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Sunday April 15th, 2012 from 11-3pm at Tara Firma Farms, Petaluma, CA

12 april 2012 WILLIAMSTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS @ williams college, the paresky performance space and luetkemeyer lounge, paresky center  screening + book signing: join us for our official "greenhorns" book launch with storey publishing! screening followed by reading and q & a with severine and two essayists from the book, Jenna Woginrich and Luke Deikis! including free grilled cheese sandwiches from the young farmers […]

Friday, with Severine! 13 april 2012 CONCORD, MASSACHUSETTS @ alcott school auditorium, 93 laurel st. screening + panel discussion: as part of concordcan's focus on food film and discussion series to encourage a public conversation about our local food system. co-sponsored with the concord agriculture committee and the walden woods project. severine vt fleming will moderate a panel of […]

Young Farmers of the Central Coast Introductory Meeting, Potluck and Film Screening Sunday May 20th At 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 […]

In Search of Common Ground Monday, April 16th from 9-4, on Lundberg Family Farms, a state-wide event/conversation will be launched in hopes of starting and achieving a 'paradigm shift' in addressing broad and specific food and farm issues Download the brochure here: IN SEARCH OF COMMON GROUND and let's pack the room with greenhorns! Joel Salatin is the […]

At College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor ME, April 20-22. What happens to food between farm and fork? While many people today are looking into food production and healthy eating, the extensive intermediary stages—of food packaging, processing,distribution, sales, consumption, and waste—are seldom investigated. From April 20 through 22, College of the Atlantic will be hosting […]

 an exhibit, a book, an ipad app.  About the explosion of community spirit, institution building, and autonomous-thinking that characterized the free speech movement, and beyond.  http://museumca.org/exhibit/all-us-or-none-social-justice-posters-san-francisco-bay-area More images HERE The “All Of Us Or None” (AOUON) archive project was started by Free Speech Movement activist Michael Rossman in 1977 to gather and document posters of […]

The Food Book Fair is the first ever event bringing together food publications from around the world alongside a dynamic set of events celebrating food writing, reading, and activism.May 4-6, 2012 | Brooklyn, NY at the Wythe Hotel

On June 1-3, 2011, more than 250 professionals and engaged citizens from New England and beyond gathered in Brattleboro for the first Strolling of the Heifers Slow Living Summit: an intensive exploration of ways to build healthy, thriving local economies while encouraging, mentoring and supporting a new generation of activists, entrepreneurs and engaged citizens. Register […]

"our land" wine land tour: building on the success of "the greenhorns" documentary film, we continue the conversation and inspiration with a new series of web films,"our land." join us march 30 @ scribe winery, 2300 napa road SONOMA, CALIFORNIA 6pm screening space limited to 30; please RSVP to ourlandwinelandRSVP (at) gmail (dot) com

  the Washington Young Farmers Coalition is kicking off the crop mob season on April 7: Spring is here! Crop Mob time! Want to combine a weekend getaway to the Islands with some hearty work and help out a fellow farmer? Join us April 7th* 10 A.M. at Maple Rock Farm on Orcas Island for […]

Bay Area Seed Interchange Library (BASIL) 13th Annual Seed Swap. Friday, March 30, 2012, 7pm - 9pm. Potluck supper, hoe down music, home-grown garden seeds, and the company of fantastic local gardeners! Come learn about seed saving classes and the Library. There will be presentations from Rachel Pachivas from the Lebel GMO's campaign and Fred […]

Coming up on Wednesday! March 28: Pasture Workshop and Field Day (Montgomery County Cattleman and UT Extension) Loaction: Clarksville, TN at Phil Baggett Farm Contact: John Bartee [email protected] Office: (931)648-5725 or Cell: (931)624-1173 Contact: Phil Baggett [email protected] (615)347-5454 The program is coming together for the March 28 meeting in Clarksville TN. We will be starting […]

Quillisascut Farm is offering an Introduction to Small Acreage Sustainable Farming workshop April 25-29, in rural eastern Washington State. This is an intensive short course with lecture/ farm tours /hands on, truly an immersion in life on a small farm.

Kickoff event: APRIL 21 at the Broad Art Museum at MSU Taking place in the former Barnes and Nobles space on Grand River, this event is part symposium, part Town Hall discussion forum, and part community celebration. The space: The Barnes and Nobles building (formerly the Jacobson’s department store) is a major economic and development site […]

No sooner had we finished our recent memoir class, than one of the fabulous cookscribble students created a four-day food writing retreat in Santa Fe. April 19-23. Its an impressive group of writers, cooks and eaters and while this has been the winters that wasn't, I'm dreaming high desert sun, like-minded writers, unmitigated support and a good […]

Free range? Pasture raised? All Natural? Heritage Breed? Organic? Sustainable? Air Chilled? What does it all mean? Why should we care? Join 18 Reasons for its latest in our Dinner Conversation Series dedicated to educating our community about local farmers over dinner. We are inviting Dinner Bell Farm to our long communal table to talk […]

Tractor Operation and Maintenance Workshop at the Accokeek Foundation Saturday, April 14 – Sunday, April 15, 2012– 8:30am to 5:00 pm This two-day, hands-on workshop demystifies tractors and empowers their users to operate and maintain their machines more safely, and with greater skill and confidence. Day one focuses on the fundamentals of tractor operation; reviewing […]

This year, Slow Food International's Terra Madre and Salone del Gusto will be a unified event open to the public in Turin, Italy on October 25-29, 2012.  You can make your own way there OR apply to be a U.S. delegate. The deadline to apply is April 1. To join the international community at Terra Madre as […]

The  latest from Fibershed! Woolly Adventures Update Weaving the rural and urban together.... one fleece at a time. Take a journey to the northwest regions of our Fibershed this Spring to get up close and personal with your local fiber farms — It's shearing time! Jean Near's Shear-In April 14th: Begins at 10am, potluck lunch […]

march + april 2012 CALIFORNIA TOUR "our land" wine land tour: building on the success of "the greenhorns" documentary film, we continue the conversation and inspiration with a new series of web films,"our land." join us at the following events on the wine land tour for film screenings, discussion panels, and farmer mixers over delicious […]

Specifics on the Unity swap: The Maine Tree Crop Alliance, the Maine Seed Saving Network, Fedco and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association will host the twelfth annual combined Seed Swap and Scionwood Exchange, in MOFGA’s Common Ground Exhibition Hall in Unity. For gardeners and orchardists, it’s like the most wonderful flea market in […]

Understanding and Implementing HACCP: Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Programs for Small Meat and Poultry Processors A Two Day Training, Tues. & Wed. April 10 & 11, 2012 9:00-5:00 on Day 1 8:30-4:30 on Day 2 Held in Ithaca, NY At Cornell Cooperative Extension-Tompkins County, 615 Willow Ave. & Morrison Hall, Cornell SPACE LIMITED download […]

A new offering from Land for Good: "Acquiring Your Farm."  Access to land is one of the biggest challenges facing farmers - especially beginning farmers. Will you acquire your farm by leasing, purchasing, or a combination?  How much can you afford and how will you pay for it?  How will you determine the right property […]

WILLIAMSTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS 7:30pm@ williams college, the paresky performance space and luetkemeyer lounge, paresky center  screening + book signing: join us for our official "greenhorns" book launch with storey publishing! screening followed by reading and q & a with severine. including free grilled cheese sandwiches from the young farmers of cricket creek farm. http://www.facebook.com/events/232234493539554/

MIXER AT GREENHORNS HQ< hudson NY. 624 Warren street at the park TUesday march 13th. noon to six silk screening. networking. refreshments. come see our resource library. gossip and bring a tee shirt if you want to screen on it. and spread the word!

Sounds, Stories and Springtime – An Audio Retreat  Spend a weekend in the Catskills honing your recording and storytelling skills while reinvigorating your creative spirit. Join Jim Metzner and Eileen McAdam for an immersive experience in field recording, listening, and learning how to use sound to bring stories to life. This retreat offers personal attention […]

Alliances are being formed, globally of Indigenous and non-indigenous groups and individuals committed to creating a system of jurisprudence that sees and treats nature and Mother Earth as a fundamental, rights bearing entity. A paradigm, that is based on Indigenous thought and philosophy needs to be forwarded which grants equal rights to nature and which honors the interrelation […]

UVM Extension New Farmer Project:  Pricing Clinics for Direct Marketing Farmers Are you uncertain how much to charge for your farm products?  Are you unclear how to determine your costs of production? Do you need help determining prices for your farm products that support your business sustainability?  These FREE one-day clinics will provide hands-on opportunities […]

Farmer Party & Screening of the new Our Land web series Presented by The Greenhorns and the Texas Young Farmers Coalition March 16th 6-9pm Green Gate Farms, 8310 Canoga Ave. Austin, TX [email protected] http://thegreenhorns.net/SXSW Join us for a free film screening, discussion panel and farmer mixer over delicious locally-produced food, drink and live music.

Reconnecting Hands, Mouth & Mind through Food Systems Education - Conference April 20-22, College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine Many colleges and universities now have their own farms, where students can learn about food production.  But learning about the rest of the food system—food packaging, processing, distribution, sales, consumption and waste and the policies and institutions that […]

Saturday & Sunday, March 10-11th, 2012 - Hosted on the RISD campus (Providence, RI)  Join us as we work side-by-side with local farmers to develop new tools and ideas to help strengthen sustainable agriculture in Providence and beyond . The weekend will include: Visits to local farms to help frame problems and opportunities An afternoon design […]

SISA Conference 2012 The second annual Student Initiatives in Sustainable Agriculture Conference will take place on March 31st and April 1st of 2012 at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. The conference will include: *A keynote address by agricultural economist John Ikerd *Presentations by students, farmers, and entrepreneurs *Screenings of documentaries "American Meat" and "Queen of […]

The Paicines Ranch is hosting a field day on Fri., March 30, with Kirk Gadzia.  We will discuss managing cattle on rangelands during times of drought, along with strategies for monitoring rangelands in California and other subjects related to holistic planned grazing and decision making that come up. This field day should be of interest […]

We send out monthly eblasts with event listings, policy updates, young farmer resources, essays and more.  Sign up HERE! Here's a teaser of a few upcoming event, find more on our website and in the next eblast... Southeastern Young & Beginning Farmer Mixer 5 march 2012, 5-7pm ATHENS, GEORGIA @ farm 255, 255 w washington st. southeastern […]

Now is the time to brush up on your marketing skills! Marketing 101 Webinar: March 15, 9:30-11:00 a.m. Register now! Are you new to organic production and want to get started with a CSA or farmers' market? Are you currently working in direct marketing and interested in branching out to retail or wholesale?

Tonight! Urban Agriculture's Origins and Opportunities in Oakland: An Interdisciplinary and Participatory Approach Nathan McClintock, Assistant Professor of Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State University Dr. McClintock discusses his research on urban agriculture in Oakland, California, focusing on how he integrated a critical social science approach with participatory environmental science and planning research to […]

Permaculture Intensive, How to Run a CSA, Accepting Federal Nutritional Benefits, and Tractor and Machinery Trainings! Scholarships and translation services are available upon request. Go to Accokeek's calendar to register. Pre-registration is required for all classes. Running a Successful CSA Wednesday, March 7, 2012 from 9:00 am to 12:00noon As the new food movement gains […]

And the last Sunday of every month.  Also check out their Regenerative Urban Sustainability Training. The Radix Ecological Sustainability Center is a new not-for-profit educational organization based in inner city Albany, NY.   The purpose of the Radix Center is to promote ecological literacy and environmental stewardship through educational programs based around demonstrations of sustainable technologies.