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Sowing Revolution: Seed Libraries Offer Hope for Freedom of Food  http://www.realitysandwich.com/sowing_revolution and check it: Occupy Our Food Supply is bringing together the Occupy, sustainable farming, food justice, buy local, slow […]

Mobilizing and Organizing From Below June 1st - 3rd, 2012 Baltimore, Maryland * 2640 Mobilizing and Organizing from Below will be a gathering of activists and organizers, workers and parents, […]

Occupy our Food Supply - February 27th. An unprecedented alliance of sustainable agriculture advocates and food justice networks, including over 60 Occupy Wall Street groups as well as environmental and corporate accountability organizations […]

"Heirlooms: Saving Humanity's 10,000-year Legacy of Food," Jim Richardson Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco,  7pm, Wednesday, February 22. To be sure of a seat: * Long Now Members can use the […]

all brought to you by the good folks at Fresh from Zone 7: February 22: Dinner w/ Zone 7 at South Wark Restaurant in Philadelphia 4 course meal will focus on […]

those meat maniacs are at it again! you can take one of their fabulous classes at their shop on vashon island:  sausage on feb 25th & march 16 pig slaughter: […]

The Paicines Ranch is holding a 3-day workshop on holistic management taught by Kirk Gadzia March 27-29, with a field day on Fri., March 30. The workshop will cover holistic […]

Are you a graduate student interested in organic plant breeding and seed systems? We are inviting applications from graduate students in plant breeding and related programs for the first Student […]

Young and beginning farmers in the southeast, let's meet up! Join us for an inaugural gathering of young and beginning farmers from across the region, a good old-fashioned party to […]

An Exhibition in the Hazel Wolf Gallery Gallery Hours:  Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

The Rural Route Film Festival returns to the Big Easy - spread the word about the show!  The Zeitgeist Arts Center is hosting the screenings this coming Sunday & Monday nights. Sunday, […]

Planting the Seeds of Love will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2012, from 7:00pm – 10:00pm at The Lantern Inn, 10 Main Street, in Wassaic. This event benefits the […]

CreativeMornings is a monthly breakfast lecture series for creative types. Each event is free of charge, and includes a 20 minute talk, plus coffee!  Chapters in New York, Chicago, Portland, […]

SUBMISSIONS! After a successful re-launch year in New York City, Rural Route continues a new call for submissions for our 8th Annual Film Festival, to take place in New York […]

The SISA conference will be held March 31st and April 1st 2012 at Lawrence University in Appleton, WI. The Student Initiatives in Sustainable Agriculture Conference (SISA) is a national event for current […]

Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program Upcoming Events Saturday, January 21st 2012, 1-3pm, Hillsdale "Winter Exploration" of the Roeliff-Jansen Park (co-sponsored by the Columbia Land Conservancy) Join ecologists Claudia and Conrad Vispo for […]

January 31, 7 pm Filing Farm Taxes, UVM Extension New Farmer Project Webinar.  Be ahead of the curve this year, and learn what you need to know about filing taxes for your […]

Saturday, March 10th, 2012; 10am - 1pm at Sturgeon Farm, Orting, WA FREE. Details and Registration at Brown Paper Tickets (Please RSVP) Hosts: FarmLink/Cascade Harvest Coalition and PCC Farmland Trust, in partnership with the […]

Beginning Women Farmer Conference: Exploring Whole Farm Planning March 22-23, 2012 at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, Lincoln Campus Center A two day conference for all farmers interested in improved quality […]

http://kneadingconference.com/ The 2012 Kneading Conference will bring together expert bakers and innovative entrepreneurs, backyard grain gardeners, a new generation of millers, and farmers, malters, inventors, and those who shall be […]

2nd Annual Greater Capital Region Farmers’ Direct Marketing Conference Farm to Market:  Your Road to Success Are you a beginning, experienced or seasoned farmer looking for fresh marketing tips to […]

Grammy-nominated Blue Highway, a contemporary bluegrass band, will play Shelter Island, NY in a concert sponsored by Sylvester Manor Educational Farmwith support from the Town of Shelter Island Recreation Department. […]

Join us for a 3-day, hands-on workshop on Holistic goal setting, decision-making, and land use planning featuring Holistic Management Certified Educator, Kirk Gadzia. We will spend time in the field […]

Don't miss the 2012 WFAN annual conference, Friday and Saturday, January 20 and 21 in Des Moines. We are planning the most entertaining, educational conference ever! The theme: Women Transforming the […]

Do you care about local food, productive farmland and a strong farm and food economy for New York state? Tell Governor Cuomo and state legislators how much you care about […]

jan 1st at Big Bear Cafe in Washington, DC - hosted by our friend Andrew Plotsky of Farmrun. See HERE for more event info!

PLANNING FOR PROFIT II AN ADVANCED, 9 WEEK, ONLINE WHOLE FARM PLANNING COURSE Take your financial & marketing plans to the next level of profitability! JANUARY 17 – MARCH 13, […]

Led by food writer Molly O’Neill, Cook ‘n’ Scribble virtual seminars combine interviews with some of the world’s leading food voices with intensive, hands-on assignments, professional editing and intimate workshops.  […]

Please 'save the date' for the 2012 NYS Small Farms Summit scheduled for Wednesday, February 29th, from 9:30am - 3pm. The Summit is an interactive meeting with an opportunity for […]

Farmer's Ball NYC!  A celebration for farmers, urban growers and community When - Thursday, December 15, 2011 Time- 7:00pm until 12:00amJoin us as we celebrate a season or resiliency and […]

Did you know about the upcoming Carbon Farming Course near NYC? It's a series of workshops in Regenerative Agriculture taking place just outside of New York City from January 17 […]

Remember this event from last summer?  It's been made into a little film! [vimeo http://vimeo.com/32789028]

Small Farm Rising invites you to explore the sustainable practices, creative business models and deep connections to the communities of these three small farms in the shadow of the Adirondack […]

Hog Slaughter & Butchering Demo & Potluck Dinner with CCF, Leahey Farm, The Meat Market and North Plain Farm at 205 North Plain Road, Great Barrington Mass Sunday, December 11 […]

Joins us for one of the southeast's most indepth - and delicious - sustainagle agriculture education experiences at Plow Forward, the 15th Annual Conference & Expo, Feb 24-25 in Columbus, GA. Several things make […]

Support community-based agriculture and environmental education at Grow Strong:  the 5th Annual Benefit Party for the Mill Creek Farm DATE: Saturday, December 3, 2011 TIME:  7:00-10:00 pm LOCATION: Yard's Brewery […]

Groundswell Farm Business Planning Course Format: 8 classes, every other Thursday evening, January 5 - April 12, 2012 Dates:  January 5 and 19, February 2 and 16, March 1, 15, […]

early bird discounts for another 10 days! Advancing Organic 2012: Practices and Policies February 1, 2012 Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, California A Pre-Conference to EcoFarm Register NOW - Early […]

they have a strong beginning farmer focus and the keynote is our favorite farmer author, Kristin Kimball. View the conference website HERE and their beginning farmers resources HERE

Plants, Earth and Cosmos A workshop for farmers, gardeners and others seeking a renewed relation to the land February 12-17 and/or February 19-24 Conducted by The Nature Institute and the […]