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Check out the photos from the Farm Hack event last week!  Remember, you can always view photos of our events on our flickr page also visit Farm Hack

UVM Extension New Farmer Project Building a Sustainable Business for Start-Up and Re-strategizing Farmers Don't delay!  Register now for the "Early Bird" registration price! A strong business plan is key […]

Blog readers will probably remember that their old barn, and a lot of food along with it, burned down last winter.   There's an excellent article about the project HERE  If […]

Cornell University recently hosted a screening of our film, and have uploaded a video of the panel discussion that followed. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez0O4guDyp0] More on the event HERE

2012 is Peter Dixon's 14th year of Cheesemaking Workshops near his home in Westminster, Vermont.  In our second year as Westminster Artisan Cheesemaking the lineup is better than ever! This year's series […]

The Principles of Pastured Pork: Raising Hogs on Pasture: with Bruce Hennessey of Maple Wind Farm, coordinated by the UVM Extension New Farmer Project November 29, 2011, 7:00 pm Bruce Hennessey, […]

  December 2-4th at Libscomb University. Learn how Tennessee can grow its own food! A conference for anyone interested in local foods – students, gardeners, consumers and farmers.Tracks include: The […]

Step by Step, Row by Row:  How to Start Your Own Farm Dinner Business January 14 & 15, 2012 Cure Organic Farm, Boulder, Colorado This 2-day workshop is intended for […]

Most of the winter conferences offer scholarships, so do your research and get funded if you need it.  Read on for info on NOFA-NY's scholarships.  NOFA-NY Offering Scholarships to Annual […]

Student Agriculture at Whitman invites you to a screening of a fantastic 45-minute film that explores the lives of America's young farming community. The Greenhorns is a documentary from a national grassroots nonprofit organization […]

Mark your calendar! On December 3, Food+Tech Connect & Gojee are bringing together journalists, technologists, designers, policy makers, and food data specialists to develop tools and visualizations that help the public better […]

check it out.   wowee! The team at Shareable is excited to invite you to SHARE New York, November 19th and 20th, 2011 in New York City. From the success of our […]

This weekend in Oakland, CA - still a few spots left. REGISTER NOW. Over the past 15 years, CFSC has worked to catalyze a broad and far-reaching food systems movement.  […]

Now Accepting Applications for the 2012 Beginner Farmer Training Program Future Harvest-Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture is now accepting applications from new farmers across the Chesapeake region interested in participating […]

Foodie Movie Night - "The Greenhorns" (Free Admission!) http://www.eatlocalweek.com/ Wednesday, November 16 7:00 – 9:00 pm at Dandelion Communitea Cafe and the Florida School of Holistic Living 618 N. Thornton Ave. Orlando, FL 32803 Facebook http://www.facebook.com/eatlocalweek

  Please spread the word far and wide to any young entrepreneurs and farmers you know! Register HERE.

There are a few spots left in Molly O'Neill's on-line food writing seminars and there are still several scholarships available as well. The fall seminars begin next week. A best […]

OCTOBER 30 - Come celebrate the work of Hudson Valley farmers and be flavored by local chefs cooking an all local dinner to raise funds for two great area farms! […]

This event was organized by our energetic and dedicated intern, Ines Chapela.  Great work, Ines. Come celebrate the work of Hudson Valley farmers and be flavored by local chefs cooking […]

The Thirty-first Annual E. F. Schumacher Lectures will be held Saturday, November 5, 2011 from 10am-5pm. Speakers are Gar Alperovitz, Juliet Schor, and a Special Panel "Voices of Today's Youth: […]

The Greenhorns and Internet Archive Present: Seeding the Future – A Town Hall meeting for Small-Scale Agriculture Tuesday, October 18th • 6:30pm 300 Funston St. San Francisco+++Fall Harvest Potluck+++ Meet and […]

a workshop with our friends at Frey Vineyards. The Secrets of the Sun & Moon Friday, January 6, 2012, 9-5PM A Coros event at beautiful Frey Vineyards - 14000 Tomki […]

At the Mary's River Grange Hall in Philomath, Oregon on Thursday, October 20. 6:00pm Young Farmer and Food Artisan Mixer Sponsored by OSU Small Farms Program Supported by The Greenhorns […]

UVM Extension New Farmer Project Webinar A CSA Primer for New Farmers October 25, 7:00 pm Community Supported Agriculture continues to be a burgeoning movement for small-scale, sustainable farms. As […]

PAWC is December 4-6, 2011 Kellogg Conference Center, Tuskegee University. PAWC = The Professional Agricultural Workers Conference. 2011 Conference Theme: "Empowering Underserved Farmers and Rural Communities Through Effective Farm Bill […]

article here: http://www.capitalpress.com/washington/SB-young-farmers-100711-art check out photos here: http://farmrun.com/?p=2593 and http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.258236727544783.54483.164653070236483&type=1

still grappling with whether farming is right for you? let's help you figure it out: young farmer panel, screening of "The Greenhorns" documentary, and a Q&A session. thursday, november 17. […]

This Sunday Oct. 16, join New Amsterdam Market in NYC as we kick off Glynwood's Cider Week -- seven days of celebrating all things cider with tastings, classes, and special events […]

TEDxFruitvale: http://www.tedxfruitvale.org/ its and off shoot of the big TED:http://www.ted.com/ Its a TED for "farmworkers, farmers, activists, artists, students, professors, filmmakers, and entrepreneurs to celebrate the people upon whom we […]

ATTN all those seeking to brush up on their marketing and bookkeeping skills! The course for agricultural entrepreneurs is aimed at those individuals who have started or are thinking about starting an agricultural […]

2nd annual hudson valley hard cider festival Hands on Workshops, Music, Apple Picking, Dancing, Celebrating the Harvest Bring a Carboy, Learn to make cider, how to start a fermentation, and […]

The First Annual Farmer Showdown, hosted by Greener Partners at our farm in Collegeville, PA, will take place on November 5.  Greener Partners is co-hosting with PASA to bring together […]

Passing Down Land and Business to a New Generation Saturday, October 15, 2011 • 9am – 5pm and Saturday, November 19, 2011 • 9am – 5pm The first day of the […]

      Join author Tamar Adler in NYC on October 18th for the release of her new book, "An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace." There will a brief […]

Moviehouse Presents: A Brooklyn screening of American Meat  3rd Ward, 195 Morgan Ave Sunday, October 9th, 7-10pm, $10 suggested donation Come see a snippet of our hens in this amazing new […]

WHOLE FARM PLANNING COURSE OFFERED  FOR BEGINNING WOMEN FARMERS Shelburne--A 10-session whole farm planning course will be offered in Shelburne, beginning this January, for women with 2-10 years of farming […]

The Woodstock Farm Festival & Woodstock Land Conservancy sponsor a screening of “The Greenhorns” Q&A with filmmaker Severine von Tscharner Fleming and local young farmers to follow Woodstock, NY – […]

Dear Greenhorns, Fall is come, and with that, the Harvest.  Many of you have entrusted your animals to us this season; we thank you for the work.  This October we're […]