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Greetings farmers and farmer-friends! The Washington Young Farmers' Coalition invites you to attend our next crop mob:  City Grown Seattle Crop Mob: Sunday, June 17 11am to 4pm:  Work party at City Grown's Crown Hill Community Center plot WHERE: 9250 14th Ave NW, Seattle 98117 WHAT: Constructing pole-bean trellises and weeding paths where the sod is trying to come […]

Localize This! Artful Activism - Strategy, Creative Tactics & Community Organizing Intensive Vashon Island, WA July 29 - Aug. 4, 2012 Join us this year July 29-Aug 4 at Localize This! Online updates can't compare to hanging out with the amazing network of action oriented activists and organizers from around the country who gather each […]

Farm Hack:Iowa Wednesday, June 20th + Thursday, June 21st @ University of Iowa, Iowa City + Echollective CSA, Mechanicsville, IA. Farm Hack seeks to bring together farmers and allies to promote the time-honored agricultural traditions of tinkering, inventing, fixing and improving agricultural tools and machinery that fit the needs of the diverse and creative people working […]

a great niche crop to consider for your farm--mushrooms! Cultivating Edible Mushrooms! Learn how easy it is to grow and harvest your own mushrooms! BREMERTON - Learn how easy it can be to grow your own mushrooms in the workshop, "Cultivating Edible Mushrooms" to be held at the Norm Dicks Government Center from 2:00pm to […]

Tuesday, May 29, 7 pm EST. Farming for Life: Using body mechanics & other tools to do what you love longer. Taking care of your body can ensure a future of doing what you love—farming, gardening, or simply living. In this webinar, Ann Adams & Liz Brensinger, from Green Heron tools, share secrets from the […]

Here's a note from Meleana Judd of Waihuena Farm: Since earning a PDC with Robyn Francis in Australia in 2003 I committed to bring more ‘permaculture’ to Oahu. The PDC provides a framework & skill-set to approach living sustainably and is an experience I feel you, our community & the planet will benefit from. Please join […]

GREENHORNS SCREENING CHATHAM, NEW YORK June 02, 2012 6:30PMat the chatham public library, 11 woodbridge ave. join severine and the co-creators of the new farmer narrative project — anna duhon and ginny moore from hawthorne valley farm — for an opening reception, greenhorns screening and book signing, and a q & a. free and open to the public.

24 may 2012 THE INTERWEBS @ shindig shindig online book talk: join the interactive online discussion of "greenhorns: 50 dispatches from the new farmer movement" with editors severine von tscharner fleming, zoe ida bradbury, and paula manalo. shindig is an online platform that hosts virtual book talks and other events. this is your chance to ask questions! you must RSVP/register […]

26 may 2012 GRAFTON, VERMONT @ the nature museum, 186 townshend rd. food for thought symposium: exploring food systems which nourish producers, consumers, communities, and the earth. registration check in begins at 8am at the white church, 55 main street. keynotes will be held in the white church, while workshops will be held in a variety of […]

On Saturday June 9th, the Quimper Grange, in collaboration with the Washington Young Farmers Coalition and Port Townsend Community Dance, will be presenting an Olympic Peninsula Young Farmer Mixer.  Pot luck @ 4:30 PM either inside or outside the grange, depending on weather. Please bring your favorite farm dish to share with your fellow farmers, farmer lovers, farmer friends, […]

Young Farmers of the Central Coast: Introductory Meeting, Potluck and Film Screening Sunday May 20th @ Windrose Farm, Paso Robles What:     Join us for an evening of good food, a screening of “The Greenhorns” documentary film, and to discuss the formation of a local chapter of the National Young Farmer’s coalition Why:     Because we can’t do […]

This is a traveling exhibit about the young farmers of the Hudson Valley. Photos and narratives about how they succeeded. It is a hyper local WONDERFUL project that is directly working to change the local story about agriculture. What champions. New Farmer Narrative Project Kickoff!  Friday, May 18th, 4-7pm Opening Reception @ Chatham Real Food […]

http://mobconf.org/schedule mobilizing and organizing below conference. june 1-3, 2012 make it happen.

19 may 2012 NEWTON, NEW JERSEY @ halsted middle school auditorium, 50 halsted st. screening + panel discussion: hosted by transition newton in collaboration with the newton high school coordinated health program. free screening followed by a panel discussion of local young farmers. following the screening, a farmers market will also be held at the school. 10am […]

because farmland is for farming. take part in a weekend full of workshops, music, farm work and family fun @ the gill tract.

Save the date: July 2 – 14, 2012 TIME TO REGISTER NOW! DETROIT 2012: Re-Imagine the World, Transform Ourselves & Fight for the Future… The old economy is failing. A new economy is sprouting like shoots after a forest fire. This transition to new ways of understanding and organizing work is as significant as the […]

20-21 June 2012 MECHANICSVILLE, IOWA @ echollective farm, 879 echo ave. farm hack iowa: inviting farmers, designers, engineers, and tinkerers to come together to share, create, and re-purpose farm tools and technologies. focused on on-farm energy production, electric tractor conversion, biodiesel production from waste oil, micro-wind, micro-hydro, and wood gas/producer gas fuels. sponsored by the greenhorns, the […]

Chicken Harvest Class Friday, May 25th at La Biondo Farm and Kitchen Join us to learn the art of chicken harvesting at the beautiful La Biondo Farm and Kitchen on Vashon Island. We will spend the morning processing 25 birds and then relax with a lunch prepared by our host farmer/chef, Karen Biondo, including liver […]

Friday, May 18, 4-7pm: Opening Reception for the New Farmer Narrative Project’s Journey into Farming exhibit at the Chatham Real Food Market Co-op (15 Church Street, Chatham, NY). This traveling exhibit highlights the journeys, stories and experiences of 20 new farmers in Columbia County through a photo- and story-based display. The project is based on interviews and farm tours conducted by […]

barter-based learning. take a class, teach a class ! http://tradeschool.coop/newyork/class

 discounts. patriotism. etc may 12th. mark your calendar

Francis Thicke is on board as another speaker for this summer's Farm Hack IOWA.  More to come.  We're three steps ahead of you. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK77_BR8uZ4] Francis Thicke, candidate for secretary of Agriculture, discusses the advantages of using renewable energy on farms, and as an example he uses solar panels to heat water for his dairy farm.

If you happen to be in NY this Friday, there's a special benefit dinner in a private, subterranean space in Brooklyn's soon-to-open Wythe Hotel to celebrate local gardened and gathered ingredients. Details here. Proceeds support GrowNYC's New Farmer Development Project.

 8-10 june 2012 ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK @ bard college, main campus strategies for a new economy conference: what would an economy built on principles of fairness and sustainability look like? the new economics institute hosts this conference of over 60 workshops, plenary gatherings, and participatory strategizing sessions organized around 10 theme areas. severine vt fleming […]

The NYC Food Book Fair is the world’s first event aimed at bringing together food publications from around the globe.  In addition to cookbooks, the Food Book Fair will feature memoirs and magazines addressing diverse topics including science, food systems, agriculture, urban design, food art and culture. Curated panel discussions, a pop-up bookstore and dozens of book […]

Organic Labeling Webinar: May 9, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. OR May 16, 2012 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Avoid costly mistakes and delays in your product rollout! This webinar will give you new insight into the most common mistakes companies make with their organic labels, and defines a step-by-step process for developing labels that comply with the […]

are you a beginning farmer looking to connect with other beginning farmers in the northeast? CCE Capital Area Agricultural and Horticultural Program is hosting a meeting to bring beginning farmers together to talk about issues related to starting and operating a farm. To register for the meeting contact Gale Kohler at [email protected]. For more information, contact […]

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Tales from the Sustainable Underground: A Wild Journey with People Who Care More about the Planet thanthe Law (New Society Publishers) Tuesday, April 24th, 8PM. Occupy Albany indoor space, 472 Madison Avenue, Albany, NY An evening presentation and book release with Stephen Hren, author. Activists striving for any type of social change often find themselves […]

28-29 april 2012 BURLINGTON, VERMONT / ESSEX, NEW YORK @ both sides of lake champlain: intervale + whallonsburg grange/essex farm farmhack: a community for farm innovation, farmhack invites farmers, engineers, tinkerers, and designers to join together on the invention and re-invention of farm tools. the focus of this farmhack is on appropriate tillage, workshopping, CAD, […]

26 april 2012 HARDWICK, VERMONT @ hardwick town house, 127 church street screening + book signing: join us for a greenhorns film screening followed by "greenhorns" book reading and q&a with severine vt fleming. Sponsored by storey publishing, the center for an agricultural economy, and galaxy bookshop. $5 suggested donation. RSVP and see who else is going on facebook here. 6:30pm

This June, the University of Vermont will host its first-ever Food Systems Summit titled: “Leading the Necessary (r)evolution for Sustainable Food Systems.”   The cornerstone of our summit is the Breakthrough Leaders Program for Sustainable Food Systems – an international leadership institute bringing together emerging leaders from around the world for an intense examination of the skills needed to lead […]

There have been some updates to the schedule, see below. 20 & 21 april 2012 EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN @ broad art museum, michigan state universtiy the land grant: join us for the launch of the land grant, a new residency program by the broad art musuem for artists working around the topics of land use, […]

22 april 2012 IRVING, CALIFORNIA @ center for living peace, 4139 campus drive local food and film for thought screening: join us for a greenhorns film screening with discussion by urban farmer eugene cook. hosted by m.a.m.a. earth with food and drinks from the participating restaurants of the positive plate. $10 suggested donation. 12-2pm

21 april 2012 ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND @ the key school, 534 hillsmere dr. book signing: join essay author tanya tolchin for book sales and signing of "greenhorns: 50 dispatches from the new farmer movement" at the annapolis book festival! free and open to the public. 10am-4pm

Emandal, a Farm on a River anya, one of our most steadfast greenhorn corespondents on the west coast, declares that Emandal was her childhood farmcamp, and is reason why she's a farmer/supporter thereof today.

20 april 2012 CORVALLIS, OREGON @ oregon state university, gilfillan auditorium screening: hosted by the osu student sustainability initiative. free and open to the public. 6pm

 On April 22nd, Bay area farmers, community gardeners, and families will gather for a day of education and action that highlights our relationship to the Earth, the land, and the food we grow from it.  This year, we will march for "Food sovereignty", the right of communities to their own healthy, local, sustainably grown food. Our […]

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18 april 2012 SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA @ santa clara university, lucas hall #126 screening: hosted by the scu dining services and the food & agribusiness institute. movie followed by discussion with local farmers including kent foreman of pioneer food systems, marsha habib of oya organics, and the scu project, bronco urban gardens. 5-7pm