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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 @ […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

 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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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 […]