Small Farm Quarterly - Fall 2006

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CONTENTS: SMALL FARM PROGRAM UPDATE: Cornell Small Farms Program Update, Page 3; COMMUNITY/WORLD: The Taste of Place, Page 18; COWS AND CROPS: From Vegetable CSA to Small Dairy Creamery, Page 12; A New Way to Make Hay?, Page 15; Animal Welfare - What DO People Think?, Page 20; FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Economies of Scale, Page 19; FOREST AND WOODLOT: Reducing Recreation Liability Risk, Page 5; GRAZING: Bucking the Trend: Seasonal Dairy Start-Up Adds Valuable Diversity to Dairy Industry, Page 9; HOME AND FAMILY: On Raising Rural Kids - The Importance of Strong Families, Page 14; Advice for Building a Strong Family, Page 14; MANAGING RISK: Taming the Three D’s - How to Keep Death, Disability, and Divorce From Threatening Your Farm Enterprise, Page 4; How ‘Plain People’ Manage Risk, Page 6; If You Can’t See Them, They Can’t See You, Page 9; MARKETING: Customers vs Consumers: Even If You’re a Direct Marketer, They Are Not Necessarily the Same, Page 16; NEW FARMERS: When the Time Comes . . . Transferring Applecheek Farm, Page 13; Getting a Head Start: Farm Service Agency Youth Loans Help Prepare These Two Young Farmers For Success, Page 20; NON-DAIRY LIVESTOCK: Old Fashioned Rape Pasture System Offer Fresh Possibilities for Pastured Pork, Page 3; PHOTO ESSAY: From Field To Plate: Photo Essay by Jason Houston, Page 19; READERS WRITE: Page 17; RESOURCE SPOTLIGHTS: Reducing Recreation Liability Risk, Page 5; Land Link Vermont, Page 13; Strengthening Families, Page 15; Northeast SARE Farm Grants, Page 17; National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture, Page 18; STEWARDSHIP AND NATURE: Growing Clean Water on the Farm, Page 7; Sustainable Energy Systems on the Farm, Page 8; YOUTH PAGES: Exploring the Small Farm Dream with 4-H Career Explorations, Page 10; Refining My Small Farm Dream, Page 10; Traveling Through the Minds of Small Farms, Page 10; My Own Small Farm Dream, Page 10; Getting a Reality Check on Farming, Page 11; Hard Work, Rewarding Lifestyle, Page 11; You Gotta Love It!, Page 11