August 15, 2016 12:00am to August 26, 2016 12:00am Sterling College, Craftsbury Common, VT 05827 Developing efficient and affordable power systems to manage any farm or woodlot system requires thoughtful planning. The use of draft animals as the center-point of farm power is experiencing a surge in popularity. Farmers are coupling draft animal power with specialized hand tools […]
August 15, 2016 12:00am to August 26, 2016 12:00am Sterling College, Craftsbury Common, VT 05827 Developing efficient and affordable power systems to manage any farm or woodlot system requires thoughtful planning. The use of draft animals as the center-point of farm power is experiencing a surge in popularity. Farmers are coupling draft animal power with specialized hand tools […]
April 6, 2016 6:00pm to 8:30pm Hawthorne Valley Farm School, Ghent, NY Please join NOFA-NY for a brainstorming session to create a New York Organic Action Plan! Let’s stop reacting and work for the future we want! Light supper included. Free of charge! Tell us what you think is working and what is not working […]
April 6, 2016 6:00pm to 8:30pm Hawthorne Valley Farm School, Ghent, NY Please join NOFA-NY for a brainstorming session to create a New York Organic Action Plan! Let’s stop reacting and work for the future we want! Light supper included. Free of charge! Tell us what you think is working and what is not working […]
April 7, 2016 3:00pm to 9:00pm Green Star Community Space, Ithaca, NY Please join the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York for a brainstorming session to create a New York Organic Action Plan! Let’s stop reacting and work for the future we want! We will hold two gatherings, back-to-back, April 7, 2016, 3 pm […]
April 7, 2016 3:00pm to 9:00pm Green Star Community Space, Ithaca, NY Please join the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York for a brainstorming session to create a New York Organic Action Plan! Let’s stop reacting and work for the future we want! We will hold two gatherings, back-to-back, April 7, 2016, 3 pm […]
Publication Food Systems, Supply Chains, Worker Justice, Workforce The Winter 2015-16 Issue of the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development has a Special Topic focus of Labor in the Food System. Articles include: Cultivating Equitable Ground: Community-based Participatory Research To Connect Food Movements with Migrant Farmworkers “We Just Have To Continue Working”: Farmworker […]
Publication Food Systems, Supply Chains, Worker Justice, Workforce The Winter 2015-16 Issue of the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development has a Special Topic focus of Labor in the Food System. Articles include: Cultivating Equitable Ground: Community-based Participatory Research To Connect Food Movements with Migrant Farmworkers “We Just Have To Continue Working”: Farmworker […]
June 10, 2016 12:30pm to 6:30pm Cornell University, The Love Lab,126 Medicago Drive, Ithaca, NY 14850 This first NOFA-NY On-farm Field Day celebrates the past, present, and future of organic wheat improvement in the Northeast. Researchers will summarize a decade of variety trial results from the field, bakery, mill, and taste buds! After touring Cornell’s organic […]
June 10, 2016 12:30pm to 6:30pm Cornell University, The Love Lab,126 Medicago Drive, Ithaca, NY 14850 This first NOFA-NY On-farm Field Day celebrates the past, present, and future of organic wheat improvement in the Northeast. Researchers will summarize a decade of variety trial results from the field, bakery, mill, and taste buds! After touring Cornell’s organic […]
July 20, 2016 4:00pm to 7:00pm Fishkill Farms, 9 Fishkill Farm Rd, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533 Fishkill Farms’ crops include tree fruit, berries, vegetables and eggs. Josh Morgenthau will lead a tour and discuss the challenges in transitioning to organic, including changes in growing practices, creation of buffer zones, and management. Caitlyn Reilly of NOFA-NY Certified Organic LLC […]
July 20, 2016 4:00pm to 7:00pm Fishkill Farms, 9 Fishkill Farm Rd, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533 Fishkill Farms’ crops include tree fruit, berries, vegetables and eggs. Josh Morgenthau will lead a tour and discuss the challenges in transitioning to organic, including changes in growing practices, creation of buffer zones, and management. Caitlyn Reilly of NOFA-NY Certified Organic LLC […]
July 30, 2016 12:45pm to 4:00pm Cross Island Farms, 44301 Cross Island Rd, Wellesley Island, NY 13640 Over the past three seasons, Dani Baker, co-owner of Cross Island Farms, has developed one acre of her certified organic farm as a multi-functional edible forest garden incorporating numerous permaculture principles and practices. Join her for a walk-through and introduction to over 300 […]
July 30, 2016 12:45pm to 4:00pm Cross Island Farms, 44301 Cross Island Rd, Wellesley Island, NY 13640 Over the past three seasons, Dani Baker, co-owner of Cross Island Farms, has developed one acre of her certified organic farm as a multi-functional edible forest garden incorporating numerous permaculture principles and practices. Join her for a walk-through and introduction to over 300 […]
