Whether you are an existing or aspiring farmer, join us for a five-part webinar series where experts provide overviews of diverse enterprises that might work for your business.  Join us for all, or just one, whatever your schedule allows.  

Webinars begin on February 20, 2020 and continue each Thursday evening from 6:00pm to 7:00 pm until March 19, 2020. 

Registration is $25 for entire series, or $6 per webinar.  A Zoom link will be sent to you the day before the webinar when you register.  Please register 24 hours before the date of the webinar to ensure that the link is delivered. 

February 20 - Basics of Mushroom Production - Steve Gabriel, Specialty Mushrooms and Agroforestry Specialist, Cornell Small Farms.  Mushrooms are an emerging niche crop with many benefits, including improving farmer stewardship of forested lands and the ability to offer a unique and highly desired product. Steve will introduce students to mushrooms that can be easily grown in the woods. 

Whether you are an existing or aspiring farmer, join us for a five-part webinar series where experts provide overviews of diverse enterprises that might work for your business.  Join us for all, or just one, whatever your schedule allows.  

Webinars begin on February 20, 2020 and continue each Thursday evening from 6:00pm to 7:00 pm until March 19, 2020. 

Registration is $25 for entire series, or $6 per webinar. A Zoom link will be sent to you the day before the webinar when you register.  Please register 24 hours before the date of the webinar to ensure that the link is delivered. 

February 27 - Basics of Nut Production - Sam Bosco, PhD candidate, School of Integrated Plant Science, Cornell.  Sam's research focuses on temperate nut-based agroforestry and how that endeavor intersects historical and social understandings of a sustainable regional food system.

Whether you are an existing or aspiring farmer, join us for a five-part webinar series where experts provide overviews of diverse enterprises that might work for your business.  Join us for all, or just one, whatever your schedule allows.  

Webinars begin on February 20, 2020 and continue each Thursday evening from 6:00pm to 7:00 pm until March 19, 2020. 

Registration is $25 for entire series, or $6 per webinar.  A Zoom link will be sent to you the day before the webinar when you register. Please register 24 hours before the date of the webinar to ensure that the link is delivered. 

March 5 - Adding Poultry to Your Small Farm - Jason Detzel, CCE Ulster Co. and Ashley Pierce, CCE CAAHP.  Jason and Ashley lead livestock and poultry educational programs in the Capital District and Hudson Valley regions of the state.  Poultry production is relatively low-investment with a quick turnaround time but farmers need specific skills to produce a product that is safe and profitable. This course will provide basic information to build a successful poultry enterprise.

Whether you are an existing or aspiring farmer, join us for a five-part webinar series where experts provide overviews of diverse enterprises that might work for your business.  Join us for all, or just one, whatever your schedule allows.  

Webinars begin on February 20, 2020 and continue each Thursday evening from 6:00pm to 7:00 pm until March 19, 2020. 

Registration is $25 for entire series, or $6 per webinar. A Zoom link will be sent to you the day before the webinar when you register.  Please register 24 hours before the date of the webinar to ensure that the link is delivered. 

March 12 - Basics of Tree Fruit Production - Mike Basedow, CCE ENYCHP. Planting and managing apples, pears, and stone fruit is a rewarding hobby and business, but it's not as simple as planting and picking. There's a lot that goes into successful orcharding! Mike will provide some of the bare essentials to help you determine if growing tree fruit is right for you. 

Whether you are an existing or aspiring farmer, join us for a five-part webinar series where experts provide overviews of diverse enterprises that might work for your business.  Join us for all, or just one, whatever your schedule allows.  

Webinars begin on February 20, 2020 and continue each Thursday evening from 6:00pm to 7:00 pm until March 19, 2020. 

Registration is $25 for entire series, or $6 per webinar.  A Zoom link will be sent to you the day before the webinar when you register.  Please register 24 hours before the date of the webinar to ensure that the link is delivered. 

March 19 - Food Safety for Small Farms - Elisabeth Hodgdon, CCE ENYCHP. Elisabeth is a regional vegetable specialist and farm food safety lead for the ENYCHP. She is actively involved in high tunnel research, invasive pest management, and pesticide and food safety education. In the final segment of our series, Elisabeth will guide the audience through a thoughtful approach to designing diversified farming systems with food safety in mind.