tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50770943562179145922024-03-19T00:24:38.208-04:00Groundswell BlogGroundswell Center for Local Food and FarmingBecca Rimmelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17936697911122073825noreply@blogger.comBlogger163125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077094356217914592.post-10787087563719969342015-04-02T13:33:00.003-04:002015-04-02T13:33:47.317-04:00A Cutting Edge Return to Old Traditions: Farming with Draft Animal Power<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 14pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tuition: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$150 for one day, $250 for two days.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tuition Assistance is available for those with limited financial resources.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To register please visit </span><a href="http://www.groundswellcenter.org/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.groundswellcenter.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> or call 607-319-5095</span>Becca Rimmelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17936697911122073825noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077094356217914592.post-42610450922325896232015-03-28T09:36:00.002-04:002015-03-28T09:36:33.407-04:00Incubator Farm News: Drop the Plows!<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">By Devon Van Noble, Incubator Program Manager</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I believe everyone comes out of Winter feeling excited about the coming warm weather, but almost every farmer also carries a certain anxiousness about the impending Spring to-do list. As the sun comes out farmers everywhere are preparing: starting seeds, fixing equipment, planning for markets. Once the ground thaws, you better be ready to drop the plow, or you are starting the season behind the curve. In the first 2 years at the Groundswell Incubator Farm, we have found ourselves with plenty of anxiety about the overwhelming farm to-do list and have been in catch-up mode most of the time. In year 1 (2013) the deer fence wasn’t even complete until late June, and year 2 I felt like I was fixing and re-fixing the irrigation for most of the Spring. Consequently the planning horizon for the Incubator Farmers was delayed each season, but in spite of the early setbacks each of the Farmers did an amazing job at growing their enterprises.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7VNOAt8IFDcnqWi6uD0piXx1pBkQGC6QUz6Tu3zhS-XYpW46UyyJ7I_KXzkSslYpOXOdWxDFTnjVmWVT3a1-mzSKUIvg2Ovf9yS39DR_tO_YSdT4w8VwGsVeuqOgQmeZhF1b9z8XYtk/s1600/Incubator-AP-Visit-23-MED-1024x768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7VNOAt8IFDcnqWi6uD0piXx1pBkQGC6QUz6Tu3zhS-XYpW46UyyJ7I_KXzkSslYpOXOdWxDFTnjVmWVT3a1-mzSKUIvg2Ovf9yS39DR_tO_YSdT4w8VwGsVeuqOgQmeZhF1b9z8XYtk/s1600/Incubator-AP-Visit-23-MED-1024x768.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Finally, in year 3, I can say that we all have some experience under our belts and have created a much more robust program for the five farmers on the land this year. We started meeting with the farmers earlier in the year, developed an organic management course, and hired a farm mentor to work 1-on-1 with the farmers. Through the organic management course the new incubator instructor, Andy Fellenz of Fellenz Family Farm in Phelps, is teaching the farmers about the practices involved with growing quality organic crops in ways that are efficient for a small commercial farm. The curriculum he has developed is based on a combination of class time and field education that will cover topics from crop planning to soil fertility to pests & diseases. On top of Andy’s training, the incubator farm mentor, Dean Koyanagi, of Tree Gate Farm in Ithaca, will be demonstrating the management practices he has learned through 9 years of raising a variety of crop families for his CSA and retail farm stand. Dean will be displaying these practices in a 1/8</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 9px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap;">th</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> acre demonstration plot at the incubator, and he will be giving each incubator farmer direct feedback through a weekly farm log. During his time on-site each week, Dean will also be supporting the farmers by answering their questions and helping them solve production problems as they come up.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I think all of us, including the incubator farmers, are already seeing the impacts of this preparation and experience that we have collectively put in place. Groundswell staff have been blessed to be supported in developing this program by a dedicated team of advisors, including Barb Neal of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tioga County, Brian Caldwell of Cornell’s School of Integrative Plant Science, and Owen Raymond of Farm Credit-East. Additionally, the program would not be what it is today without the ongoing support of our farm mentor, Dean Koyanagi, who has been a mentor to the farmers since 2013. Dean’s patience, humility, and keen interest in supporting these new producers has been invaluable to the process of enhancing the mentoring in the program. And no doubt, we owe a huge debt of appreciation to the Farmers who started with us and had the patience to stick with it— Surik Mehrabyan of Hill Top Farm, Damon Brangman of Roots Rising Farm, and Ye Myint.</span></div>
<br /><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We would also like to express our appreciation for the USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program that has allowed us to expand many of these elements of the Groundswell Incubator Program, as well as the Park Foundation which has provided ongoing support to Groundswell since the Incubator first launched. </span>Becca Rimmelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17936697911122073825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077094356217914592.post-3598482448119692872015-02-22T00:34:00.002-05:002015-03-01T17:30:09.378-05:00Introducing New Groundswell Staff<!--[if !mso]>
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farmers markets, and serving last year as the Farm to School Americorps VISTA
staff at New Roots Charter School. And to top it all off, she is also working
towards a masters degree in Sustainable Food Systems through Green Mountain
College's distance learning program. </span></span>
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was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and spent time in quite a few
different mid-western and New England states, before relocating to Ithaca. When
she's not working, she enjoys hanging out with family, digginʼ in the dirt,
snapping photos, spinning yarn, and spending as much time birding and poking
around in the woods as possible.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can contact Becca at <span style="color: black;">becca@groundswellcenter.org.</span></span></span></div>
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Groundswell is connecting with the diverse audiences that we aspire to support.
He will also be the lead curriculum designer for our Farming Opportunities
workshops and Farming While Brown programs. A beginning farmer himself, Rafa's
Rocky Acres Farm will serve as a host site for some of these programs.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Rafa was born and raised in the South Bronx and has over twelve years of experience working as a community activist,
advocate, and educator. In 2011 he
completed the two-year Farm School NYC certificate program focused on urban
agriculture and food justice. He then served as Assistant Farm Manager at
Wassaic Community Farm in Wassaic, NY. He relocated to Ithaca, NY and completed
Groundswell’s Farm Business Planning Course in 2012, and also joined
Groundswell’s Steering Committee at that time.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In 2013 Aponte established Rocky Acres Community Farm in
Dryden, NY, a community-minded farming venture that combines the spirit of
activism with the transformative healing aspects of nature.</span></span></div>
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</span></span>Joanna Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154286634434599309noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077094356217914592.post-26330924903158427852014-11-16T13:00:00.000-05:002014-11-16T13:01:10.049-05:00Helping New Farmers Find Land: Finger Lakes LandLink<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Cooperative Extension Tompkins County and Groundswell Center for Local
Food and Farming. It's purpose is to help connect land owners and land
seekers in the Finger Lakes region. Our goals are to:</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Help retiring farmers connect with the next generation of farmers and keep their land in
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The LandLink database stores information about land
available for lease, loan or sale for beginning and established farmers
in the 14 counties comprising the Finger Lakes region. It likewise has a listing of land seekers. Both land owner and land seeker listings are searchable by pertinent agricultural criteria.</span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This service is free and confidential. If
the land owners or land seekers do not wish to have their contact
information listed on the database, Cornell Cooperative Extension staff
will serve as the intermediary between landowners and land seekers. </span></span><br />
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Both landowners and land seekers can also request direct assistance from Cornell Cooperative Extension staff at any time.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>How it works:</b></span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span></span></span><br />
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your account is approved by the website manager, your listing will be
entered into the database and you will have access to the other database
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land owners and land seekers have the option to either be contacted
directly or to have all inquiries go though the website manager at
Cornell Cooperative Extension. </span></span></div>
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once a connection has been made between a land owner and land seeker
both parties can request assistance from Cornell Cooperative Extension
or utilize the resources listed on this website to draft an equitable
lease.</span></span></div>
Joanna Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154286634434599309noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077094356217914592.post-91145990920855243392014-11-16T12:20:00.002-05:002014-11-16T12:37:37.617-05:00Incubator Farm accepting applications for 2015<div class="content" id="anonymous_element_129">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Groundswell Center’s Farm Business Incubator
Program is again accepting applications from beginning farmers who are
ready to launch a new farm enterprise. After two successful growing
seasons and three farmers in production at the Incubator Farm, we are encouraging eligible beginning farmers to apply to the
2015 Incubator Program. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Producers who participate in the Incubator
Program have access to land, irrigation, tools and equipment, as well as
mentoring from Groundswell’s network of experienced farmers and business
consultants. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Participants can farm on 1/8 acre or 1/4 acre plots in their 1st year, and are
able to apply for additional space, up to ½ acre, in their 2nd year. If you might be interested, we encourage you to contact us to
discuss your farming goals and the policies of the Incubator
Program. </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In an effort to foster diversity and equity in the food system,
Groundswell’s Incubator Program is focused on assisting beginning
farmers of color, New Americans, veterans, and those with very limited
financial resources in taking steps toward ownership. Tuition
assistance and some language support services may be available if you
fall into these categories. Please contact Groundswell Staff
as early as possible to discuss your specific situation, and what
support you would need to participate in the Program.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Groundswell Incubator Farm is located at EcoVillage at Ithaca just 2
miles outside of the City of Ithaca. It is equipped with basic farm
infrastructure including an 8-foot deer fence, drip irrigation, 72’ high
tunnel, bathroom and storage shed, as well as cutting edge equipment
including digital scales, BCS walk-behind tractor, and high-quality hand
tools. Participants only pay modest fees to participate in the Farm
Business Incubator Program, which allows them to establish their
businesses with minimal capital investment and minimal risk. </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For more information, please contact Groundswell’s
Incubator Program Manager, Devon Van Noble, at devon@groundswellcenter.org.</span></span></div>
Joanna Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154286634434599309noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077094356217914592.post-58175052505071707572014-11-13T15:52:00.000-05:002014-11-15T21:00:10.993-05:00High Tunnels Year Round!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Groundswell, CCE and local Mentor
Farmers are teaming up to offer a new season-long course on growing, managing
and marketing high tunnel crops.</span></span></h2>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At Plowbreak Farm, diverse greens are planted in the high <br />
tunnels in September right after the tomatoes are pulled up. They <br />
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have tool for produce farmers looking to extend the season in spring and fall,
and to protect crops from weather, pests and
disease during the growing season.
If you are considering the purchase of a high tunnel or want to become
more proficient at using tunnels you have, this series is for you. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Introduction to High Tunnels Workshop,
</b><b>February
9, 2015</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">An <u>Introduction to High Tunnels Workshop</u><b>
</b>will be held on MONDAY, February 9, from 1-4 PM at Good Life Farm in
Interlaken. Judson Reid, Cooperative Extension Vegetable Crops Specialist and
growers Melissa Madden of Good Life Farm and Evangeline Sarat of Sweet Land
Farm will co-teach this session. Come early at noon for soup and informal
conversation with other growers. In addition, Patrick Barry from USDA NRCS will
talk about funding for tunnels. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The February overview session is a
stand-alone, introductory-level workshop. To register for the overview class on
Feb. 9, call Cooperative Extension, <a href="tel:607-272-2292" target="_blank">607-272-2292</a>
or email <a href="mailto:mr55@cornell.edu" target="_blank">mr55@cornell.edu</a>.
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Year-Round High Tunnels Course, March – November 2015</b> </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For those looking for more in-depth
technical training, a 27-hour <u>Year-Round
High Tunnels Course</u><b> </b>will be offered, patterned after Groundswell’s popular
farmer-designed course in Holistic Organic Orchard Management. Sessions will be
held on the second Sunday of each month, March through November. Each session
will be held at a different farm, highlighting diverse production systems. Host farmers and Cornell Cooperative Extension
educators will address the full range of production and management issues
including: soil fertility, pest and disease management, varieties, economics,
marketing, and crop-specific practices for tomatoes, greens and fruit. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">To accommodate changes in daylight
hours, our March and April classes will run from 1-4 PM; then from May through November,
classes will run from 4-7 PM. The list of topics and host farms will be
finalized in early December.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Full tuition for the Year-Round High
Tunnels Course is $435. Tuition assistance is available for those with
financial limitations. To register and to apply for tuition assistance contact <a href="mailto:info@groundswellcenter.org">info@groundswellcenter.org</a>. </span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">March 8, 1-4 PM</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">April 12, 1-4 PM</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">May 10, 4-7 PM </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">June 14, 4-7 PM</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">July 12, 4-7 PM</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sept. 13, 4-7 PM</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Oct. 11, 4-7 PM</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nov. 8, 4-7 PM</span></span></li>
</ul>
Joanna Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154286634434599309noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077094356217914592.post-68309942887207382522014-11-13T12:26:00.004-05:002014-11-16T12:21:53.022-05:00Helping farm businesses thrive!<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial;">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Groundswell Center,
CCE-Tompkins, and Alternatives Federal Credit Union team up to offer Farm
Business Planning Course for beginning and established farmers</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ithaca, NY.
In collaboration with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County
and Alternatives Federal Credit Union’s Business CENTS Program, the Groundswell
Center for Local Food & Farming will once again offer an intensive Farm
Business Planning Course in the winter of 2015. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This course is for
the serious beginning farmer who needs a plan. It is also appropriate for
established farmers who want to improve their business planning and management
skills. Ten weekly sessions cover all major aspects of the farm business
planning process, including assessing your resources; legal and regulatory
issues; production planning; marketing; financial feasibility, budgets and
record keeping; and more. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Farm Business Planning is
designed for those who:</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Have at least one year of hands-on
farming experience</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Have a clear business concept and
expect to get started within one year, or are in already in business;</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Can fully commit to an intensive
ten-week course with substantial outside research and homework.</span></span></li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The class will run
for ten weeks, meeting every Thursday evening from <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_888866994" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">6-9 pm</span></span> from January 15<sup>th</sup>
through March 19<sup>th</sup>. Instructors are Monika Roth,
Agriculture Program Leader and Matt LeRoux, Agriculture Marketing
Specialist
with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, and Leslie
Ackerman,
Director of the Business CENTS Program of Alternatives Federal Credit
Union,
along with area farmers and business owners whose stories illustrate the
benefits of business planning and financial management skills. Tuition
for the course is $480. Tuition assistance is available for those
with limited financial resources.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dENCeDhocFVGeGp5YWVMS1lKMnh2aWc6MA" target="_blank">Apply Online Now</a>!</span></span></span></span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"This is a
rigorous course for the serious farming entrepreneur,” says Joanna Green,
Director of the Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming. Recent
graduates of the course have gone on to establish innovative businesses like
Main Street Farms, Redbyrd Cider Orchard, Crooked Carrot CSK Farm, Second Wind
Farm, and Hammerstone Orchard. And graduates of the course have been very
successful in obtaining loans to start these businesses.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Groundswell is
committed to supporting a new generation of farmers that reflects the diversity
of culture, color, and class in our community. It is NOT a requirement that you
own land or have the financial resources to own land. This course will examine
opportunities to lease land for farming in the Tompkins County area, and to
secure financing through ag and commercial lenders.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Orientation, Setting Your Goals</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Planning for Your Farm Enterprise</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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6-9 pm</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Accounting Basics & Financial Feasibility</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Feb 19<br />
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<span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Financial Statements & Sources of Funds</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Farm Business Legalities and Logistics</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Final Projects</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mar 19<br />
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<span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Final Projects</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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</b><b><br /></b></span>Joanna Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154286634434599309noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077094356217914592.post-27272248693710712222014-09-22T12:01:00.003-04:002014-09-22T12:01:59.933-04:00Forget-Me-Not Farm will host October Homesteaders gathering<table class="contentpaneopen"><tbody>
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<a href="http://www.naturalchoicevacation.com/templates/ja_larix/images/printButton.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img align="middle" alt="Print" border="0" name="Print" src="http://www.naturalchoicevacation.com/templates/ja_larix/images/printButton.png" /></a><a href="http://www.naturalchoicevacation.com/templates/ja_larix/images/emailButton.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img align="middle" alt="E-mail" border="0" name="E-mail" src="http://www.naturalchoicevacation.com/templates/ja_larix/images/emailButton.png" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Sunday, October 12, 3:30-5:30 PM, Candor, NY</b></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqFR6Ck46GcY7QqQtZxS5L1JkaEoeU9_7PJcGgcbH56Fxg9kBTTsAVwYoUNEqjdC1rK02UE45Bjcu_O9wws72TfSxrWBX7J7VziCuV4c9Y-0njz99CDBScZYiw3ESsuK2_7y6MfpgnvVo/s1600/Forget+Me+Not+Farm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqFR6Ck46GcY7QqQtZxS5L1JkaEoeU9_7PJcGgcbH56Fxg9kBTTsAVwYoUNEqjdC1rK02UE45Bjcu_O9wws72TfSxrWBX7J7VziCuV4c9Y-0njz99CDBScZYiw3ESsuK2_7y6MfpgnvVo/s1600/Forget+Me+Not+Farm.jpg" height="200" width="150" /></a><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Don't miss our last Homestead Farmers & Gardeners Gathering of the 2014 season. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Homesteaders Gatherings are free for registered Groundswell Members. </span></span></span></i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Email info@groundswellcenter.org to sign up.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jennifer and Dean Whitmore have built their lives and their Candor homestead farm around family. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">They're a home schooling family with nine children, several
adopted. The kids</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> are very involved in 4-H,</span> and</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> raise a variety of livestock</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
Whitmores raises much of their own food, and also supply the bed and
breakfast on the farm. They raise 2 heritage sheep breeds, Jacob and Hog
Island. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">They sell </span>yarn, fiber, lambskins, ramps, onions, lettuce, greens, summer squash, tomatoes,
winter squash varieties, garlic and sunflowers at the Caroline Farmers Market. </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Along with the farm, the
family also runs Small Graces B&B, </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">a green built, private Bed and Breakfast cottage, in a woods setting. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">They gather wood and do the
plowing with a Morgan horse and a team of
Haflingers. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsKmM2uhLzOKTxi4eUicgxsCgjr5i2oz8RLjIPdfgQ_qCKq-SnM32CDX45dksMl71XVBF71mx9egK8IALVPnr7OflSBNEGopMDOZlGWsR5_dUzdCXrEY8I3vmSgDb7lynyXN_2oE-OvtU/s1600/Forget+Me+Not+Farm+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsKmM2uhLzOKTxi4eUicgxsCgjr5i2oz8RLjIPdfgQ_qCKq-SnM32CDX45dksMl71XVBF71mx9egK8IALVPnr7OflSBNEGopMDOZlGWsR5_dUzdCXrEY8I3vmSgDb7lynyXN_2oE-OvtU/s1600/Forget+Me+Not+Farm+2.jpg" height="200" width="150" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">They love having the flexibility that a home-based business
provides. It allows Jenn to be a full time mom, and the children are involved in all aspects of the homestead.</span></span></span></span> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">As described in their online listing with <a href="http://www.naturalchoicevacation.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=82&Itemid=30" target="_blank"><b>Natural Choice Vacations: </b></a></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"The farm is home to Jacob and Jacob/cross sheep, a guard donkey named
Whiskey, four horses and a pony, organically raised poultry and pigs.
They raise several rare and heritage breeds of poultry. Lambs and
organic pork is available in the fall. Jenn is a fiber artist, and her
six children are in training! They spin, knit and felt using their own
wool and other various fibers as well. Their oldest daughter, Blessing,
also designed an earache pillow using wool with a little lanolin
stuffed inside. This pillow soothes ear infections and is a best seller
at the farm shop and at festivals." </span></span><br /><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jennifer
says, "On October 12 we can see and discuss the B&B that we built. It's a good source
of income for a homestead. Also the greenhouse, the types of animals we
chose to raise to complement a homestead and the balance that we strive
for there. The gardens will be done for the year, but we can brush on
how they have changed and developed also."</span></span> </span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJ60lGBnjO0SLakNTAkfkxQ10QToz6Xaj4jRCd7BYuQM-RpLfr7O5B0osMXuY6aRlOwUEMMPNI3mhOq2KTRfo4e3fUQsQG8h2iUx4C5vTl3Xf_duftmB-k710MZpdCafALfszv05yZVI/s1600/CRAFT+GLF+9-15-14+(5)%2BWEB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJ60lGBnjO0SLakNTAkfkxQ10QToz6Xaj4jRCd7BYuQM-RpLfr7O5B0osMXuY6aRlOwUEMMPNI3mhOq2KTRfo4e3fUQsQG8h2iUx4C5vTl3Xf_duftmB-k710MZpdCafALfszv05yZVI/s1600/CRAFT+GLF+9-15-14+(5)%2BWEB.jpg" height="200" width="150" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">They're developing systems of "perennial plant and animal polyculture," interweaving perennial crops (fruit trees, asparagus), high-value annual crops (ginger, turmeric, vegetables, winter greens) and lush pasture, intensively grazed by diverse livestock. The farm is a complex, integrated biological system, designed to mimick the super-productive ecosystems of the forest edge. <br /><br />"Our neighbors were appalled to see us planting trees on this good corn ground," she laughs. In 6 short years since purchasing the land, they've transformed it from a pure monoculture of corn to an incredibly diverse, multi-storied landscape.<br /><br />Good Life Farm's latest adventure is construction of a spanking new cidery building, with state-of-the-art cider brewing equipment and gigantic walk-in cooler on the basement floor, and a generous retail space on the main floor. In keeping with Good Life Farm's commitment to creative marketing partnerships with other farmers, they will share the facility with four other orchardists/cider makers in the area.<br /><br />CRAFT membership is open to all farm interns, employees, aspiring and experienced farmers. The CRAFT meets monthly throughout the growing season at each of 6 Mentor Farms. To join click <a href="http://www.groundswellcenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=63&Itemid=70" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>. </span></span>Joanna Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154286634434599309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077094356217914592.post-12177947507565196142014-09-19T17:14:00.002-04:002014-09-23T16:49:32.994-04:00Finger Lakes Craft Cider Week features Groundswell participants<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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which will run from October 3rd through October 12th. The event
bringing together the widest variety of local ciders from the Finger
Lakes. We will be more than doubling the number of available ciders this
year.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Participating Groundswell grads, instructors and Mentors include </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Red Byrd Cidery</b> (Burdett), </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Eve’s Cidery</b> (Van Etten),<b> </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Black Diamond Farm</b> (Trumansburg) and </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Good Life Farm</b> (Interlaken.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Anchored by the Ithaca Apple Harvest Festival (October 3-5), Craft Cider Week offers a variety of events such as tastings, cider dinners with local chefs, a local orchard tour, and a cider-flavored square dance. Visitors and locals alike will the opportunity to try local cider by the glass or presented in cider flights, pairings with hand-selected entrées, and cider cocktails at a number of local venues throughout Ithaca and the Finger Lakes region. There is no other event in the area showcasing the diversity of craft cider.<br /><br />This week of activities is patterned after the wildly popular New York City Cider Week, presenting its annual celebration later in October. Colonial America’s favorite beverage is making a comeback and the Finger Lakes region is leading the way with world-class cider made from locally grown apples. Besides trying and enjoying local hard cider, folks can also discover the culinary delights of cider pairings, traditional and modern mixes, and the people behind the region’s beautiful orchards.<br /><br />This year, organizers have substantially increased the number of participating cideries and locations. Try more varieties of local hard cider in more locations throughout Ithaca and the surrounding areas!</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Other participating cideries include: </b></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bellwether Hard Cider (Trumansburg)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Black Bird Cider Works (Barker)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards (Hector)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">South Hill Cider (Ithaca)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Beak & Skiff (LaFayette)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Three Brothers (Geneva)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Harvest Moon Cidery (Cazenovia)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Steampunk (Medina)</span></span></li>
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Joanna Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154286634434599309noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077094356217914592.post-85687984955697608902014-09-19T16:58:00.000-04:002014-09-19T16:58:15.215-04:00Hammerstone School teaches Carpentry for Farmsteaders <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYd0ootyrMFi4fj9RWh0NHgch3IPIfml7mOQLtPgroEL-WODVkpOcWxWTrz_bk63Sux9FqK-wlG2O6Rwvgc2UZEeTM9VSRJUaPcB_w8nN2luhB8_C-5wLkVpO0Ro01yG_9q7QL8Paj1M/s1600/Tiny1_14_089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYd0ootyrMFi4fj9RWh0NHgch3IPIfml7mOQLtPgroEL-WODVkpOcWxWTrz_bk63Sux9FqK-wlG2O6Rwvgc2UZEeTM9VSRJUaPcB_w8nN2luhB8_C-5wLkVpO0Ro01yG_9q7QL8Paj1M/s1600/Tiny1_14_089.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a>Groundswell grad Maria Klemperer-Johnson is now a full-fledged beginning farmer, running <b>Hammerstone Orchards</b> with her partner Chad Purdy. As part of the burgeoning cider revival, they grow exclusively traditional cider varieties of apples for wholesale to local craft cideries, and for you-pick to home cider-makers.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Through the orchard's sister business, <b><a href="http://www.hammerstoneschool.com/" target="_blank">Hammerstone School,</a></b> Maria also teaches carpentry skills to women and to farmstead operators. On October 12th and 13th Hammerstone is partnering with local cider makers Redbyrd Orchard Cider (also a Groundswell grad!) to present a two-day class in both woodworking and cider making.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">New York state has a rich
tradition of cidermaking, both hard and sweet. Unfortunately, recent
changes in food safety laws requiring expensive pasteurization of cider
have put some local custom presses out of business. Now the easiest way
to get un-pasteurized cider, either sweet or to make hard cider, is to
press your own. Join veteran carpenter and carpentry teacher Maria
Klemperer-Johnson and master cidermaker Eric Shatt to build your own
rack and cloth press, learn about the history and techniques of
cidermaking, and press your first batch of cider on your brand new
press.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> On the first day
of class, Maria will guide participants through the assembly of cider
presses. Frames are pre-cut and drilled for fasteners, but must be
assembled. Racks must be nailed together, and the trays must be
assembled. In order to have a functioning press by the following class,
any remaining work should be done by participants before the second
class. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">On the second day of class, Eric Shatt and Deva Maas of <a href="http://redbyrdorchardcider.com/" style="color: #c70000; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Redbyrd Orchard Cider</a> will
teach us all about the history of cider, growing apples, making cider,
and different apple varieties. Then we will put our presses to the test,
each grinding and pressing enough apples to fill a 5-gallon carboy. At
the end of the day, you may optionally join us for a tour of the Redbyrd
orchard and pressing facility in Hector (about a 15 minute drive away.) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Students take home a fully functional cider press, as well as 5 gallons of cider ready to ferment.This popular class is the final event of the Finger Lakes Cider Week. More information can be found at <b>www.hammerstoneschool.com</b> or by calling 607-351-6878.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tool use and safety</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Basic carpentry skills</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Assembly of presses</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">History of cider production in NY</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Traditional cider apple varieties (with tasting)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Growing apples</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pressing cider</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fermentation basics</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Food Justice Fair AND Latinos Multicultural Festival! </span></b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Saturday, September 27,</span></span></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 12-4pm </span></span></b></span> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6qR2XH3GlWIYriB8MJ1GrTKhr3OV9kPThNQCsH4qhG6yDtv7IJORi0Gk3K7fyeFTMz5ERCj39CObW23ms1wMnIdAqSTQzthQv1VAnDM3MkT9bvuRBsNRPngjeMCtaPklJ6kmFNsd_ME/s1600/2012-summit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6qR2XH3GlWIYriB8MJ1GrTKhr3OV9kPThNQCsH4qhG6yDtv7IJORi0Gk3K7fyeFTMz5ERCj39CObW23ms1wMnIdAqSTQzthQv1VAnDM3MkT9bvuRBsNRPngjeMCtaPklJ6kmFNsd_ME/s1600/2012-summit.jpg" height="228" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />BJM Elementary School</span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>302 West Buffalo Street, Ithaca</b></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Please join Groundswell, GreenStar Community Projects, and a host of community leaders at the <a href="http://foodjusticesummit.org/" target="_blank"><b>2014 Food Justice Fair!</b></a> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Fair is a fun and educational gathering for the whole family, celebrating the efforts of this community to build a more sustainable and just local food
system. This year the Fair is</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> combined with the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/823549400993155/?ref=22" target="_blank"><b>Latinos Multicultural Festival</b></a> for even more fun! </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Enjoy LOTS of family activities including an Anarchy Zone run
by the Ithaca Children’s Garden in the BJM playground, games and contests with fruit and vegetable prizes, chicken
petting, youth cooking demo and free food - delicious seasoned
roasted veggies!<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Hear</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> from local speakers - </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">including Groundswell's Director, Joanna Green - </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>talking about the great work going on in this community. </span></span></span>The Latinos Multicultural Festival will offer live music, a DJ
contest, children’s craft area and food vendors.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">WHAT IS FOOD JUSTICE?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">GreenStar Community Projects defines Food Justice as... </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Elimination of disparities in
healthy food access and nutrition education</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Transformation of our
food system, leading to comprehensive local healthy food distribution</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Support for allied movements for social justice and environmental
stewardship.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mark your calendars and join us for this great community event. Get some family fun while supporting the growing movement to take local control of the
food we eat, how it is grown and processed, and who has access to it. You can find more information about the Food Justice Fair on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FoodJusticeSummitNY" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/FoodJusticeSummitNY.</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We're fortunate to have people from all over the world living right here in Tompkins County. Many come here to teach or to study. But for others, leaving their home country was a matter of survival, not choice.<br /><br />Thankfully, there are organizations, teachers, sponsors, and church-based groups who are helping to connect refugees and other New Americans with the things they need to create a new life here in Tompkins County.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Many New Americans bring a huge amount of farming experience from their home countries. The community gardens in Ithaca have long provided an opportunity to grow food, including favorite items from their home cuisine that aren't available in local stores. And now the <a href="http://www.groundswellcenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106&Itemid=105" target="_blank">Groundswell Incubator Farm </a>offers New Americans the opportunity to grow even more food for their families, their communities, and the marketplace. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>ESL students admiring Ye's gongura and water spinach crops at the Farm.</i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />To get the word out about the Incubator Farm, we've been working with English as a Second Language programs at TST BOCES and Tompkins Learning Partners. We've made several visits to ESL classes, and last week about 25 students from the TST-BOCES ESL program took a field trip to learn about the Groundswell Incubator Farm.<br /><br />Even on such a gray and rainy day, the students were smiling and excited to see the Incubator Farm, and they were filled with questions about how the Farm works. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> We are so grateful for the enthusiasm of all the students and teachers, and </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> very hopeful that some may be interested and able to farm with Groundswell in the 2015 season. In any case, they will be spreading the word in their communities.</span></span><br /><br />For more information about the Groundswell Incubator Farm and how you can support our work with New American farmers, please contact us at newamericans@groundswellcenter.org</span></span><br />
<br />Joanna Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154286634434599309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077094356217914592.post-39590286275073940522014-08-17T19:36:00.002-04:002014-08-17T19:36:35.554-04:002015 Applications now open for the Groundswell Incubator Farm<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Mo Myint trellises cucumbers on his father's plot at the Incubator Farm</i></span>.</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We're now accepting applications for the 2015 season at the Groundswell Incubator Farm, located <span style="background-color: white;">in the Town of Ithaca, at EcoVillage. The mission of the Incubator Program is to provide access to land, infrastructure, and short-term enterprise incubation for diverse beginning farmers.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;">If you or someone you know is interested in applying to Incubator Program, please contact Groundswell Staff as early as possible to get the conversation started. Our Incuba</span>tor Coordinator, Devon Van Noble, can be reached at devon@groundswellcenter.org or (607)319-5095.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />To be considered for early-decisions, application materials are due by November 21st, however applications will continue to be accepted until February 1st, 2015.<br /><br />At the Farm, you can rent a quarter-acre plot that comes equipped with drip irrigation, tools and equipment including a walk-behind tractor, storage shed, 8-foot deer fence, and a hoophouse. Incubator Farmers also receive one-on-one mentoring from experienced farmers, and participate in a variety of training workshops, Groundswell’s Farm Business Planning Course, and the Finger Lakes CRAFT network.<br /><br />To learn more about what to expect from the Incubator Program and to download the application materials, CLICK <a href="http://www.groundswellcenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106&Itemid=105" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>.</span></span>Joanna Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154286634434599309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077094356217914592.post-54145462014647893952014-08-17T02:28:00.000-04:002014-08-17T02:31:53.030-04:00Finger Lakes CRAFT Farm Profile: Main Street Farms<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">Allan is a former high school teacher whose passion
for food and agriculture led him to end his career as a teacher and start Main
Street Farms. He holds two degrees from SUNY New Paltz; a B.A. in Anthrolopoly
and an M.A. in Secondary Education. He also holds a certificate in Sustainable
Agriculture from Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">Before coming to work at Main Street Farms, Bob Cat
spent 5 years as an Outdoor Educator working for Natures Classroom all over New
England.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He holds a B.A. in
Communication from SUNY New Paltz and has a cetrificate in Sustainable
Agriculture from Groundswell Center For Local Food and Farming in Ithaca.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bob Cat has also spent time WWOOFing in
Australia and Costa Rica. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">Main Street Farms is an urban aquaponics farm,
organic plant nursery, and education center, located in Homer, NY. We are
dedicated to sustainable agriculture and local food security.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"> We grow in both water and dirt, utilizing
aquaponics techniques (aquaculture plus hydroponics) to raise tilapia in tanks.
We feed them and use the waste water to fertilize the plants (lettuce and
herbs). The plants in turn clean the water for the fish in a closed loop cycle,
creating a symbiotic relationship.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"> We have a wide assortment of sheds and barns to
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In 2013 we acquired an amazing 1.5 acre empty
city lot in a low income neighborhood in Cortland, which we have converted into
the city's first urban farm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">The farm is
located on South Ave., and is a pickup location for CSA shares in the 2014
season.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When it comes to agriculture risks and challenges are abundant.
During our first farm start up we made our share of mistakes around pest
management, allocation of time and resources, and choosing which vegetables to
grow. Now that we have learned how to deal with these difficulties we hope we
won't make those mistakes again.</span></div>
Joanna Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154286634434599309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077094356217914592.post-65313433462599123122014-05-14T17:31:00.003-04:002014-05-14T17:35:44.440-04:00Volunteer spotlight: Dean Koyanagi<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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We give thanks for Dean</h3>
Dean has an incredible career background: Navy Veteran, Sustainability Coordinator for Cornell, Co-farmer at Tree Gate Farm, and Groundswell Mentor Farmer, now working closely with our Incubator Farmers. Dean has been involved in Groundswell since our beginnings, and quickly grew to be a major part of our organization, helping organize our first ever Mentor Farmer Training in 2011.<br />
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We see Dean as a brilliant and dedicated farmer who is especially excited about innovation and novel, efficient farm systems. We remember the enthusiasm he exuded when he came to share several nifty tools (including an electric tractor model!) at the FarmHack Ithaca event in Fall of 2012, an event he was also deeply involved in at the planning level!<br />
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Dean has been mentoring our Incubator Farmers since the inaugural year of the program in 2013, and has been an active voice in shaping the 2014 season. Dean's input and advice about the timing of workshops, mentoring sessions, and topics has helped Groundswell develop a timeline that fits with the rhythms of the farming season. Mentoring a new business owner and food producer can be a VERY tricky task, and but Dean's understanding of the learning process and his patience has made him an invaluable Mentor Farmer. <br />
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As Groundswell staff, we feel blessed to be able to work with a Mentor Farmer who has such a commitment to others' education that he takes the time to be critical of the techniques that are not working, and suggest improved methods. The efficacy of the Groundswell Incubator Program has been tremendously improved by his voice.<br />
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Devon Van Noble, Incubator Development Coordinator, and Groundswell staffUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077094356217914592.post-11946391071301622432014-05-12T16:18:00.001-04:002014-05-14T17:31:57.745-04:00Focus on Food Sovereignty<br />
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At one of our Groundswell Development meetings last month, the question came up: "What is Food Sovereignty?" We'd like to share with you the 6 food sovereignty principles which were drafted in 2007 at the International Forum for Food Sovereignty in Mali.<br />
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<b>1. Focuses on Food for People:</b> Food sovereignty stresses the right to sufficient, healthy and culturally appropriate food for all individuals, peoples and communities, including those who are hungry or living under occupation, in conflict zones and marginalized. Food sovereignty rejects the proposition that food is just another commodity for international agribusiness.</div>
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<b>2. Values Food Providers:</b> Food sovereignty values and supports the contributions, and respects the rights, of women and men, peasants and small scale family farmers, pastoralists, artisanal fishers, forest dwellers, indigenous peoples and agricultural and fisheries workers, including migrants, who cultivate, grow, harvest and process food; and rejects those policies, actions and programs that undervalue them, threaten their livelihoods and eliminate them.</div>
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<b>4. Makes Decisions Locally:</b> Food sovereignty seeks control over and access to territory, land, grazing, water, seeds, livestock and fish populations for local food providers. These resources ought to be used and shared in socially and environmentally sustainable ways which conserve diversity. Food sovereignty recognizes that local territories often cross geopolitical borders and advances the right of local communities to inhabit and use their territories; it promotes positive interaction between food providers in different regions and territories and from different sectors to resolve internal conflicts or conflicts with local and national authorities; and rejects the privatization of natural resources through laws, commercial contracts and intellectual property rights regimes.</div>
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<b>5. Builds Knowledge and Skills:</b> Food sovereignty builds on the skills and local knowledge of food providers and their local organizations that conserve, develop and manage localized food production and harvesting systems, developing appropriate research systems to support this and passing on this wisdom to future generations. Food sovereignty rejects technologies that undermine, threaten or contaminate these, e.g. genetic engineering.</div>
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<b>6. Works with Nature:</b> Food sovereignty uses the contributions of nature in diverse, low external input agroecological production and harvesting methods that maximize the contribution of ecosystems and improve resilience and adaptation, especially in the face of climate change. Food sovereignty seeks to heal the planet so that the planet may heal us; and, rejects methods that harm beneficial ecosystem functions, that depend on energy intensive monocultures and livestock factories, destructive fishing practices and other industrialized production methods, which damage the environment and contribute to global warming.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077094356217914592.post-37237954131916861312014-04-21T08:56:00.000-04:002014-04-21T08:56:18.508-04:00Thank You Hoophouse Builders!<div class="content" id="anonymous_element_192">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Volunteers and staff fasten the plastic on our brand new <br />20' x 72' hoophouse at the Groundswell Incubator Farm. <br />Photo by Jim Bosjolie.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We want to shout out a
huge THANK YOU to the generous volunteers who have helped Groundswell
install our new hoophouse at the Incubator Farm. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><strong>Sara Koste, Rafael Aponte, Ann Piombino, Aidan Hodges, and Elan Shapiro</strong>
have shown up to work in all sorts of Spring weather to put together
this big puzzle. They have laid down ground cover, put up the walls,
carried the hoops, built the end walls, attached wiggle wire, and bolted
everything together.</span></span><br />
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and get the project completed in short time. All that is left to do is
put the plastic on the roof and get the BCS tractor out to prepare the
beds! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The 72’ long hoophouse at the Incubator Farm was manufactured locally
by the Howard Hoover Family Farm in Penn Yan. Hoover's tubular steel
structures have become fairly popular due to the ease of installation
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Our hoophouse will enable Incubator farmers to extend the growing
season into spring and fall, and to grow heat loving summer crops more
intensively. Damon Brangman of Roots Rising Farm plans to experiment
with some specialty crops from the Caribbean.</span></span><br />
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Incubator Farm or working with the Farmers, please let us know at
(607)319-5095 or info@groundswellcenter.org. </span></span></div>
Joanna Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154286634434599309noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077094356217914592.post-25350429389609130472014-04-20T13:44:00.000-04:002014-05-21T16:26:45.058-04:00What Works? Farmer-Led Education<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I love it when a group of really wonderful people put their heads together to make something happen. I love it when a really great idea turns into reality. And I especially love it when it turns out to be a lot of fun!<br /><br />That's what's happening with Groundswell's new season-long course in <a href="http://www.groundswellcenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=166&Itemid=182" target="_blank"><b>Holistic Organic Orchard Management</b></a>. <br /><br />Last year a group of small-scale commercial orchardists came to Groundswell and proposed a new program to meet the needs of the emerging organic tree fruits industry. It's hard to grow quality fruit organically, and here in the Ithaca area there's a tremendous amount of innovation going on in local orchards. Growers wanted an opportunity to share their knowledge, compare notes, and educate their employees about effective organic management strategies.<br /><br />I loved the idea. As a home orchardist I'd had a hard time figuring out how to grow a nice crop of apples. And from our previous courses, I knew there were lots of people like me - serious home orchardists who would love to learn from The Masters.<br /><br />So we cooked up the idea of a monthly program which would focus on a different aspect of production throughout the entire season. We had nine experienced growers eager to be involved as instructors. But we had no idea how many people would sign up. How much would they be willing to pay for this extraordinary education? Could we bring in enough revenues to pay instructors? Groundswell?<br /><br />We decided to take a chance together and try it out. Groundswell agreed to manage the course enrollments, marketing, and administration, without compensation if necessary. The growers agreed to teach without compensation if necessary. We figured out a sliding scale for tuition that seemed reasonable, and began putting the word out...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The class meets from 1-4 PM on the fourth Sunday of the month, Jan-Oct (except July). Each session takes place at a different local orchard and involves 2-3 instructors, so the large class is able to split up into several small groups for hands-on activities. There's always a whole lot of conversation among experienced and beginning orchardists. Everyone is learning a lot, even those who've been at it for decades.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />We're excited about this model of farmer-led programming! It's a great idea that really works, and it's helping to grow a sector of our agricultural economy with strong market demand. We look forward to cooking up other dynamic, farmer-led educational programs to meet the needs of farmers, homesteaders, and emerging markets.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Joanna Green is Director of the Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming in Ithaca, NY.</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><br />by Susannah Spero<br /><br />Farms run by New
Americans are thriving all over the United States. Fueled primarily
by federal and state funding, New American agriculture programs offer
immigrants and refugees opportunities to prosper from their
agricultural skills while gaining valuable English language,
marketing, and management experience. <br /><br />New Americans often worked as
farmers in their native countries and thus possess a great deal of
agricultural knowledge; however, after arriving in the United States,
New Americans may lack the capital necessary to purchase land or
manage a farm business. Agricultural programming for New Americans
extends the benefits of the local food and farming movement to these populations, merging public interest in the development
of vibrant regional food economies with New Americans’ expertise
and needs.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"></span></div>
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Vermont,
California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Idaho, as well as many other
states, host notable New Americans agriculture programs, many of
which are funded by the Refugee Agriculture Partnership Program and
the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Farmers from nations including
Somalia, Cambodia, Bhutan, Burundi, Liberia, and Vietnam have thrived
on American soil and started successful small farm businesses.
Nonprofit organizations assist New Americans in learning the
intricacies of the fickle North American climate, identifying
prospective marketing channels, managing a farm business, and
obtaining land, tools, and seeds.<br />
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<span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><br />New Farms for New
Americans, a highly successful refugee and immigrant agriculture
enterprise in Burlington, Vermont, provides New Americans with small
plots of land in a communal field, and assists more ambitious clients
with finding additional acreage. Fresh Start Farms in Portland,
Maine, is a collective of New Americans who manage individual farms.
Through Fresh Start Farms, the participants receive trainings and
consultations on growing produce in the unfamiliar Maine climate.
<br /><br />Participants in such programs sell their produce or value-added
products at neighborhood market stands, to restaurants, CSAs, and
supermarkets, earning income while providing their communities with
organic, locally grown produce. New Americans often grow crops native
to their home countries, such as lemongrass and snake gourds, and use
diverse growing techniques, such as trellising cucumbers.<br /><br />In the Southern Tier region of NYS, the Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming is working to make land and other resources more available to New Americans interested in farming. Groundswell offers foreign-born and children of foreign-born Americans, refugees, and immigrants tailored farm business management, production, and marketing training; mentoring from experienced farmers and business advisors; and affordable access to land at EcoVillage in Ithaca, NY. Funding for this effort comes from a generous grant by the Appalachian Regional Commission, and is made possible by the "New Americans Initiative" recently launched by the NYS Department of State Office for New Americans.<br /><br />By embarking upon this initiative, Groundswell hopes to help New Americans, including refugees and immigrants, participate in economic and entrepreneurial opportunities afforded by the growing local foods movement. Our goal is to increase the number of New American farmers in Central New York in order to enhance the cultural diversity of our farms and communities, which will also keep agricultural land and infrastructure in production.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><br />To learn more about what Groundswell can offer, visit our </span><a href="http://www.groundswellcenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=157&Itemid=175" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">website</a><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">.<br /><br /><i>Susannah Spero helps Groundswell connect with New Americans in Ithaca. To learn more about Susannah, check out her <a href="http://groundswell-ithaca.blogspot.com/2014/01/volunteer-spotlight-susannah-spero.html">volunteer profile</a>.</i></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">Call us at 607-319-5095 or email </span><a href="mailto:newamericans@groundswellcenter.org" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;" target="_blank">newamericans@<wbr></wbr>groundswellcenter.org</a><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">“The eradication of hunger and malnutrition is an achievable goal. However, it will not be enough to refine the logic of our food systems – it must instead be reversed,” Mr. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">De Schutter stressed during the presentation of </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">his final report* to the UN Human Rights Council after a six-year term as Special Rapporteur.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The expert warned that the current food systems are efficient only from the point of view of maximizing agribusiness profits. “At the local, national and international levels, the policy environment must urgently accommodate alternative, democratically-mandated visions,” he said.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Objectives such as supplying diverse, culturally-acceptable foods to communities, supporting smallholders, sustaining soil and water resources, and raising food security within particularly vulnerable areas, must not be crowded out by the one-dimensional quest to produce more food.”<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">“The greatest deficit in the food economy is the <i>democratic </i>one. By harnessing people’s knowledge and building their needs and preferences into the design of ambitious food policies at every level, we would arrive at food systems that are built to endure,” Mr. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">De Schutter said.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The key lies in democratic decision-making, he stressed. “National right to food strategies should be co-designed by relevant stakeholders, in particular the groups most affected by hunger and malnutrition, and they should be supported by independent monitoring.”<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Mr. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">De Schutter </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">highlighted in his report the promising efforts of the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) to bring together governments, civil society, international agencies and the private sector to collectively address the challenges that food systems face, but warned that “the CFS remains the exception in bringing participation and democracy into the global governance arena, and in accommodating different visions of food security.”<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077094356217914592.post-10302390982415927322014-02-28T16:15:00.002-05:002014-02-28T16:18:29.296-05:00Community College Farming Program Has Groundswell Roots<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">TC3's new Sustainable Farming and Food Systems program grew out of Groundswell's Summer Practicum</span></span></h2>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Groundswell is delighted to welcome TC3's new <a href="http://www.tc3.edu/catalog/ap_ftb_sustain_agri.asp" target="_blank">Sustainable Farming and Food Systems </a>program onto the scene!<br /><br />And we're especially pleased to announce that long-time Groundswell Mentor Farmer Todd McLane will serve as Director of the new TC3 Organic Farm. <br /><br />TC3's new program had its origins in Groundswell's Summer Practicum in Sustainable Farming and Local Food Systems, which we offered from 2010 to 2012 in collaboration with the community college. <br /><br />TC3 President Carl Haynes was impressed with the program and with the enthusiasm of our students. And he appreciated the fact that Groundswell was bringing new students to TC3 from as far away as North Carolina. So he and TC3 colleagues have been working hard since then to develop the new Farm-To-Bistro venture.<br /> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Program Information</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Sustainable Farming and Food Systems program emphasizes the practical skills it takes to manage a small, diverse farm, while providing students with a broad exposure to the social and ecological considerations of truly sustainable food production and distribution. Students in the program take courses in entrepreneurship, accounting, environmental studies, biology, and unique food systems seminars. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">They will apply this knowledge on a working farm located on TC3’s main campus and work closely with food retailers, restaurants, as well as the TC3 Eatery and the College’s planned Coltivare culinary center in downtown Ithaca as part of the College’s unique Farm to Bistro program.</span></span>Joanna Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154286634434599309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077094356217914592.post-87743396043763558432014-02-28T13:51:00.000-05:002014-02-28T13:51:51.427-05:00From Groundswell's Incubator Coordinator<div class="content" id="anonymous_element_55">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiWGERfDRs__lzSd9cMzXTb7le_hFmtZ3Ck00jB7-myLChd-eauTqx06z7lEkCjz_zWnTwG4cv3bMXzv7eTuW5TUqcrfh4m2he-MEhSCM9eaMjAXbXPDq4O_miRDRx36iHb4o1GzQr0g/s1600/Devon+With+Chain+Saw2+WEB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiWGERfDRs__lzSd9cMzXTb7le_hFmtZ3Ck00jB7-myLChd-eauTqx06z7lEkCjz_zWnTwG4cv3bMXzv7eTuW5TUqcrfh4m2he-MEhSCM9eaMjAXbXPDq4O_miRDRx36iHb4o1GzQr0g/s1600/Devon+With+Chain+Saw2+WEB.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a>By Devon Van Noble</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A few days ago it was in the 40’s in Enfield for a few minutes, and I slipped up and said, “Whew- Summer is </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">coming!” </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A friend laughed back at me, “Bahhh-- you are jumping the gun on that one, guy!” </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Growing up in Florida, I got exhausted of the relentless heat and
humidity. When I moved to Ithaca about 11 years ago, I found the
Northern winters invigorating, and loved the fact that there was a
reason to huddle up inside when it got cold out. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There is a sense of
interdependence with our friends and neighbors during this time of year.
The cold forces us to prepare and work with nature and consider how we
are going to survive through the elements that are beyond our control. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In short, it’s a humbling season. When winter arrives, I look forward to
the sunny days playing in this Winter wonderland— skiing at Greek Peak,
hiking around frozen waterfalls, sledding at Cornell... But after this
winter, I just want to be warm.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is only the second winter at Van Noble Farm, and it has been
kind of a rough season. Sub-zero temperatures heading into December
caught me off guard and rather unprepared to keep young piglets warm and
protected. My tool of choice for “unfreezing” water bins each day has
been a hefty sledge hammer and a pair of rubber gloves, but often even
that seems futile because ice crusts form after 10 minutes. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I know I am
not the only livestock producer who is suffering from the “Polar
Vortices” that have characterized this winter. My heart goes out to all
those producers who have had to clench their teeth to make it through
to spring. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It’s not that I don’t still have a fondness for the snow, the
stillness, and the cold— I just have a different perspective on this
season now. It can be enjoyable and beautiful, but it carries a serious
potential for hardship. Thankfully, SPRING IS COMING! And there are so
many exciting projects to look forward to in 2014.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Waiting for spring,
<br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Devon</span></span></div>
Joanna Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154286634434599309noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077094356217914592.post-2278958471543308462014-01-24T16:35:00.001-05:002014-01-24T16:35:27.927-05:00Volunteer Spotlight: Susannah Spero<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Groundswell has been blessed to work
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spotlight Susannah Spero, who graduated from Hamilton College in 2013 with a
self- designed degree in Socioeconomic and Political Studies. Since last September Susannah has been working with us on our</span><span style="font-size: small;"> New American Farmers Project, which helps refugees and other immigrants to explore opportunities and get started in agriculture.<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><br />
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Burlington, Vermont. There she helpe<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>d manage several acres of crops
at the Intervale Center farm and<span></span> designed trainings on farming and marketing for 60 refugee families. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Susannah's experience and insights have proved to be invaluable in positioning Groundswell to better serve refugee families in our community.<span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> She helped us think through many
of the barriers they face in trying to farm in
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United States. Last fall she helped us to plan a pilot project for local refugees, which we are beginning to implement this
year.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here in Ithaca
there are many Burmese and Karen refugees with a background in small-scale farming, growing food for their families and for local markets.<span> </span>Our Incubator Farm provides land, infrastructure, tools and equipment to help them get started. However, exploring farming opportunities takes time, especially for those who are just getting
familiarized with the ecology and culture of the region.<span> </span> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Susannah opened up our thinking about practical pathways that refugees can take to overcome barriers and grow
into farming.<span> </span>Rather than trying to
assimilate their own farming traditions with the commercial farm business model prevalent in the United States, Susannah advocated a collective model in which multiple families work together on a small plot, sharing labor and risks, and learning together as they gradually develop their markets. This is the pathway that has worked well at other incubator programs for refugee farmers. <span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span></span>With Susannah’s proposal and her guidance Groundswell has
been able to prepare for the 2014 season with a much clearer vision of how we can support refugees
at the Incubator Farm.<span> </span>With this
foundation, we have been able to connect with service
providers and sponsors in the area who already work closely with refugees, and explain to them precisely what we offer.<span> </span>We are beginning to meet with interested refugees, and hope to be working with a small group of growers this spring. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We're grateful that Susannah is able to
continue working with us through the spring. As the growing season approaches, She will be helping us </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">to connect with refugees who are interested in the
Incubator Farm, and o<span></span></span></span>rganizing the support systems identified
in her proposal, including childcare, transportation, and marketing assistance.<span> </span>We are very excited to continue this work
with her this year, and look forward to how the New American Farmer Project will continue to
grow.<span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span></span>If you'd like to get involved in
supporting New American beginning farmers at the Incubator, please get in
touch with us at (607)319-5095, or newamericans@groundswellcenter.org.</span></span></div>
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</span></span>Joanna Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154286634434599309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077094356217914592.post-4733419252095840012013-11-27T22:38:00.000-05:002013-11-27T22:38:23.503-05:00Sign Up Now for 2014 Programs<div class="content" id="anonymous_element_149">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This course is for serious beginning farmers who needs a plan, and
for established farmers who want to improve their business skills.Ten
weekly sessions cover all major aspects of the farm business start-up
process, including assessing your resources; legal and regulatory
issues; production planning; marketing; financial feasibility, budgets
and record keeping; and more. For info and online application form,
click <a href="http://www.groundswellcenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=133&Itemid=156" target="_blank"><strong>HERE.</strong></a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We're looking for 2-3 more new farmers to join the <a href="http://www.groundswellcenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106&Itemid=105" target="_blank"><strong>Groundswell Incubator Farm</strong></a>
in 2014! Your best chance for acceptance in the program is to apply
right away. But we will accept applications until available slots are
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In addition to growing space, the Incubator offers access to tools,
water and irrigation lines, tractor services, production and marketing
infrastructure, and mentoring from experienced farmers. Space is
available for livestock micro-enterprises as well as crops.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For details about the program and an online application form, click <a href="http://www.groundswellcenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106&Itemid=105" target="_blank"><strong>HERE</strong></a>.
If you think the Incubator might be for you, we encourage you to give
Devon Van Noble a call at 727-410-4073. He can answer your questions and
help you decide whether to apply.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fourth Sundays of each month, 1-4 PM, January through October 2014 (except July)</span></span></h3>
<a href="https://madmimi.com/promotions/4478984/edit#" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img height="213" src="https://d1wh43egtz3cgo.cloudfront.net/promotion_images/0559/4263/original/WEBMichael.jpg" style="position: relative;" width="159" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a unique opportunity to learn from some of the region's most respected and innovative growers. Beginning and experienced commercial producers and serious homestead orchardists are invited to participate. For info and easy online registration form, click <a href="http://www.groundswellcenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=166&Itemid=182" target="_blank"><b>HERE.</b></a></span></span></div>
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