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 small and marketing local,” says Anu Rangarajan, a senior extension associate in the Department of Horticulture and director of the Cornell Small Farms Program. “We need to develop the infrastructure to provide more assistance to these farmers to tap into marketing, distribution, and processing systems and help them identify and produce the right type and right quality of foods for local markets.”

Wine Microbiology students evaluate grapes in the CALS Teaching Winery.
Wine Microbiology students evaluate grapes in the CALS Teaching Winery.

Aspiring Vintners Move into New Teaching Winery – Short report on new teaching winery at Cornell Orchards: “The $900,000, 1,800-square-foot winery, attached to the Cornell Orchards, acts as the Ithaca hub for CALS’ new viticulture and enology undergraduate major, which enrolls roughly 30 students and draws on more than 50 faculty members from the horticulture, food science technology, plant pathology, and applied economics and management departments.

Mann’s Rooftop Garden Named for Dean Susan Henry – Working with students in Peter Trowbridge’s landscape architecture class, John Dyson ’65, past chair of the CALS Advisory Council, and Janet McCue, former director of Mann Library, oversaw the beautification of the space—once an unsightly concrete expanse. The garden will be maintained by Nina Bassuk, professor of horticulture, and her students.

New Apple Selections Are Fast-Tracked at 30 NY Orchards – Thirty New York orchard owners are growing new apple selections developed at CALS’ Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva to test whether the apples could be a commercial success.

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