Events
georgia screenings
“The Greenhorns” Documentary to Screen at Various Atlanta and Athens Locations in Celebration of Food Day Atlanta, Georgia – The Greenhorns, a national grassroots nonprofit organization of young farmers, will premiere their much-anticipated documentary film, “The Greenhorns,” at various locations in Atlanta and Athens in celebration of Food Day on October 24th.
gorgeous photos from Agrarian Acts
you can taste the smoke and face paint on these ones. http://farmrun.com/?p=2579 (photos courtesy of Andrew Plotsky and Farmrun) (what is farmrun you ask? Farmrun is the first dedicated agricultural production studio in the country. It is our intention to serve the needs of the burgeoning agrarian renaissance by means of producing beautiful media for agricultural enterprises. Farmrun is […]
calling west coast-ers! GH EVENT October 18th
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 mingle with farmers green and seasoned. Bring your thinking cap and favorite dish. +++Screening of "The Greenhorns"+++ +++Panel and Roundtable Discussion+++ Debate and collaborate […]
Fall Feast in Ancramdale, NY
Sol Flower Farm's Fall Feast is coming up! Sunday, October 9th from 2pm on. Tickets are on sale now through Wednesday, October 5th. Tickets need to be paid for prior to the event. Please contact ASAP if interested: office: (518) 329-1004 solflowerfarm@gmail.com www.solflowerfarm.com
this monday!
Please RSVP for the Squeeze here: http://tinyurl.com/2011squeeze
hudson valley young farmer roundup
Come to the first Hudson Valley Young Farmer Roundup October 1st, 2011 Germantown Farm
reminder - cambridge premiere tomorrow!
Here's a little post about it from food on the food.
NYFC + greenhorns in santa fe
Join the National Young Farmers' Coalition on Sunday, Oct. 2 in Santa Fe, New Mexico for a FREE New Agrarian Farm Tour & Mixer!! *Meet at the Santa Fe Farmers Market Pavilion at 7am (sharp), and then carpool to Taos, NM to tour the Taos County Economic Development Corporation (TCEDC) facility with a special Mobile […]
agrarian acts
big ups to mc carrot, bicycle-powered pumpkin smoothies, all NACL, scott sell, vachel lindsay, lettuce, Challey Comer and Pure Catskills, the mountains and the lake, stilts, majestic farm, the chickens and the corn, and the weathermore photos and Andrew Plotsky video to come. http://www.flickr.com/photos/thegreenhorns/sets/72157627758658212/
Oxfam World Food Day
This October 16th, World Food Day, Oxfam is encouraging people around the globe to take a simple yet profound action—hold a Sunday Dinner Conversation about where our food comes from, who cultivates it, and how we can make the food system more just and sustainable. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUXedatvrmA&feature=player_embedded] visit their site HERE
horsepower workshop
More details are available on our website ( www.DocHammill.com ). If you would like to discuss the workshop with Doc personally or have questions, please contact him by email ( workshops@dochammill.com ) or phone (406-250-8252). For registration, or questions regarding lodging and on-site farm meals, please contact Gloria Decatur at (707) 983-8196 or livepower@igc.org
CCOF webinars, coming right up.
CCOF Marketing 101 Webinar September 28, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Back by popular demand! 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? Would you like to explore […]
300 miles for gmo labeling
OCT 1, NYC is Right2Know March's first stop! A group of concerned citizens, supported by a coalition of food advocacy organizatons and food companies and a series of speakers, will be marching to the White House on World Food Day to demand labeling of gentically modified foods--GMOs. The march sets off from New York on October 1st. We'll rally at Grand Army […]
learn to drive drafts
Driving and Farming with Horses Workshop at Ruby and Ambers Organic Oasis - Dorena, Oregon. October 7 - 9, 2011 3 full days of hands-on instruction on driving and farming with horses with instructors: Doc Hammill and Cathy Greatorex, Walt Bernard and Kris Woolhouse To register: www.DocHammill.com or call 406 - 250 - 8252
cultivating success
Cultivating Success: Sustainable Small Farms Education A great series of classes taking place in Washington State including: Sustainable Small Farming & Ranching On Farm Internships Agricultural Entrepreneurship
oxford screening
OLE MISS here we come! An outdoor screening of the 50 minute documentary film The Greenhorns Thursday 9/22 at the Oxford Community Garden. The event will include a vegetarian potluck dinner and a Q+A with director Severine Fleming. Thursday September 22, 6-8:30 p.m., Oxford Community Garden
slow money gathering
October 12-14 in San Franciso, CA. Check out their website and register! Slow Money national gatherings are quickly emerging as a significant new venue for field building, investing and social change.
greenhorns in Austin!
The Greenhorns film premiere in Austin, Texas Sunday, September 25th. A backyard screening followed by a chat with farmers: Eric Herm : Organic Cotton Farmer, Brad Stufflebeam: Draft-powered Vegetable Farmer, Marysol Valle : Urban Vegetable Farmer, Chad Williams : Pastured Poultry Farmer Where: 5012 Eilers Ave + 51st St, Austin TX When: Sunday, September 25th, 2011 POTLUCK @ 6:00pm FILM starts @ […]
sept 22nd screening in Oxford, MS
We are excited to announce an outdoor screening of the 50 minute documentary film The Greenhorns next Thursday 9/22 at the Oxford Community Garden, located on the grounds of the Old National Guard Armory on University Ave at Bramlett Blvd in Oxford, MS. Thursday September 22, 6-8:30 p.m., Oxford Community Garden 6-7 p.m. Vegetarian Potluck Dinner 7:15 p.m. […]
upcoming classes at hawthorne valley farm
At Hawthorne Valley Farm in Ghent, NY Understanding Soil Sunday, October 2 • 9 am to 4 pm Healthy soils are the foundation for developing sustainable farms. Dr. Conrad Vispo of Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program will lead a panel of farmers and soil specialists as we explore and deepen our awareness of the different soil types […]
california biodynamics
download the pdf Here: BDANC Fall 2011 Meeting visit the BDANC website
greenhorns in baltimore
Thursday! rain or shine. Come for any and all of it. FREE and open to everyone. walk/ run/ ride/ drive. all details at www.thegreenhorns.net/baltimore
Seed Circus : SEED
Seed Circus is an experiential series of events and interpretive agricultural exhibits that are part country fair, part circus, part adult education, part child-sport. It's purpose is to increase our capacity to integrate and celebrate agrarian wisdom and design.
georgia food day screenings
Celebrate Food Day & The Greenhorns in the Dirty South... Mon, Oct 24th at Emory University 7pm screening & young farmer panel discussion Dobbs University Center 605 Asbury Circle Atlanta, Ga http://map.emory.edu/ Free parking in Peavine Employee Deck Snacks provided by Farm Burger www.farmburger.net
Brooklyn pop-up dinner
Urban Agriculture Coalition Launches Brooklyn Pop-Up Farm Dinner September 17 Green Guerillas, High School for Public Service and BK Farmyards are proud to announce the launch of a one-night-only Pop-Up Farm Dinner on Saturday, September 17 (with a rain date on Saturday, September 24). Teaming with several local restaurants including Brucie, 61 Local, The General […]
save the date! 2nd annual wa young farmers mixer
Washington Young Farmers Coalition / The Greenhorns (Apple) Squeeze Everyone is Welcome! Monday October 3rd 2011 at 5pm at the McLane Grange #383 in Olympia 931 Delphi Road SW, Olympia, WA 98512 Potluck, Cider Pressing, Seed Swap, Spit Roast, Workshops, Square Dancing, and live music with Pickled Okra! Bring a dish to share, seeds to […]
more from farmstead meatsmith
Farmstead Meatsmith has a few more classes lined up for the fall. Please contact farmsteadmeatsmith@gmail.com or206.463.6328 for reservations. Chicken Harvest and Feast at La Biondo What: Farmstead Meatsmith is pairing with La Biondo Farm and Kitchen to present our next Chicken Harvest Feast. These are glorious events encompassing in one day everything that will advance the agrarian renaissance. You work […]
is your future in farming?
12-week course starts Sept 20 in Everett. Growing New Farmers Critical to Regional Food Security Ensuring there are enough people with the skills to step into the shoes of retiring farmers is the focus of 12-week course. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, while the number of farmers continues to shrink, their average age […]
Music and stagecraft in the Catskills
We have a full lineup of original shows for Agrarian Acts, sep 25 in the Catskills, more than thirty farmers collaborating for 6 hrs of drama, mischief, eating and country Still Needed are: musicians, costume people, prop makers, sign painters, set builders, stagehands, sound effects, Lighting, exuberant crowdspeople, amateur actors, cute kids, painters. Get involved! Come to the show! Contact […]
beginning women farmer training
The Central New York Resource Conservation and Development Project is accepting applications for a year long, statewide training program for beginning women farmers. Women farmers - and aspiring farmers - from around New York State are encouraged to signup for the course that promotes goal setting; financial, business, and marketing plans; land and infrastructure planning; soil […]
cambridge premiere of the greenhorns
Sept 28 at the Brattle Theater
our friend meg making it happen in greenpoint.
This fall I've decided to open up my home to New Yorkers interested in the possibilities of backyard food production and self reliance. I'm offering an intensive, all day course on "backyard homesteading" on Sunday, September 25th from 9 a.m.-5.p.m. Some of the topics that will be covered are: -Raised Bed Gardening (building beds, planning […]
santa barbara screening
Tomorrrow! The Greenhorns documentary will be shown at the Santa Barbara Public Library’s Faulkner Gallery on Wednesday, August 31, 6-8 p.m. The film will be introduced by Olivia Sargeant and followed by discussion with a panel of young local farmers. and check out this article from the Santa Barbara Independent: The Greening of Agriculture New Generation of […]
helpers needed for UNion square event
please email farmer@greenhorns.mibeko.io with subject: HELPING SEPTEMBER 3 cooking crafting welcoming decorating engaging in deliberate hospitality gestures with the general public bring your skills and your willing spirit s www.thegreenhorns.net
in August we think longingly of maine
here are the rompin festivals and state fairs in maine. all organized so you can organize a road trip http://www.maine.info/events/festivals.php
Mother Earth News FAIR
Some of the biggest names in sustainable agriculture and food -- Joel Salatin, Joan Dye Gussow, Philip Ackerman-Leist, Jenna Woginrich,Frances Moore Lappé, Harvey Ussery, Ira Wallace and more -- will descend on Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Seven Springs, Pa., next month for the Mother Earth News Fair. Seven Springs, Pa. | Sept. 24-25, 2011 Saturday event hours: 9 a.m. - 7 […]