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2015 Groundswell Program Snapshots
Want to know what we’ve been up to so far this season? Check out this great slide show . . . as they say, “a picture is worth a thousand…
Read MoreGroundswell’s Good Afternoon
Enjoy fabulous food and family fun on the farm while benefiting Groundswell’s new farmer training programs! Do something different! Treat yourself to a fun and delicious afternoon on one of…
Read MoreIncubator Update: Walk-in Cooler builds Incubator Farmer Capacity!
For the past two seasons, the farmers at the Groundswell Center’s Incubator Farm have been producing a wide variety of crops for both wholesale and retail customers. Since the start-up…
Read MoreFrom the Director: May 2015
Many thanks to the fabulous crowd of Groundswell supporters who came to our Spring Mixer on May 15! It was a blast! Thanks also to Iron Owl Kitchen for the fantastic…
Read MoreFaces of Groundswell: Ye Myint
Ye Myint grew up in Myanmar, where he and his father grew tropical vegetables and fruits on a four acre diversified farm. Ye and his family came to the United…
Read MoreFaces of Groundswell: MaryKate Wheeler, Advisory Board Chair
We’d like to shine our Volunteer Spotlight this month on Mary Kate Wheeler, the current Chair of Groundswell’s Advisory Board. Mary Kate is an Ithaca native who has also lived…
Read MoreIncubator Farm News: Drop the Plows!
By Devon Van Noble, Incubator Program Manager I believe everyone comes out of Winter feeling excited about the coming warm weather, but almost every farmer also carries a certain anxiousness…
Read MoreHelping New Farmers Find Land: Finger Lakes LandLink
The Finger Lakes LandLink is a project of Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County and Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming. It’s purpose is to help connect land owners and…
Read MoreIncubator Farm accepting applications for 2015
Groundswell’s Incubator Farm opens its gates again to beginning producers! ESL students visit the Groundswell Incubator Farm. The Groundswell Center’s Farm Business Incubator Program is again accepting applications from beginning…
Read MoreHigh Tunnels Year Round!
Groundswell, CCE and local Mentor Farmers are teaming up to offer a new season-long course on growing, managing and marketing high tunnel crops! An Introduction to High Tunnels Workshopwill…
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