UPCOMING EVENTS
Cornell Small Farms Online Courses
Cornell Small Farms Program has announced a new slate of online courses for the fall, featuring new courses and learning opportunities. The program offers more than 20 online courses to help farmers improve their technical and business skills. New topics include “Reading the Land,” “Beef Cattle Management,” and “Social Media & Online Marketing.” https://smallfarms.cornell.edu/online-courses/
Archived webinars for Farmers. Covering topics like Farm Energy, Farm Finances, Land Access, Marketing, and Vegetable Production: https://smallfarms.cornell.edu/resources/webinars/webinars-for-farmers/
American Farmland Trust "Farming in a Pandemic" video series
In this web series from American Farmland Trust, they sit down (over video) with small farmers and food system workers from across the country to talk about how the coronavirus crisis is impacting their farms, markets and lives. You may recognize several local faces:
Episode 4 features Michael Hurwitz from NYC Greenmarket Farmers Markets
Episode 8 features Featherbed Lane Farm owner, and AFT's own, Tim Biello
Episode 11 features Lee Hennessy and Moxie Ridge Farm
The entire series can be found at:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6kH004Kij1ICAjG9qYccYU7bMZo550OM
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