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Looking to sell, lease, or cooperatively work your farmland?  Learn about options for transferring farmland, ways to reduce the cost of holding land, and how to keep working lands in production at the FarmLink Landowner Workshop. *** Please register by Thursday, September 15 *** Registration now OPEN!  https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/192742 WSU Snohomish County Extension Cougar Auditorium 600 128th St SE […]

The Chicago film premiere of Farmageddon opens this Friday, August 26 and plays one show daily at the Gene Siskel Center on August 26-29, 31. Filmmaker, Kristin Canty depicts the struggles of an emerging farm economy, made up of farmers who are returning to traditional, non-industrial farming methods, the kind that existed a plenty at […]

This Thursday! Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy 2104 Stevens Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota Part of the Minnesota Global series. 5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Using the synergistic power of photography and storytelling, Dan and Melinda Hemmelgarn’s Food, Art, Revolution, Media (FARM) project blends compelling photographs with relevant stories from rural America to influence public opinion and […]

Co-hosted by The Brooklyn Food Coalition and The Greenhorns. Saturday, August 27th at the Dekalb Farm 138 Willoughby street - Brooklyn, New York (Take the BDNQR to Dekalb Avenue, G to Fulton Street, 2/3 to Hoyt Street or the ACF to Jay Street) Festivities begin at 5 o'clock with a hands-on Green Roof workshop from […]

photos are UP - and full of bustling young farmers mingling under trees and eating like kings. check them OUT: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thegreenhorns/sets/72157627314558295/

a great write-up about a midwest mixer greenhorns just advised on. and nice pictures! http://biodynamicsbda.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/young-farmer-gathering-a-great-success/

in NYC! Monday, August 29 • Recognizing Natural Food Webs Grab a notebook and join Zaac, an organizer with the Connecticut-Westchester Mycological Association, on a guided tour of a bewildering and oft-missed nature within the city. We will seek to recognize an ecologically-sound nourishment from that 'invasive,' 'parasitic,' 'pest,' or otherwise unwanted plant and fungal […]

Union Square Pavilion to Host Public Resource-sharing Event and Community Meal (organized by The Greenhorns and OurGoods “UnSold Supper” Event will Improvise Food, Art, and Business New York, NY – UNSOLD DINNER is a community meal and temporary workshop to be held at the Union Square Pavilion from 6 – 8 PM on September 3rd, […]

Don't miss a screening of the Greenhorns on Wednesday, August 17 at 6:30 pm at the Point Reyes Presbyterian Church (11445 Shoreline Highway 1 - up the hill from the gas station in Point Reyes Station).  A couple of young farmers, Mickey Murch and Will Scott of Bolinas, will be part of the discussion period […]

at the rural routes film festival last weekend! a big thanks to everyone who attended the screening at the Museum of the Moving Image

See the exhibit Centers of the USA, at the Centers of the USA! A mobile exhibition unit containing the exhibit Centers of the USA, produced by the Institute of Marking and Measuring and the Center for Land Use Interpretation, will be hitting the road on August 8, 2011, to visit a number of the official […]

2011 Updates on Marketing and Selling Raw Milk in Vermont and Best Management Practices for Raw Milk Handling August 30, 11:30 am to 12:15 pm: 2011 Updates on Marketing and Selling Raw Milk in Vermont. Jared Carter of Rural Vermont will outline the options and legal requirements established under the 2009 Raw Milk Law, focused […]

for FarmHack 2.0, which will be held on November 18-19  in Lee, NH!

The Bioneers conference, October 14-16 in San Rafael, CA will feature Severine von Tscharner Fleming in the workshop Growing Growers: The 100,000 New Farmers Challenge with Sarita Role Schaffer of Grow Food and Organic Valley farmer Tyler Webb. Meet the vanguard of new young farmers as they discuss their creative responses to the challenges and […]

get thee to the borough!  This weekend is the Rural Route Film Festival. The Greenhorns is showing at 6pm on Sunday at the Museum of the Moving Image.  

"Garden Insects: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful" presented by Diane Matthews-Gehringer, B.S. & M.S. Entomology Saturday, August 6th, 9am to 11:30am at Skoloff Valley Farm in Susquehanna County, PA. In this workshop we will become familiar with the insects that are commonly found in our eastern Pennsylvania gardens, learning about their life cycles, […]

The National Heirloom Expo- The World's Pure Food Fair Sept.13th-15th The National Heirloom Exposition is gaining incredible interest among home growers, farmers, school groups and the general public–so much so that it is shaping up to be the “World’s Fair” of the heirloom industry! This is a not-for-profit event, and any funds generated will be […]

Sunday, Sept 25th.  See you there.   

We are showing the Greenhorns film on the barn on Friday August 5th at 8 pm. It is a documentary about young farmers, often not from farming backgrounds, just up and beginning a farm. Kind of like me and Chris 🙂 We have a projector and speakers and a big canvas sheet. It will be like a […]

Learn the craft of banjo making at this unique weeklong workshop held at the magnificent and historic grounds of Sylvester Manor, Shelter Island, NY. Using a watch & do approach, noted banjo builder and teacher Jeff Menzies will guide you step by step as you make the pot, craft the neck, and stretch the skin on a gourd banjo.  You […]

Open Farm Lunch & Food Justice Presentations August 12 & 13 12-2pm Saving Seeds Farm 3 Flower Farm Lane, Sedgwick, Maine Space is limited, RSVP by calling 207-359-2128 or emailing [email protected] Cost:$10 or more suggested donation or join the morning work crew 9am - 12pm Friday, August 12 Roast chicken*, new potatoes, salad and veggies, […]

from Sam of anarchy apiaries in the Hudson Valley... The B.A.N.D. will have it’s annual Bee Day Party Potluck on Saturday, July 30, 2011, starting around 1 PM, again at the home of the Steels- Cedar Cliff Farm, which is now excitedly also Great Song Farm, a biodynamic, draft-power CSA stewarded by Jen and Anthony.  This […]

Localize This! August 14-21, 2011 - Register TODAY! Join Activists & Organizers from Across the US for a Training That Will Transform Your Activism Attend all or part, but register TODAY at LocalizeThis.org This Summer on Vashon Island, WA, the Backbone Campaign is hosting the third annual Localize This! Artful Activism Camp, an intensive training […]

Food & Farm Activist Retreat: August 10 -16 Sedgwick, Maine Contact Food for Maine's Future for program information: 207-244-0908 or [email protected] OVERVIEW Food for Maine's Future will host an informal gathering of food and farm activists at Saving Seeds Farm in coastal Sedgwick, Maine. This event is a lead up to the 2012 North America […]

See him speak at QUIVIRA coalition, NEW MEXICO NOVEMBER 8. December 2009-October 2010  In Sam's own words... Where I Rode, and What I Ride For I like complexity and quiet in cowboying. Ranching can be complicated, but the new leaders of the industry should be equipped to conserve both the land and culture of the […]

Come and tour Open Oak Farm the home of Adaptive Seeds and The Seed Ambassadors Project. August 4th 4-9PM. It is a potluck dinner event and Tour Organized by the Southern Willamette Valley Bean and Grain Project. Parking is limited so RSVP is required. Contact Dan Armstrong at [email protected] if you would like to come.

  August 13-14, Angelic Organics Farm and Angelic Organics Learning Center, Caledonia IL Please join the Biodynamic Initiative for the Next Generation (BING) and Upper Midwest CRAFT for a summer gathering of young (and young at heart) farmers and friends! Come meet and mingle with fellow young agrarians and take part in a lively weekend […]

Tomorrow (Tuesday) - Greenhorns will be representing! Art + Agriculture Old Field Farm and Gavin Brown’s Enterprise will be holding talks at the gallery in July 2011 on subjects related to agriculture, land and water rights, art, community and production.  This event is the first in the series. For the full calendar, visit: gavinbrown.biz “A […]

Carolina Farm Credit is now accepting applications for the third class to participate in an e-learning financial and business planning course.  The Ag Biz Planner curriculum includes financial and business planning, budgeting and other money matters essential to a farm’s success. Carolina Farm Credit is offering the Farm Credit University on-line program in conjunction with […]

The National Heirloom Exposition, the "World's Pure Food Fair," this September 13-15 at the Santa Rosa Fairgrounds in beautiful Sonoma County, CA.  The first gathering of its kind, the Heirloom Expo will include the world's largest display of heirloom produce, chef demonstrations, workshops and speakers including Dr. Vandana Shiva from India and Alice Waters, live […]

Join the Washington Young Farmers Coalition and Full Circle Farmstead for a summer social and crop mob - Sunday, July 31st. Located on 30 acres of SW Washington's Boistfort Valley, Full Circle Farmstead is a diversified, collaborative farm project that includes dairy goats, meat rabbits, beekeeping, laying hens, heritage breed hogs, and 2 acres in […]

@ Spring Wind Farm - 5770 115th St. E, Northfield, MN + bring your dancin' shoes and a few dollars to help pay the band if you're interested in helping out with cooking, publicity, and/or set-up, contact Emily Hanson: [email protected]

cheap tickets, cheap beers, and gowanus. At The Bell House The struggle and Valor of young farmers in America Come see the film and bring friends! Purchase Advance Tickets. Visit the Facebook Event Page

this just in! August 7 - Greenhorns shows at the Queens Museum of the Moving Image with Rural Routes Films. followed by panel of rockstar young farmers. followed by beers and short films on the Brooklyn grange down the street. Screening is Free with admission to the Museum ($10 adults)

"The Wonders of Raw Milk", a cheesemaking class this Saturday at Hawthorne Valley Farm from 1-4pm.  Cheesemaker Peter Kindel will cover how to make a few fresh, raw milk cheeses (including Camembert and Gouda) and yogurt and then will discuss the world of non-pasteurized products along with a tasting of a few locally available raw milk […]

FORAGE: #2 in The Seed Circus Series, Oakland Museum of CA Sunday July 10th, 2011 / 1:00 pm Foraging has provided sustenance to all kinds of communities of all kinds since the earliest days of California, but the practice has captured new interest as an alternative to the industrial food system.This event begins with a […]

August 12-14 @ UMass Amherst Register Now Online!  Workshops in the Beginning Farmer Track: 4) Farmer Maintenance: Ergonomics & Self-care – Lydia Irons & Rachel Scherer 5) Getting Started with Farm Planning and Management – Jeffrey Froikin Gordon & Giulia Stellari 39) Soil Fertility in Organic Farming – Joseph Heckman, Rutgers 40) Starting a CSA […]

Invitation for Input & Proposals Deadline: July 1, 2011 Sixth Organic Seed Growers Conference  Strengthening Community Seed Systems January 19 - 21, 2012 Port Townsend, Washington Organic Seed Alliance invites you to help shape the Sixth Organic Seed Growers Conference by providing suggestions for content and speakers and submitting proposals for presentations, posters, panels and roundtable […]