Small Farm Quarterly - Spring 2013

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CONTENTS: SMALL FARM PROGRAM UPDATE -Cornell Small Farms Program Update, Page 3; BOOK NOOK -Luscious Guide to Growing Fruit Naturally, by Jill Swenson, Page 15; COMMUNITY AND WORLD -Rhubarb or Bust: Farming Notes from Interior Alaska, by Ruby Peck-Hollembaek, Page 19; Food Recovery Q&A, by Laurie “Duck” Caldwell, Page 6; Reconnecting Refugee Farmers to Their Agricultural Roots, by Laura McCandlish, Page 8; FARM ENERGY -Is Wind Energy Right for Your Farm, by Mark Mayhew, Page 13; FOREST AND WOODLOT -Regenerating Your Next Forest: Keys to Success, by Paul Curtis, Gary Goff, and Jason Boulanger, Page 18; GRAZING -The Value of Increasing Pasture Numbers, by Bill Verbeten, Page 4; HORTICULTURE -Uncommon Fruits with Commercial Potential, by Lee Reich, Page 9; Cut Flowers for Beauty and Business, by John Suscovich, Page 10; LIVESTOCK & POULTRY -The Chute, by Ulf Kintzel, Page 12; LOCAL FOODS & MARKETING -Using Software to Help Build and Support Local Food Markets, by Kim Mills, Sue Rau, Jason Evans, and Jim Ochterski, Page 14; GrowYour CSA Online, by Dan Livingston, Page 11; NEW FARMERS -The Education of a Beginning Goat Farmer, by Stephanie Fisher, Page 16; The Dance of Farming, by June Bartos, Page 3; PHOTO FEATURE -Peas: the Taste of Spring, Page 10; POLICY CORNER -New Proposed Food Safety Laws, by Jason Foscolo, Esq, Page 7; RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT -New Videos Teach Sheep Shearing, by Tianna Dupont, Page 7; The New York State Nut Tree Trail, by John Wertis, Page 5; SEED STORIES -From Seed to Shining Seed, by Petra Page-Mann, Page 17; STEWARDSHIP & NATURE -Conservation Sucess on Full Moon Farm, by Andrea Brendalen and John M.Thursgood, Page 20