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["Michael Burns" <michael AT fingerlakespermaculture.org>]

From:    "Violet Stone" <vws7 AT cornell.edu>

NEWS FROM THE SMALL FARMS PROGRAM AT CORNELL

TOPIC: Small Farmers: Shape Your Future!
DATE: For immediate release, December 13th, 2011
CONTACT: Violet Stone, 607-255-9227 or vws7 AT cornell.edu
ONLINE NEWSROOM: www.smallfarms.cornell.edu/pages/news

Small Farmers: Shape Your Future!
2012 Small Farms Summit Scheduled for February 29th

Please 'save the date' for the 2012 NYS Small Farms Summit scheduled for
Wednesday, February 29th, from 9:30am - 3pm. The Summit is an interactive
meeting with an opportunity for all participants to take part in lively
discussion and provide important feedback, both locally, and across the state.
We will be gathering in Ithaca, NY and at 4 other locations around New York
State: Voorheesville (Albany County), Canton (St Lawrence County), Warsaw
(Wyoming County) and Riverhead (Suffolk County). A video connection will allow
us to communicate across sites.

Previous Small Farm Summits generated valuable feedback regarding
opportunities and barriers affecting the success of small farms in NY. In
response, the Cornell Small Farms Program has initiated key projects such as
the award-winning "Guide to Direct Marketing Livestock and Poultry",
sustainable farm energy field days, and a series of interviews with NYS food
distributers that work with small farms, to name a few.

The Summit is free to attend and lunch will be provided. Farmer participation
is especially encouraged and welcome. Registration details to follow in
January, 2012.


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Violet Stone
Cornell Small Farms Program
NY SARE Coordinator
607-255-9227
vws7 AT cornell.edu<mailto:vws7 AT cornell.edu>

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