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We SUPPORT beginning Farmers

Our Farm Business Courses and One-to-One Guidance help new farmers set goals, find markets and plan for profit.

We create affordable Land Access

Our Incubator Farm Program makes it easier to start farming by supplying equipment, training, resources and land just 3-miles from Ithaca.

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We COLLABORATE for Justice & Equity

Through our Farming for Justice Discussion Group, and community events, we partner with organizations led by people of color to address injustices in the food system.

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We FOSTER sustainable farming

Our hands-on Workshops highlight techniques that improve soil health, conserve water and promote land regeneration.

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Our multi-level Programs help farmers increase production yields, explore new enterprises or connect with a mentor.

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Our Incubator Farm Program started in 2012 to reduce land access and resource challenges new farmers often face. Learn about the Incubator Farmers and how they are establishing successful farm businesses in our community!

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EVENTS & NEWS

november, 2018

07nov9:00 am10:30 amFARMING FOR JUSTICE NOV DISCUSSIONCultural Appropriation in Farming & Food

https://magazine.thevarsity.ca/2015/11/22/dissecting-the-dish/

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As farmers, food business owners, and food system participants, we sometimes adopt Indigenous ways of growing or make use of the traditions of other cultures in our recipes or restaurants. While we may not intend harm with these actions, cultural appropriation by members of a dominant culture means these elements are used outside of their original cultural context—often against the stated wishes of members of the originating culture.

In this two-part “Farming for Justice” session (11/7 & 12/12), join Patrice Lockert Anthony, Facilitator, Thought Leader, and Cultural Provocateur, to learn more about cultural appropriation, why it’s hurtful, and discuss resources and tools for all of us to become aware of to practice in our food and farming businesses.

(Attending both sessions is encouraged, but not required)

Join the discussion in-person or via video conference.

Please find 3 readings below shared by the facilitator, Patrice Lockhart Anthony. These readings are not required, but recommended to help guide our conversation. If you only have time to read one, start with the first.

(1) https://civileats.com/2016/03/31/beyond-talk-the-search-for-real-solutions-in-the-conversation-about-food-and-cultural-appropriation/amp/

(2) http://www.foodrepublic.com/2017/06/01/cultural-appropriation-food/amp/

(3) http://fafdl.org/blog/2017/07/17/food-historian-steps-on-cultural-appropriation/

FARMING FOR JUSTICE IS A MONTHLY MEETING FOR FARMERS, FOOD PRODUCERS, AND FOOD SYSTEM WORKERS INTERESTED IN DIGGING INTO THE INTERSECTION OF FOOD, AGRICULTURE, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.

(image credit: Varsity Magazine)