Faces of Groundswell
Welcoming Adriana to Groundswell!
We’re thrilled to welcome Adriana Pickett-Becerra as the new Business Development & ESL Program Coordinator. Adriana’s role at Groundswell is multi-faceted. She is available to provide individual one-to-one guidance to…
Read MoreGroundswell Story: Main Street Farms
Allan and Bob Cat, owners of Main Street Farms in Homer NY, are graduates of Groundswell Center programs who now operate a small diversified vegetable farm that does CSA and…
Read MoreGroundswell Story: Alison Smith
Alison came to Ithaca to find her place in our farm community, specifically for flowers. After apprenticing at Littleflowers Farm for the tail end of last season, she joined Groundswell’s…
Read MoreIncubator Highlight: Ability in Bloom
Article by Glen, Ability in Bloom Program Coordinator: Ability in Bloom is a social enterprise program of Challenge Workforce Solutions where our goal is to provide jobs and work skills…
Read MoreInstant Inspiration: Kate Cardona
Kate Cardona Community Program Coordinator, Groundswell Center Kate is Groundswell’s newest staff member, and will be serving as our Community Program Coordinator. We thought our inaugural edition of this series would…
Read MoreQ&A with Groundswell Board Member Mary Kate Wheeler: Climate Change, Water Access and Farming in Peru
Cornell graduate student and Groundswell Board Member Mary Kate Wheeler spent 6 months in 2015 working in Peru collaborating with a local nonprofit, CARE Perú, to conduct surveys with 500 households…
Read MoreFaces of Groundswell: Nicole Scott
How do you get started in farming when you have no background in it? If you didn’t grow up in a farming family, how can you learn to tackle…
Read MoreFaces of Groundswell: Steve Selin
Steve Selin South Hill Cider & Groundswell Alumnus by Ben Roosa, Groundswell Volunteer “The Finger Lakes Cider House is an excellent example of collaborative artists achieving something that would not…
Read MoreFaces of Groundswell: Erica Frenay, Trainee
By Ben Roosa In the six years since Shelterbelt’s inception, Erica and husband Craig Modisher have been working hard to establish the farm, build a home, and raise their children,…
Read MoreCall to Action: Dig Deeper!
by Rafael Aponte, Outreach Coordinator With the summer almost upon us in the Finger Lakes, things are beginning to heat up, and the time for heavy lifting is here! During…
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