Commercial Small-Scale Food Processing in New York: Value-Adding For Sustainable Agriculture

Project Overview

LNE95-060

Project Type: Research and Education

Funds awarded in 1995: $63,881.00

Projected End Date: 12/31/1999

Matching Non-Federal Funds: $15,734.00

Region: Northeast

State: New York

Project Leader:

Gilbert Gillespie

Cornell Univ., Dept of Rural Sociology, Farming Alt. Program

View the project final report

Annual Reports

1995 annual report

Information Products

Two Small Mills in New York State Contributions to Sustainable Agriculture (Book/Handbook)

Small Scale Food Processing Project Adding Value for Sustainabillty (Fact Sheet)

Excerpt from The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development Annual Report 1998 (Conference Proceeding)

Adding Value For Sustainability Part 3 (Book/Handbook)

Adding Value For Sustainability Part 2 (Book/Handbook)

Processor Vol. 1 Issue I October November 1998 (Article/Newsletter/Blog)

Research from Around the Country Suggests that Community SmallScale Processing Operations Create Rural Jobs and Help Keep Money Circulating in their Communities (Article/Newsletter/Blog)

Adding Value For Sustainability Part 1 (Book/Handbook)

Commodities

Additional Plants: herbs
Animals: bees, bovine, poultry, fish, ratite, shellfish
Animal Products: dairy

Practices

Education and Training: decision support system, mentoring, participatory research
Farm Business Management: new enterprise development, cooperatives, marketing management, value added
Sustainable Communities: new business opportunities, partnerships, employment opportunities, social capital, social networks, community development

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.