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"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. Pine Root Farms recently built its second greenhouse. “Ruby and I constructed it mostly just the ...
One farmer's 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 more exacerbated with property values and everything just skyrocketing to where rural folks who live...
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’re highly experienced, have managed large farms, have all sorts of skills, and most plan to spend ...
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 Sunday, March 21 event. While there, you can purchase your tickets for their pancake breakfast-to-go on...