Small Farm Quarterly - Fall 2013

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CONTENTS: SMALL FARM PROGRAM UPDATE -Cornell Small Farms Program Update, Page 3; ENERGY ON THE FARM -Sunflowers: From Field to Fuel, by Rachel Carter, Page 10; FARM MEMOIR -The Bad Bread, by Stuart Cheney, Page 9; GRAZING -Bale Grazing: Feed the Cattle, Feed the Pasture, by Brett Chedzoy, Page 5; HORTICULTURE -Willow, A New Old Crop, by Marilee Williams, Page 8; LIVESTOCK & POULTRY -Electric Nettings for Sheep: Useful Tips, by Ulf Kintzel, Page 20; Pigging Out, by Ada Kerman, Page 21; The First-Year Egg Farmer, by Sam Anderson, Page 17; LOCAL FOODS & MARKETING -Sell It! by Miriah Reynolds, Page 15; NEW FARMERS -New Campus Farm - Fruits of Labor, by Dan Moscovici, Page 16; Learning and Traveling by “WWOOFing,” by Elizabeth Burrichter, Page 6; NORTHEAST SARE SPOTLIGHT -Watch Out Diesel:There’s a New Fuel in Town, by Rachel Whiteheart, Page 22; Quinoa Curiosity, by Abigail Woughter, Page 23; RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT -Telling Better Stories Workshop, by Amy Halloran, Page 7; NY Farm Viability Institute Continues to Help Organic Dairies Reach Their Goals, by Tessa Buratto, Page 3; SEED STORIES -Fruition Seeds: A Model for Collaborative, Regional Seed Development, by Petra Page-Mann, Page 12; SMALL FARM SPOTLIGHT -Save This Farm, by Brooke Werley, Page 4; STEWARDSHIP & NATURE -Wetland Restoration: “What Do You Want to Do That For?” by Troy Bishopp, Page 18; YOUTH PAGE -My Bookend Internships, by William Mathew Cain, Page 14