They said it
“These smaller products are necessarily more expensive, and they may lack some refinement. But people get that they’re all handmade, local, often organic. That’s the tradeoff. They can show some rough edges and be ...
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Yearly Archives: 2010
Seasons greetings …
From Cornell University. (Video includes some great vintage clips.) From the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. And the from Department of Horticulture. (Horticulture Quintet at 2010 Holiday Party, below.)
Bulb-perennial combo research in the Cornell Chronicle
A Dec. 21 online article in the Cornell Chronicle, Winning partners in bloom: Research pairs spring bulbs with various perennials, features bulb- perennial combination research conducted by Bill Miller and the Department of Horticulture ...
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Soil workshop March 23
Mark your calendar: Cornell Soils Workshop: Adaptive Nitrogen Management Training & Cornell Soil Health Test (CSHT) Report Interpretation Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Conference Room 102, Mann Library, Cornell Campus, Ithaca, N.Y. Free and open ...
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Online organic gardening course starts Jan. 31
Broaden your understanding of organic techniques for all kinds of gardens, including vegetables, fruits, flowers and ornamentals, and lawns. 8-week course starts Jan. 31. More information.
Interview with Dean Boor
View an interview with Dean Kathryn Boor from last summer. She lauds the Department of Horticulture for its “… true clarity from the point of fundamental discovery up through problem-solving — not only research, ...
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Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners on Facebook
The Cornell Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners website now has a Facebook group. Launched in 2004, the site has grown to more than 5,000 registered users. Visitors will find descriptions of more than 6,000 varieties, ...
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Teaching winery in Ezra magazine
The teaching winery at Cornell Orchards is featured in Ezra, Cornell’s quarterly magazine: Any wine from any grape: Behind the scenes at Cornell’s teaching winery. (Or .pdf version | Flash version.)
Wanted: Market Garden Manager for Dilmun Hill Student Farm
From Ryan Devlin: Thinking of staying in Ithaca this summer? Interested in organic vegetable production and student-run farms? Looking to get your hands dirty and become more involved in the local food movement on ...
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Online botanical illustration course
Botanical Illustration I: Basic Drawing Techniques January 24 to March 11, 2011 Cost: $500 Enrollment limited to 15 students./li> Questions or to be notified of next course email me14@cornell.edu Have you … … always ...
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