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 A UVM Extension New Farmer Project Class For people with 5 or more years of experience operating a farm business. Dates: March 13, 20 & 27 2013. Locations: On farms […]

That's what our Crash Course in Economic Sustainability for Non-Economist this summer is about. We want to help those who are responsible for educational programs related to sustainability to gain […]

Stop by the Farm Hack booth! Farm Hack and NYFC are hosting a farm innovation exhibition Saturday and Sunday of the conference.  We will be there with some sweet hacks, […]

WHALLONSBURG, NY The Circus of the Possibilitarians Whallonsburg Grange Hall 1610 NYS Route 22 (Intersection with Whallons Bay Road) Friday, Feb. 15, 7 pm   Tickets: $10 adults/$5 under 18/ […]

Via the Sustainable Living Project. Full workshop descriptions available HERE. Including: Local Living Festival  -- KICK-OFF Planning Gathering Master Gardener Volunteer Information Session St. Lawrence University's Sustainability Semester Informational Meeting […]

FamilyFarmed.org has recently received funds from the USDA to organize trainings for farmers to begin and succeed selling into wholesale markets.Partnering with local organizations that have extensive farmer networks, we […]

If you're in the Tennessee area, a  barn open house and Q & A session will be held on March 2, 2013 at the Broadened Horizons Teaching Farm in Rockwood, […]

This year the conference takes place in Atlanta, GA, and once again, Urban Ag is on the agenda. The National Brownfields Conference is the largest event in the nation that […]

The VT New Farmer Project is offering new and aspiring farmers consultations with farm business advisers at several upcoming conferences.  These sessions will be focused on helping new farmers create […]

More mixers at this year's SSAWG Conference!  Co-hosted by Greenhorns and coming right up. From the Southeastern Young & Beginning Farmer Alliance: We're at it again: throwing parties. Join us […]

An Introduction to the U.S. Food System: Perspectives from Public Health Robert S. Lawrence, Keeve Nachman Explore how food intersects with public health and the environment as it moves from […]

Bread and Puppet Theater’s THE CIRCUS OF THE POSSIBILITARIANS at The Whallonsburg Grange Hall, mainstage 15th February, 2013 a family friendly performance 7pm- pm $ Come one, come all, bring […]

For those needing scholarship support to attend, see here (including volunteer opportunities):  http://www.mosesorganic.org/ofc_scholarships.html If you're a new/beginning/young farmer  (there isn't a specific age/criteria requirement), be sure to check out the […]

Come one come all to the Bread and Puppet Theatre! The Circus of the Possibilitarians is a satirical horse and butterfly circus, addressing pertinent national and international issues in a clownish […]

Join Max Godfrey and Friends for a raucous, foot-stomping evening of worksongs, food, and infectious laughter. We will learn many songs traditionally sung by prisoners and field workers as a […]

Due by December 31, 2012: the deadline for Journeyperson Applications CT NOFA is accepting registrations for our 2013-2015 Journeyperson Program.  This provides education and business stipends, mentor support and free admission […]

Why go driving in the wet sleet to a workshop on finances and bookkeeping? Its 2012, almost 2013~ You can learn that important stuff while sitting in front of your […]

Register for the conference HERE There are some scholarships available for young farmers - download the application HERE Download a PDF of the poster HERE

Botanicals & Business: Growing, Processing, Marketing & Selling Local Herbs When: Sunday, February 10th, 10 am - 5 pm, 2013 Where: McLane Audubon Center, 84 Silk Farm Road, Concord, NH This […]

New CT Farmer Alliance: 2012 Season's End Social! Tuesday December 18th 5 – 8 pm @ The Kitchen Café at Billings Forge in Hartford Join other small-scale, young, and beginning farmers as we […]

WA FarmLink Networking Event & Farm Tour with PCC Farmland Trust and Pierce Conservation District   Saturday, December 8, 2012; 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Historic Reise Farm, Puyallup, WA […]

CCOF Crop Planning Webinar December 11, 2012, 9:30-11:00 a.m. CCOF Members: $20, Non-members: $25 Register Now! Are you already thinking about what you want to grow next year? Crop planning […]

if you are an organizer ( even a greenhorn organizer) and you'd like to sing some worksongs with max - and can pass a hat for gas money and cook […]

Join in on March 22 @ 5:30 for the first-ever Meat Ball, celebrating local meat, live music, dancing, and awards! Part of the 2013 New England Meat Conference! Dates: March 22-23, […]

Warm up your voice, fingers, soul, and spirit before the Whallonsburg Grange Xmas Show. Share songs and soup, no musical experience needed.  Bring favorite songs to share and instruments if you […]

Harvest CASA’s Annual Conference, Jan. 18-19, 2013 Amish Organic Dairy Farmer and Author David Kline to Deliver Keynote Address Nov. 20, 2012—Hundreds of farmers, food system advocates, intensive gardeners, and […]

These folks have funded 25 scholarships for  young and beginning farmers from the Hudson Valley for the NOFA-NY conference in January. Most conferences offer scholarships - do your research! We're […]

NOFA-NH Beginner Farmer Mixer Hosted by Phoenix Hill Farm December 8th, 6-12pm   Join us in celebrating and connecting a vibrant community of homegrown and handmade makers. This NOFA-NH farmer […]

32nd Annual E.F. Schumacher Lectures "The Role of the Internet in Creating a Just and Sustainable Economy" Date: Tuesday, November 20th, 2012 Time: 6:30-8:30pm Location: First Church in Cambridge (11 Garden St., Cambridge, […]

January 3-4, 2013 Oxford, UK It's the only national conference promoting structural change in the UK agricultural system - we're helping organize a strand to talk about getting a new […]

  Saturday, November 10, 2012 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Contra Dance from 6:00pm to 8:00pm Greenstring Farm 3571 Old Adobe Road Petaluma, CA 94954 The event will feature a […]

Young farmers in the area - scholarships are available! email [email protected] Holistic Management Keynote and Workshop Presented by Allan Savory of the Savory Institute 9 November 2012, Town Hall Seattle, […]

Come one and all! Mann Library will be co-hosting the 4th annual Local Fair at Cornell University from 2 - 5pm on Nov. 15, 2012. There'll be a lively open […]

The first gallery opening for the Art of the Heirloom traveling exhibition is on (TOMORROW) November 4th from 4-6pm at Unison Arts Center in New Paltz, NY. This show will feature the 26 original works […]

this exciting news comes from Laura Ten Eyck, from the folks at American Farmland Trust. We have gotten some funding that is allowing us to offer a discounted registration to […]

Willing Workers on Local Farms (WWOLF) is organizing another crop mob in Bend! WWOLF writes: "What we're doing: Harvesting & Moving Potatoes (if you want you can take home potatoes that you've […]

What’s growing in the backyard of the Bay Area? Are you a designer, artisan, young or novice farmer, looking to explore soil-to-skin practices? If so…mark you calendars for Fibershed’s Wool […]

THE ROLE OF THE INTERNET IN THE CREATION OF A JUST AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY 32nd Annual E.F. Schumacher Lectures Tuesday, November 20th, 2012, 6:30-9:30pm First Church in Cambridge - 11 […]

This past weekend, Farm Hackers gathered at beautiful Ecovillage in Ithaca, New York for the biggest (and possibly baddest) Farm Hack yet. Saturday featured live demos of various farm innovations […]

via Columbia Land Conservancy: Down to Earth Workshop: Farmer Landowner “Meet & Greet” Thursday, November 1st 7 pm-9 pm, Churchtown Firehouse, 2219 Rte 27, Churchtown, NY  CLC is hosting a […]