This past 周六 night, more than 40 graduates of 的 "La Nueva Siembra" training program celebrated 的 tenth anniversary of bg视讯’s New Farmer Development Project.

“There were 75 total guests, with 8 current farmers and more than 40 graduates from La Nueva Siembra, including 5 participants from 的 most recent 2010 class,克里斯·韦恩报道, NFDP协调员. Special guests included both 的 founding director of 的 project, 瑞秋Danifer, and 的 previous director, 凯特·格兰杰. Also in attendance were long time Cornell Cooperative Extension agent and NFDP training specialist John Ameroso and his wife Linda.

内斯特Tello, an egg and chicken producer from Dutchess County, was 的 winner of 的 evening’s raffle and took home a broadcast seeder and a 50lb bag of cover crop seed. He hopes to use 的 seed on a new piece of property that he is in 的 process of acquiring in Greene County.