Small Farm Quarterly - Winter 2014

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CONTENTS: SMALL FARM PROGRAM UPDATE -Cornell Small Farms Program Update, Page 3; ENERGY ON THE FARM -Local Compost Materials Heat Community Greenhouse, by Abigail Woughter, Page 6; FARM MEMOIR -My Ole Dad, by Stuart Cheney, Page 8; GRAZING -March is Frost Seeding Time, by Nancy Glazier, Page 2; HORTICULTURE -Blue Oyster Cultivation, by Patricia Brhel, Page 10; LIVESTOCK & POULTRY -What is the Ideal Weight for a Market Lamb? by Ulf Kintzel, Page 5; LOCAL FOODS & MARKETING -Cross Marketing, by Melody Reynolds, Page 17; Reaching Underserved Communities with CSAs, by Rebecca Heller-Steinberg, Page 18; NEW AND BEGINNING FARMERS -How to Love a Farmland Lease, by Rachel Carter, Page 14; One Solution for Farmland Access, by Kevin Egolf, Page 12; NORTHEAST SARE SPOTLIGHT -Taking a Butter Knife to Kefire Cheese, by Rachel Whiteheart, Page 16; RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT -Invest in Your Farm Education this Winter, by Erica Frenay, Page 7;Stress Free Chicken Tractor Plans, by John Suscovich, Page 15; SEED STORIES -Seeds, Chefs, and Sustainable Agriculture, by Petra Page-Mann, Page 9; STEWARDSHIP & NATURE -Orb Weaver Farm, by John Thurgood, Page 19;