Grow Your Farm Business Course: Why Equity Needs To Be The Foundation of Your Farm Business
Just Be Cause 1013 W State St, Ithaca, NYInstructors: Alexas Esposito, Natalie Hughes Agri-culture is based on the relationship between humans and the land, focusing on the way in which land is cultivated to provide sustenance for a community. Tracing a history from colonialism to modern industrialization, conventional agriculture has evolved into a largely exploitative practice across race, gender, and class. If we broaden…
Groundswell Flatbread Fundrasier
AGAVA 381 Pine Tree Rd, Ithaca, NYEat Flatbread for a good cause. Groundswell Flatbread Fundraiser w/ music by Local Farmers Union Sunday, March 1st 4-6pm AGAVA suggested donation: $5 381 Pine Tree Rd, Ithaca $5 of every flatbread and $1 of every specialty cocktail goes towards training the next generation of local farmers. Reserve a table by calling AGAVA @ 607-319-4366.…
LGBTQ Film Series Screening of Out Here
Ithaca College Center for LGBT Education 953 Danby Rd, Ithaca, New YorkThe Out of the Closet and Onto the Screen film series at Ithaca College continues its Spring 2020 schedule on Tuesday, March 3, with "Out Here." Free and open to the public, the film will be shown at 6 p.m. in Textor 103.
Grow Your Farm Business Course: Farmer Panel
Just Be Cause 1013 W State St, Ithaca, NYJoin 4 local farmers representing a variety of farm businesses as they discuss their business start-ups, lessons learned, marketing strategies, and more. Farmers TBA depending on student interests. The Grow Your Farm Business Course is offered on a sliding scale fee structure. The sliding scale for the full course is $100 - $350. A second…
Farming For Justice: Trauma and Resilience for Farmers
Farming for Justice March 2020 Trauma and Resilience for Farmers Wednesday, March 11th 12-1:30pm EST Via Zoom, recorded Register here. How do trauma and oppression intersect with food systems? Join Kate Downes, NY FarmNet Outreach Director, and Adrienne Masler, local life coach and farm worker, to explore the impacts of trauma and oppression on…
Grow Your Farm Business Course: DIY Marketing: Marketing Channels & Social Media
Just Be Cause 1013 W State St, Ithaca, NYInstructors: Amanda David, Heather Sandford Drawing from their own experiences, Amanda David and Heather Sandford, will talk about their marketing techniques. How does a reluctant social media user create free and easy marketing for their business? How does a small-town pig farmer keep a local shop and farm while growing to wholesale regionally and nationally?…
Grow Your Farm Business Course: Farm Business Student Presentations
Just Be Cause 1013 W State St, Ithaca, NYStudents enrolled in the 9-week course present their business ideas. Each student will give a 15-20 minute presentation on their farm business to the cohort and to a selection of farmers and instructors. Time will be given for feedback. This session is only for cohort students taking the 9-week series
CANCELLED: Freedom Farmers: Community Read, Dinner & Discussion
Southside Community Center 305 South Plain Street, Ithaca, NY, United StatesThis event has been cancelled due to Covid-19. Free event for All! You're invited to join the Community Book Read of Freedom Farmers. In this Read we'll explore agricultural resistance and the Black Freedom Movement through author Monica White's research on Fanny Lou Hamer's Freedom Farms Cooperative. This is the second of two Community Reads,…
COVID-19 Farmer Meet Up: Hosted by CNY Young Farmers Coalition & Groundswell
COVID-19 has caused our food system to rapidly shift in a matter of weeks. We’re teaming up with the Central New York Young Farmers Coalition to host a virtual meet-up for Finger Lakes farmers to skill-share, exchange resources, and talk about our needs within the context of social distancing and COVID-19. Farmers, join us for…
CANCELLED: Voices from the Land: A Movie Series Promoting Agricultural Justice
Cinemapolis 120 E. Green Street, Ithaca, NY, United StatesThis event has been cancelled due to Covid-19. Tickets for all shows at $10. All proceeds go to Groundswell Center to support training the next generation of farmers in the Finger Lakes Buy tickets at the box office or online at (stay tuned for this) Brought to you by Groundswell Center for Local Food &…