Small Farm Program is hiring
From Anu Rangarajan: I am looking for a person to assist with the Cornell Small Farm Program. We have new funding to support training of beginning farmers. This individual would be part of our ...
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Monthly Archives: November 2009
They said it
At 3 degrees Celsius warming , we would have some chance to adapt, but if we allow emissions and temperatures to go higher than this, the impacts ...
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David Wolfe briefs Congress on carbon offsets
David Wolfe, professor in the Department of horticulture, and Antonio Bento, associate professor in the Department of Applied Economics and Management, spoke on “The Role of Agriculture and Forestry in Emerging Carbon Markets,” to ...
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Hortus Forum Poinsettia Sale Dec. 7 & 8
Cornell’s student horticulture club, Hortus Forum, presents it’s annual Poinsettia Sale: December 7 & 8 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. KPL Greenhouse #9 6” pots: $12; $10 pre-order 10” pots: $25; $20 pre-order ...
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CALS News
The Fall 2009 issue of CALS News features several articles of horticulture interest, including: Feeding an Empire State – Feature focusing on local foods movement in New York: “Most new farms today are starting ...
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New online botanical illustration course
Botanical Illustration II: Working with watercolor is a new online course to be taught by Senior Extension Associate Marcia Eames-Sheavly starting January 25. This is the second online botanical illustration course developed by Eames-Sheavly, ...
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Retirement Party for Bill Thompson
From Jenny Rothenberg: After 31 years of hard work and dedication, it’s time to take a permanent vacation! Please join us as we celebrate and offer Bill Thompson best wishes in his retirement. Wednesday, ...
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New York wine industry growing, survey finds
From the Ithaca Journal, Nov. 16: New wineries are sprouting up around the state, investments are growing, and visits by tourists and wine lovers have increased by more than 20 percent since 2003, despite ...
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Garden-based learning internship
This internship will provide the opportunity for a Cornell University student(s) with a demonstrated interest in garden-based learning to engage in an intensive experience over the course of two consecutive fall and spring semesters ...
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Part-Time Farmers: Dilmun Hill Student Farm
November 12 article in the Cornell Daily Sun: Part-Time Farmers: Dilmun Hill Student Farm: “‘I got the opportunity to manage a market garden and engage in all of the other components of a running ...
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