Reflections
From the Director: Our Leadership
The abundance of spring has arrived! Baby animals are weaned, CSA’s are underway for the year, and strawberries are ready for picking. It’s an incredible time to be a Finger Lakes farmer and…
Read MoreA Note from the Director: Happy Solstice! Reflections and Looking Ahead…
As we sneak up on the winter solstice and reflect on 2017, we are reminded of the balance of all things; darkness and light, cold and warmth, optimism and despair.…
Read MoreGroundswell goes to Soul Fire Farm
This fall the staff of Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming along with Ithaca community members took a day trip to Soul Fire Farm in Petersburg, NY, a “family…
Read MoreOur Thoughts on Recent Tragedies and our Role in Social Injustice, Systemic Racism
At Groundswell today our hearts are heavy with the ongoing murder of Black people by police officers. Tyre King, a 13 year old child in Columbus, Ohio, Terence Crutcher in…
Read MoreFrom the Field: June CRAFT Tour at Westhaven
What were you doing this past Father’s Day? Well, whatever you were doing, just remember you missed out on CRAFT – West Haven where you could’ve been picking sweet, sweet…
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 MoreFrom the Director May 2016: Seeking the Balance of Equity in Local Farming
Perhaps you saw the article last week “After a Century in Decline, Black Farmers Are Back and on the Rise.” The article received great attention, as it should. It was…
Read MoreFrom the Director: March 2016
It’s been a busy and exciting first month since I have begun working as new Director of Groundswell. I’ve met with community members, farmers, and partner organizations in order to build and…
Read More2015 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 MoreSlow Money on the Move in Central New York
Slow Money advcate and Groundswell advisor Krys Cail reflects on her participation in the Third Annual Slow Money Gathering. Krys also recently wrote an article in TCLocal, Relocalizing Investment in…
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