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2013 is Peter Dixon's 15th year of Cheesemaking Workshops near his home in Westminster, Vermont.  In our third year at Westminster Artisan Cheesemaking and our first year at the Parish Hill Creamery, the lineup is better than ever!  This year's series is comprised of two and three day sessions on the fundamentals of making and aging cheese […]

Register by email at [email protected] $50, worktrade & student discounts are available, pay with check or paypal (use donation button on the right) Fred Hempel is an organic farmer and plant breeder at Baia Nicchia farm. He breeds tomatoes squash, peppers, & mustard. He sells his own & Ethiopian vegetable varieties through Artisan Seeds. He […]

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The U.S. Society for Ecological Economics (USSEE) will hold its 2013 Conference on June 9-12 at the University of Vermont (UVM) in Burlington, Vermont hosted by the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics. Our 7th meeting is organized around the theme of "Building Local, Scaling Global: Implementing Solutions for Sustainability" and will aim to research and catalog sustainability lessons […]

What rockers, self organizing in Rhode Island. Hey Everyone! Just a reminder our next YFN is at the Urban Food Lab, 6pm,  Tuesday, April 23!!  110 Mineral Spring Ave, Pawtucket. Bring a potluck dish, and forward this invitation to anyone who might be interested! Other upcoming events: **Value Added Producer Grant application workshops - check […]

  The Greenhorns  WHEN: Thursday March 28th WHERE: 767 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY   Please join us for a screening of THE GREENHORNS, a documentary about young farmers in America. Panel discussion to follow the movie, featuring representatives from the Brooklyn Grange, the Urban Farm at Battery Park, The Fort Greene Park Vegetable Garden, and […]

The 4th National Women in Sustainable Ag Conference: Cultivating Our Food, Farms and Future will be held November 6-8, 2013 in Des Moines, IA, hosted by the Women, Food & Agriculture Network. Presentations are invited in the following tracks: Cultivating our Food/Fiber (production-related topics); Cultivating our Farms (management, human relations and farm transfer topics); and Cultivating our […]

The mission of Fibershed is to change the way we clothe ourselves by supporting the creation of local textile cultures that enhance ecological balance, and utilize regional agriculture while strengthening local economies and communities. Community Felting Project: The Fibershed Yurt Cover When: April 20-21, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Where: a private farm in Lagunitas, CA with […]

  greenhorns will be there! when: April 27, 2013 (all day) where: Canton, NY 13617 Theme Tracks we are working on, for your enjoyment -- click here.   Click here for more info about the 2013 festival!  

UVM Extension New Farmer Project Webinar Series 7 PM EST, Tuesday, March 26: Transitioning to a Commercial Goat Dairy: Are you ready? Carol Delaney, M.S. is a small ruminant dairy specialist and author of A Guide to Starting a Commercial Goat Dairy.  Carol will present the platform and viewpoint to help you lay the framework […]

Hi Friends of Futurefarmers, Michael and Amy are debuting a line of aprons and props for their project in Oslo (http://www.flatbreadsociety.net) Saturday, March 23rd, 2013, from 12pm to 4pm @ the Workshop Residence We would love to see you: (kids under 13 get in free) Sign up here: (space is limited to 20) http://theworkshopresidence.myshopify.com/collections/workshops-and-lectures/products/future-farmers-flatbread-society-workshop

GROWING FARMERS, a documentary highlighting the new generation of farmers on Long Island and the struggles and triumphs of the farming community, premiered at the 2012 Hamptons International Film Festival and won the audience award for Best Short Film.  The film includes interviews with Long Island farmers including Sylvester Manor Board Member and Quail Hill Farm […]

Severine will be on a panel discussing "Supporting Beginning Farmers in the Catskills & Beyond" Register Now for the 2013 Farm to Market Connection! Join us for a day of networking and education about the most current topics in marketing. Gather with local food advocates from across the region including farmers, retailers, restaurateurs, specialty food […]

Online registration for the Spring 2013 NOFA/Mass Cheese-making Workshop Series is open. See here for a full listing of all six workshops: http://www.nofamass.org/events/type/cheese-making The workshop series takes place at dairies and cheese-making operations throughout Massachusetts. This series provides instruction and training on making a wide variety of cheeses on a small scale without a lot of […]

AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST: NO FARMS NO FOOD RALLY MARCH 13, 2013 "We are thrilled to support the No Farms No Food rally and help our listeners make the connection between protecting farmland and our ability to eat regionally grown foods." –Erin Fairbanks, Executive Director, Heritage Radio Network HeritageRadioNetwork.org (HRN) joins the American Farmland Trust (AFT) […]

It started yesterday and continues through March 17!  The CIW March for Rights, Respect and Fair Food The Fair Food movement began nearly thirteen years ago, in February of 2000, when farmworkers from Immokalee -- who until then had been largely locked in anonymous battle with Florida tomato growers within the boundaries of Immokalee -- […]

Poet and Rancher Linda Hussa, in conversation with Lisa M. Hamilton March 7, 6PM at The California Historical Society RSVP at http://eveningwithlinda-eorg.eventbrite.com/ Linda Hussa writes and ranches cattle and sheep in California’s farthest northeast corner, on the edge of the Black Rock Desert. She is the author of seven books of poetry and non-fiction, all of which artfully explore rural lives […]

New England is hosting the 111th Anniversary National Farmers Union Convention March 2-5, 2013, at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass. Producers from across the country will gather to set the policy priorities for 2013. Join them so your needs are heard and advocated for by one of the oldest agricultural organizations in the country! […]

The Community Initiatives in Sustainable Agriculture Conference (CISA) will take place April 5-7, 2013 at Lawrence University and Riverview Gardens in Appleton, WI. Our mission is to provide the necessary community, resources, and experience to establish and support new farmers.  We will provide a venue for young people to engage in conversations and educational activities. […]

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Spring Semester course at Stone Soup Insitute in Harpswell Maine. Stone Soup Institute is offering a spring semester to four students who are curious and adventuresome enough to explore the learning opportunities on a small homestead in coastal Maine. The major focus of this semester will be farming and farm construction.  Coursework will include: Use […]

The No Farms No Food Rally is less than a month away and we just got some great news! Darrel Aubertine, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets has accepted our invitation to speak at the Rally. Governor Cuomo and Commissioner Aubertine have embraced agriculture as an economic development priority for […]

Farmers and Farmworkers Unite to Save America’s Small Farmers Farm Labor Reality Tour Hits the Road to Demand Change Brewer, Maine (February 15, 2013) – The Farm Labor Reality Tour, a two-week caravan across 15 states to unite dairy farmers and farm labors across the country in their fight for justice, dignity, and fair pay, […]

New England is hosting the 111th Anniversary National Farmers Union Convention March 2-5, 2013, at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass. Producers from across the country will gather to set the policy priorities for 2013. Please join us so that New England’s voice can be heard! The National Farmers Union (NFU) has demonstrated its support […]

Registration for the 2013 Agricultural History Society's Annual Conference is now open. Keynote address by Dr. James Scott, Yale University More than 50 panels with nearly 200 scholars scheduled to participate register soon. After April 6, registration rates will increase.

and many more events from Cornell Cooperative Extension, Tompkins County Community Seed Swap Join us for the first ever Seedy Sunday in Ithaca on Sunday February 24, from 11:00am to 3:00pm! Bring your extra seeds to swap and share with others - they can be home-saved seeds or purchased seeds that you have in surplus. Plus […]

2013 Maine Grain Conference / Commercial Production for New Small Grain Markets: Food, Organic Feed, and Seed WHEN: Friday, March 1st, 2013 WHERE: Spectacular Events Center, Bangor (395 Griffin Rd., near the airport) Market Overview and Resources for Small Grain Farmers Converting a Potato Farm to Organic Grains – Markets, Infrastructure, Rotations, Production, and Processing Producing Food Quality Grains – Rotation, Fertility, and Disease Managing Problem Weeds […]

  WHEN: March 23, 2013 (all day) WHERE: Louisville, KY RSVP to: [email protected] With Kentucky Ag Legacy/Community Food Alliance. Time and specific location TBD, check out the website as the date approaches! http://communityfarmalliance.org/?page_id=749

When: February 20, 2013 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Where: Haven Coffeebar & Bakery 3 Water Street Port Hawkesbury,NS B9A 2H5 Canada Categories: SCREENING Part of a mini February Foodie Film Festival FarmWorks and ThinkFarm crew plus farmer friends and customers will be joining us!  

As part of Whole Foods' Do Something Reel Film Fest! Friday, Feb. 22 at 6pm, 115 Empire Street, Providence, RI FREE  

friends, networkers, good food fighters, farmers.... please see the various announcements for the plethora of events that the southeastern young & beginning farmers alliance is hosting during the georgia organics conference feb 22-23 at the georgia convention center. we'd greatly appreciate if you broadcast widely through your networks. our newsletter has all full details of four events. […]

Whole Foods' Do Something Reel film festival is showing the Greenhorns documentary, this month, all month!  If you haven't seen it, this is a great chance.  Online access makes it easy! www.dosomethingreel.com

to support women landowners making good decisions about stewardship. Check out the series, particularly if you know a woman landowner who could use a sustainably minded posse. Join us at an upcoming WFAN event! Wednesday, Feb. 6 Women Caring for the LandSM Meeting: Risk Management 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. United Methodist Church 509 4th […]

3rd Annual GO Conference Farmer Mixer Kick off the conference on the Thursday night prior with another awesome mixer,  this year hosted by our very own Alliance and the generous Chef Shaun Doty at his Bantam + Biddy chicken joint. We've got the patio to ourselves for our shindig, and B+B will be donating chicken-y and […]

  You'll want to check out this event. The Farm Beginnings Collaborative will host an evening Shindig on Friday, February 22nd. Farm Beginnings® is a Land Stewardship Project (LSP) initiative that provides participants a wide range of opportunities to learn firsthand about low-cost, sustainable methods of farming. Launched in 1997, Farm Beginnings is a farmer-led, community […]

CSA Expert Exchange online conference hosted by Small Farm Central on March 15, 2013 ! For more details, see the CSA_ExpertExchange_release. Be sure to check out the "New Farmer Scholarships" being offered to new and beginning farmers.  For more information on that:  http://www.csafarmconference.com/new-farmer-scholarships

if you haven't checked out the spankin' snazzy new greenhorns events page, we HIGHLY recommend you do so, right NOW. because 2013 is already chock full of film screenings, farmer mixers, conferences, performances, and ohsomuch more. check out the next event near you! http://www.thegreenhorns.net/?page_id=777  

Grayhorns/Greenhorns Mixer Sponsored by the OSU Small Farms Program Join us for this epic event after the Small Farms Conference featuring local food, music, and beverages! Network with farmers, new and experienced, from all over the state and beyond. When: March 2, 2013 Location: Mary's River Grange Time: 6pm – Midnight Food: by Gathering Together Farm - will be served at 6:30 (GTF sausage, sauerkraut, salad, veggie […]

February 23, 2013 Women in Agriculture A conference to learn, network and share your knowledge about farming. The 2013 Women in Agriculture Conference will broadcast engaging speakers to several locations throughout the state. This localized format of the conference is designed so women producers can benefit from a statewide conference while still meeting their on-farm […]