page 25

MARKETING
Lessons from a North Carolina CSA Farm -- Page 14-15

NEW FARMERS
Cut Flower Farming: A Love Story -- Page 7-8
Hampshire College’s Farm Center Educating the Next Generation -- Page 10-11

NON-DAIRY LIVESTOCK
Pasture-Raised Pigs: Reinventing Pork -- Page 6-7

ORGANIC FARMING
Introducing Cornell’s Freeville Organic Research Farm -- Page 5
Managing Mastitis Without Antibiotics -- Page 22

READERS WRITE -- Page 3

RESOURCE SPOTLIGHTS
Forest Management Help -- Page 16
Reclaiming Fallow Land -- Page 18
More on Purchasing Forages -- Page 18
Farm Service Agency Loan Programs -- Page 23
NYFarmNet Offers Risk-Management Consulting -- Page 25
Highlights from the 4th National Small Farms Conference -- Page 27

STEWARDSHIP AND NATURE
Natural Steam Restoration: A New Approach for an Old Problem -- Page 24

YOUTH PAGES
Racing Pigeons -- Page 12
Activity: Living History -- Page 12
Racing in the Genesee Valley Hunt Races -- Page 13
4-H Chicken Barbecue Contest -- Page 13
A Pig That Can Build Houses -- Page 13