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Groundswell 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: Paw Pha
Meet one of our returning Incubator Farmers: Paw Pha Paw started farming at the Incubator in 2015, operating a ¼ acre, and growing lots of Gongura (Roselle) and other traditional Burmese vegetables, including…
Read MoreGroundswell’s Incubator Farm is full for 2017!
Groundswell is pleased to announce that our Incubator Farm is full for 2017! In 2016, we graduated our first farmer, Surik Mehrabyan after 4 years in our program. This created space for several…
Read MoreHelp advocate for young farmers: Take the National Young Farmer Survey
Take the National Young Farmer Survey and let Congress know that #FarmersCount! The survey is conducted every five years by the National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC) in order to understand…
Read MoreCornell Small Farms Announces Support For Shiitake Viability Development
The Cornell Small Farms Program announces a new two-year project funded through the USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant to support the development of a new niche crop in New…
Read MoreInstant Inspiration: Silas Conroy
Silas Conroy Owner, Crooked Carrot & Whalecat Doughnuts I’m Silas Conroy, co-founder and owner of the Crooked Carrot–a local foods processor here in Ithaca, NY. I studied Engineering Science at…
Read MoreInstant Inspiration: Shoshana Perrey
Shoshana Devra Perrey Owner & Chef, Liberation Supper Club I am an artist, chef, gardener and graduate researcher with a focus on food, farming and cuisine. I’m fascinated by peoples’…
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 MoreOn the recent events in MN and LA…
Here at Groundswell our hearts are heavy this morning with the pain of the murders of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge and Philando Castile in Minneapolis at the hands of…
Read MoreIncubator Update: A new hoop house for the wash station!
We are excited to say that the Incubator Farm now has a fantastic new hoop house that will soon house our farm wash station. Here our farmers will be able…
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