Grow Your Farm Business Course: Farm Business Student Presentations

Just Be Cause 1013 W State St, Ithaca, NY

Students 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 States

This 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 States

This 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 &…

$10

Farming for Justice: Dismantling Diet Culture and Weight Stigma in Food Justice

Farming for Justice: Dismantling Diet Culture and Weight Stigma in Food Justice Wednesday, April 8th 12pm-1:30pm EST via Zoom This webinar will be recorded. Register Here Diet culture is a system of beliefs that equates thinness to health and moral virtue. In the United States, many of us are inundated daily by messages about dieting and…

CANCELLED: Intro to Fruit Tree Planting and Care

Groundswell Incubator Farm Rachel Carson Way, Ithaca, NY

This workshop has been cancelled due to Covid-19. Learn how to establish a small orchard on your farm, homestead or in your back yard. This workshop will be lead by Surik Mehrabyan of Mehrabyan Nursery  based in Ithaca, NY. We will discuss how to decide when and where to plant, how to choose varieties, what…

CANCELLED: Voices from the Land: A Movie Series Promoting Agricultural Justice

Cinemapolis 120 E. Green Street, Ithaca, NY, United States

This event has been cancelled due to Covid-19. @ Cinemapolis, Ithaca, NY 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 here. Brought to you by Groundswell Center for Local Food &…

$10

CANCELLED: Freedom Farmers and the Black Freedom Movement

Greater Ithaca Activities Center 301 W Court St, Ithaca, NY, United States

This event has been cancelled due to Covid-19. A Dinner and Community Conversation with author Dr. Monica White FREE! Join us in welcoming Monica White, author of "Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement"! After her day of talks at Cornell, we've invited her downtown for a Community Conversation and dinner at GIAC.…

Webinar: Growing For Wholesale: Building and Sustaining Successful Relationships

Webinar Via Zoom NY

Are you interested in marketing your farm products to restaurants, retailers, or distributors? In this workshop, Silas Conroy will share his experience connecting small and mid-size farmers' products to wholesale customers. Through examples from real producers and customers in our region, this interactive session will describe some common misconceptions, dos, and don'ts of working with…

Mehrabyan Nursery Tree Sale at West Haven Farm!

NY, United States

Incubator Farmer Surik Mehrabyan of Mehrabyan Nursery will be selling fruit trees at West Haven Farm this Friday from 2-6 during West Haven Farm's Farm Stand!   Surik will be selling for fruit trees to plant on your farm, homestead or in your back yard! The following trees will be available for ordering: Grafted apple…