Fall 2003
EDITORIAL
Welcome Readers by Joanna Green — Page 3
READERS WRITE
Small Farms and Their Big Contributions Not Forgotten by Bill Magee — Page 4
Milk Is Here To Stay by Kay Dunn — Page 10
Is Deer Food Safe For My Horses? by Jean Griffiths, Jerry Cherney, Dan Brown — Page 19
Sunday Morning by Troy Bishopp — Page 23
PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT
Low-Cost Milking Parlors by Steve Bulkley and Roberta Crill — Page 3
Transitioning Off Pasture to Winter Feeding by Karen Sullivan — Page 4
Strategies for Small Dairies: Outsourcing Feed by Aaron Gabriel — Page 7
Tactical Agriculture Teams by Mike Stanyard — Page 15
MARKETING
Bornt Family Farms by Tom Gallagher — Page 5
Marketing Pasture-Raised Products by Jano Nightingale — Page 14
Community Supported Agriculture – A Growing Concept by Molly Ames — Page 20
FARMING OPPORTUNITIES
Why Not Oxen? by Brandt Ainsworth — Page 10
Take a Shot at Pumpkins by Judson Reid — Page 6
Making Money with Firewood by Paul Bock — Page 17
HOME AND FAMILY
Family First or Business First? by Claire Hebbard — Page 7
Farming With A Disability – You Can Do It! by Holly Cestero — Page 8
Linette Williams – How Does She Do It? by Torrey Spagnola — Page 15
Pastured Meat Jambalaya Recipe by Troy Bishopp — Page 6
Cutting Your Own Firewood by Ernie von Borstel — Page 16
Crossroads by Claire Hebbard — Page 23
NEW FARMERS
Delaware Academy “Tractor Boys” by Mariane Kiraly — Page 11
First Time Tractor Buying by Bill Henning — Page 22
FARM FOLLIES
The Joys of Gardening – Or Not by Rebecca Schuelke — Page 14
STEWARDSHIP AND NATURE
Natural Rendering: A Natural Solution for Mortality and Butcher Waste by Jean Bonhotal — Page 17
Daily Spreading Manure: Watch Out For Water Quality by Dale Dewing — Page 18
Buffer Basics by Karen Clifford — Page 21
COMMUNITY
A Sense of Home by Bill Henning — Page 19
RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT
New York AgrAbility Project by Holly Cestero — Page 8
The Growing New Farmers Web Site by Cathy Sheils — Page 11
Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance by Lisa McCrory — Page 16
New York Forest Owners Association by Jim Ochterski — Page 23
YOUTH PAGES
Growing Up Dairy by Lisa Austen — Page 12
Transitions: Learning About Farming by Charity Jump — Page 12
Cheesy Crab Dip Recipe — Page 12
Down on the Farm Word Puzzle — Page 12
Has Your Horse Herbal’d Today? by Ronnie Reid — Page 13
More Than Just Another Farm Show by Emily Thayer — Page 13
My Special Horse Treat – Page 13