Information for beginning farmers.
Spring 2011
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Table of Contents
People, Not Tractors: Agricultural Volunteerism Around the Globe, by Rachel Firak
The Youth Farmstand, by LuAnne Hughes
COWS AND CROPS
Calf Rearing: An Advanced Course, by Phyllis Van Amburgh
FARM TECHNOLOGY
Do-It-Yourself Farm Fixes, by Michelle Podolec
FIELD, FOREST AND WOODLOT
Wise Gas Leasing Practices for Landowners, by Brett Chedzoy
GRAZING
Using Goats for Vegetation Management in the Northeast, by Brett Chedzoy
HOME & FAMILY
Summer Vacations to the Farm, by Ron Mac Lean
HORTICULTURE
Experimenting with Caterpillars, by Molly Shaw
LOCAL FOODS & MARKETING
Steps to a Solidarity Economy, by Elizabeth Henderson
Kale For Sale, by Rebecca Morgan
Pricing Your Farm Products Honestly, by Jim Ochterski
NEW FARMERS
Get Started With Spin Farming, by Linda Borghi
NON-DAIRY LIVESTOCK
Livestock Guardian Dogs, by Ulf Kintzel
The Tale of the Tunis, by Martha Herbert Izzi
NORTHEAST SARE SPOTLIGHT
How to Make Kids Love Their Spinach, by Annie Bass
STEWARDSHIP & NATURE
The Reason to Garden, by Bill Duesing
URBAN AGRICULTURE
Creating Farms on Concrete, Rubble and Roofs, by Daisy Bow
YOUTH PAGES
Master of the Crow, by Lucca Sacheli
My Experience as a “Shepherdess”, by Lydia Sacheli
Reaching Out to Touch the Hearts of Others with Miniature Horses, by Jessica Gulvin
Skinks Don’t Stink!, by Lucian Sacheli
4-H & K-9’s, by Kylie Hill