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Ever Onward
A new ending for the NYLocal trailer. We’ve added some more jobs to the list. Continue reading
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A Living Soil Amendment
Back to vermicompost again, at Cornell University’s vermicompost research page, http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/vermicompost.htm you can find the short 9-minute film: A Living Soil Amendment The film “is a general introduction to the vermicomposting process as a technology that transforms organic wastes into … Continue reading
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A Traditional Beginning
We begin our journey through the many many faces of agriculture with a tribute to that old and important job of feeding livestock through a long cold winter. Continue reading
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Junior Raindrop
NY Local will explore the science of agriculture. To begin with, here is a graphic explanation of the Hydrologic Cycle and the important terms associated with it. The Hydrologic Cycle English Version Every farmer depends on water and everyone, both … Continue reading
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Pride of New York
Acting Agriculture Commissioner Darrel J. Aubertine is encouraging New Yorkers to buy and use local agriculture products Continue reading
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TIL
Robotics can take a lot of the backbreaking work out of a backbreaking profession. Continue reading
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Wormpower
On October 7, 2010, there was an open house at Wormpower, a vermicomposting operation in Avon, New York. Continue reading
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Happy Birthday
“I would rather be a farmer than emperor of the world.” George Washington 1793 Continue reading
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