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'We are here to redefine what the family farm means, what the for-profit farming model looks like, and redefine what a human centered approach to farming can really be.'

"Human rights and growing veggies make a wonderful match" Maine-based Pine Root Farm is a woman-owned and woman-operated farm that recently built its second greenhouse. “Seven years ago, Ruby Nelson and her husband Gideon Knapp built everything from scratch”, says Emily Cai, who is currently working as an apprentice at the farm that has around 14 acres of fields and two, brand new greenhouses. Before building the first greenhouse, Pine Root Farm’s vegetables were all grown on open fields....

One farmers barter for Hudson Valley farmland The creative lengths TransGenerational Farm has gone to fight rural gentrification Lacey Seidman FacebookTwitterEmail “We’re seeing this almost rural gentrification happening,” says Jayne Henson, who has used creative means to find affordable land for her farm, TransGenenerational Farm, like bartering for acreage to grow upon. “The issue of development in the Hudson Valley has always been a problem for farmers, but it’s becoming more and m...

Jason Koski/Cornell University Anu Rangarajan testifies during a New York State Senate hearing hosted jointly by the Committees on Agriculture, Labor and Social Services. Cornell experts advocate for ag diversity, food security April 20, 2021 Only about 1% of New York state’s nearly 58,000 farm owners identify as Hispanic or Latinx, according to the Census of Agriculture, despite more than 80,000 such employees providing an essential backbone to the state’s farm sector. “They�...

Learn How to Make Pure Maple Syrup at The Root Farm in Sauquoit Love maple syrup? Learn the history and where it comes from at a how-to maple syrup workshop hosted by The Root Farm. It takes a lot of work to turn the sap from a maple tree into maple syrup, and cooperation from a very finicky mother nature. The Root Farm, located at 2860 King Road in Sauquoit, is hosting two more how-to maple syrup workshops. Space is limited, and you must RSVP at 315- 731-0985 for Saturday, March 20th, or Sun...

John Munson/Cornell University Nfamara Badjie (left) and Moustapha Diedhiou weed the fields at the Badjies rice farm in Ulster Park, NY. Black farming and food security topic of next Rural Humanities webinar February 24, 2021 As part of a conversation on Black land ownership, farming and food security, Rural Humanities will offer a webinar, “Black Land Matters: A Rural Humanities Webinar on Black Farming and Food Security,” on March 4 at 5:00 p.m. The event is free and open to a...

Ruairi and Marie-Thérèse de Blacam, Inis Meáin Restaurant & Suites. Dreaming of the day when your food is cooked by a chef, your wine is poured by a waiter and you don’t have to do the wash up? In the toughest year the hospitality sector has ever experienced, the Michelin Awards were a much-needed glimmer of light on a cold January evening. Green Star A new addition to the awards this year was the Green Star award, celebrating restaurants who embrace sustainable practises, and all three wi...

The restaurant and butcher shop promises farm-to-table meats like you’ve never seen them before. By Katherine Chew Hamilton 2/4/2021 at 5:00am Wallow & Root Farm specializes in hybrid heritage pigs. Simply mention heritage pigs to pig farmer Austin Piccone and you’ll get a run-down on trends in pig breeds over the last century, from Red Wattles to American Mulefoots. Bring up diverse livestock farming and you’ll get fun facts about how elephants’ feet create micro-ecosystems...

Burlington--A series of free, online webinars, hosted by University of Vermont Extension and the International Workshop on Agritourism, will provide participants with a global perspective on agritourism. Agritourism Gatherings, a monthly series that debuted last September, is designed to stimulate conversations about agritourism among people from different countries. While geared to farmers, farm stay operators, ag service providers, researchers and other industry professionals, anyone with an ...