Bonnie C. Daily, J.D. Board Member Bonnie C. Daily, J.D. Board Member Bonnie C. Dailey, J.D, joined CADE as a board member in 2024. She has 34 years’ experience as a practicing attorney in both the public and private sectors. Bonnie obtained her law degree at [...]
Shannon Finn Board Member Shannon Finn Board Member Cowbella Creamery Danforth Jersey Farm has been in Shannon Finn’s family for 207 years over seven generations. Settled by her great-great-great grandparents Nahum and Esther Danforth in 1817, it is now home to Shannon, her husband Dan, [...]
Kerry Mess Operations & Administration Manager Kerry Mess Operations & Administration Manager kerry@cadefarms.org 607-433-2545 x2001 Kerry L. Mess is the Operations & Administration Manager at CADE. As a young girl, Kerry played agricultural entrepreneur in her backyard and dreamed with her sister about living on [...]
January 31, 2024 6-7pm Online Webinar Facilitators/Instructors: CADE Staff & Myron Thurston, CCE Oneida Pricing and developing COGS (Costs of Goods Sold) feels like a simple process: Dollars spent that go into the product, and profits made from selling the product - but how are [...]
January 24, 2024 6-7pm Online Webinar Facilitators/Instructors: CADE Staff & Myron Thurston, CCE Oneida Are grants free money? Are you prepared to apply, accept, monitor and evaluate the grants that you are interested in? Guest speaker, Myron Thurston, will walk participants through the process from [...]
October 26-27, 2023 9-5:30pm both days Catskills Young Farmers and CADE are proud to bring you another hands-on training - Small Ruminants 101! This two day event will introduce beginning farmers to different approaches to raising sheep and goats for meat. Your teachers will be [...]
January 10, 2024 6-7pm Online Webinar Facilitators/Instructors: Cade Staff & Farm Commons It’s every farmer or rancher’s worst nightmare: Someone claims to have gotten sick from the food they produced. No matter how safe the operation is, the risk is always there. The good news [...]
January 18 - March 14, 2024 Every other Thursday | 6-7:30pm Online Intensive Course paired with 1:1 CADE services Facilitators/Instructors: CADE Staff In this free 5 session course, access all the information you need to develop or strengthen your farm or food business plan. The [...]
Volunteers CADE is seeking volunteers to support our work in event planning, outreach and promotion, donor management, and logistics/administration. To apply, send an email to careers@cadefarms.org with “Volunteer Application” in the subject line. Please include your resume and a cover letter detailing your interest in [...]
Internships Our internship program is open to college students or recent graduates who wish to gain real world job experience with a regional and state leader for agriculture and economic development. CADE's office is located in Oneonta, NY, and we can accommodate hybrid or remote [...]
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