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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28
Classroom session.
FRIDAY, MARCH 30
Fieldtrip: Sprout Creek Farm (Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County).
Assigned readings:
"Marist College takes control of Sprout Creek Farm," Poughkeepsie Journal, January 11, 2018.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4
Classroom session.
Assigned readings:
Glynwood Center, "The State of Agriculture in the Hudson Valley in the Hudson Valley" (2010).
FRIDAY, APRIL 6
Fieldtrip: Farm Bridge (Kingston, Ulster County).
Assigned readings:
"The Farm Bridge Closes The Distribution Gap: Hudson Valley produces a promising food hub model," Country Wisdom News, March 31, 2016.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11
Classroom guest: Sarah Salem (Dutchess Outreach and City of Poughkeepsie Council Member).
Assigned readings:
"Poughkeepsie nonprofit group debuts mobile farmers market," Harlem Valley News, June 16, 2016.
"One community farm aims to change food system in mid-Hudson Valley," Poughkeepsie Journal, February 1, 2018.
Leonard Nevarez, et al, "Poughkeepsie Plenty: A Community Food Assessment," SUNY New Paltz, Center for Research, Regional Education, and Outreach, discussion brief #14, 2014.
FRIDAY, APRIL 13
Fieldtrip: Letterbox Farm Collective (Hudson, Columbia County).
Assigned readings:
"The ins and outs of community-supported agriculture," Hudson Valley 360, March 26, 2018.
SPECIAL EVENT: Saturday, April 14, 10:00-2:00 pm
Survey day in Poughkeepsie.
Training workshop at 10:00 am at Family Partnership Center, followed by door-to-door surveying for Dutchess Outreach's Poughkeepsie food security survey. More information and sign-up on this Facebook event.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18
Classroom guest: Sam Bloch (New Food Economy).
Assigned readings:
Sam Bloch and Hillary Bonhomme, "Young black farmers to Mark Bittman: We don’t need your land reform," New Food Economy, December 7, 2017.
Zenobia Jeffries, "What White People Can Do for Food Justice," Yes! Magazine, January 24, 2018.
Nathan Rosenberg and Clay H. East, "Sorry, pretty much everyone: young farmers are the least diverse – and smallest – group of farmers in the country," New Food Economy, March 20, 2018.
FRIDAY, APRIL 20
Fieldtrip: Rise & Root Farm (Chester, Orange County).
Assigned readings:
"Meet the Modern Farmers: Rise & Root Farm," Modern Farmer (blog), April 3, 2017.
"Black Farmers Are Sowing The Seeds Of Health And Empowerment," NPR Weekend Edition, December 17, 2017.
SPECIAL EVENT: Saturday, April 21, 10:00-2:00 pm
Survey day in Poughkeepsie.
Training workshop at 10:00 am at Family Partnership Center, followed by door-to-door surveying for Dutchess Outreach's Poughkeepsie food security survey. More information and sign-up on this Facebook event.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25
Classroom guest: Emily Watson, Plan Bee Farm Brewery (Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County).
Assigned readings:
Emily Watson, "Pollinator-Friendly Solar Practices Can Benefit Farmers," Poughkeepsie Journal, February 9, 2018.
FRIDAY, APRIL 27
Fieldtrip: Phillies Bridge Farm (Gardiner, Ulster County).
Assigned readings:
Brian Obach, Organic Struggle: The Movement for Sustainable Agriculture in the United States (MIT Press, 2016), 1-6, 197-211.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2
Classroom session.
FRIDAY, MAY 4
Fieldtrip: JSK Cattle Company (Millbrook, Dutchess County).
Assigned readings:
"Meet the new generation of farmers in the Hudson Valley," Poughkeepsie Journal, April 7, 2017.
TUESDAY, MAY 15 (last day of study period)
Final papers and any remaining blog posts due by noon sharp.
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