Winter 2009
SMALL FARM PROGRAM UPDATE
Cornell Small Farms Program Update
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Membership in a Chamber of Commerce Makes Business Cent$, by Amy Shaw
Are Northeast Farms in a Financing Fix? by Dorothy Suput
COWS AND CROPS
Bugs in Your Beans, by Brian Aldrich
Got Energy Savings? by Mary Wrege
Dear Vicki Vetch, by the Drinkwater Lab
Industrial Crops, by Tom Kilcer
COMMUNITY/WORLD
Youth and Adults Partner to Support Community Food Pantry, by Celeste Carmichael
Terra Madre, by Challey Corner
The Center for an Agricultural Economy, by Martha Herbert Izzi
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
What will President Obama do about food and agriculture? by Andrew M. Novakovic
Farming for Naps, by Bill Henning
GRAZING
Guide to Pasture Forage Species, by Mary-Howell and Klaas Martens
The Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative, by Karen Hoffman
HOME AND FAMILY
The Return of the Meat Pie, by Shannon Hayes
Raising Rural Kids to be More Alert, Active & Happy, by Celeste Carmichael
HORTICULTURE
Savor the Flavor of Fresh Fall Strawberries, by Cathy Heidenreich
LOCAL FOODS & MARKETING
Community Supported Livestock Farming, by Erica Frenay
Hoop Houses Help Meet Demand for Locally Grown Food, by David S. Conner
To Market, to Market, by Rebecca Schuelke Staehr
NEW FARMERS
Hurdles for Beginning Farmers, by Laura Biasillo
NON-DAIRY LIVESTOCK
Does Raising Sheep Pay? by Ulf Kintzel
Reduce Your Feed Costs, by Betsy Hodge
High Welfare Farming, by Bill Henning
Growing the Northeast Meat Goat Industry, by Abha Gupta
NORTHEAST SARE SPOTLIGHT
Beauty Under Cover, by Violet Stone
RESOURCE SPOTLIGHTS
Membership Organizations for New/Beginning Farmers
Contact NRCS about Conservation Planning on Your Farm
SMALL FARM SPOTLIGHTS
Ovinshire Farm, by Jessica Hanson
STEWARDSHIP & NATURE
Agricultural Environmental Management: Over the River and Through the Woods, by Barbara Silvestri