Events
tuesday, brooklyn
Agriculture and Food in Crisis: a conversation with Fred Magdoff and Brian Tokar Tuesday, March 22, 2011 7-9 pm, $5 suggested donation At The Commons, 388 Atlantic Ave. in downtown […]
good food festival
Good Food Festival - March 19th 9-6pm, hosted at the University of Illinois-Chicago. Brought to you by FamilyFarmed EXPO, a three day conference, trade show, and food festival for […]
growing new farmers in charleston!
Check out the Charleston Wine & Food Festival and the folks at Lowcountry Local First ! The festival has been praised as one of the top five food and wine […]
super duper pig cafo panel in DC
The Center for Food Safety in collaboration with Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) and 'Seedling Projects' present a special film screening of Pig Business. Opening speech by Robert Kennedy, Jr. and […]
assessing maine's agricultural future
Maine greenhorns - here's a good way to get your voice heard! This Friday afternoon (Feb. 25), vegetable and small fruit growers will meet to discuss your thoughts about the […]
pedal power
Consider this an early promo photo, featuring Andy Wekin at pedal power, for the bicycle powered tent build in NYC-New Museum StreetFest. Bring your needles, thread, pedaling legs. and a cool […]
Greenhorns 101 at the Trade School March 6th
Founder and director of the non-profit organization The Greenhorns, Severine von Tscharner Fleming will give an introductory overview of many issues surrounding new + beginning farmers. Learn more about the […]
training for beginning farmers in oregon
Who is Building Farmers in the West For? Farmers who want to start a market farm enterprise Farmers who have a market farm business but have farmed less than10 years […]
students taking initiative
"The Greenhorns" will be showing at this student-organized conference in Wisconsin. We like what Sophie is doing as a student farmer-organizer in the midwest. Her campus garden wasn't big enough, […]
cheese classes offered in SF Bay
HOW IT WORKS: On-site cheesemaking classes in the Bay Area. You gather the people. I bring milk and all the supplies. Classes are suited for up to 15 students though […]
Yes Men Food Fight - NYC
Coming soon to Manhattan- a two-day Yes Men workshop on food issues and activism - coming to NYC Feb. 26-27 If you would like to participate in the workshop, and afterwards help […]
Family Farmer & Rancher Day
Calling all Oregon friends and farmers! Be sure to head out to Salem, OR for the Family Farmer and Rancher Day at the Capitol on March 15th. Talk to your […]
show up at city hall in SF - today!
Reminder - there's a public hearing happening today (Thursday, February 17!) in San Francisco about a proposed new zoning code for urban agriculture! Here's a note from Brook Budner (greenhors […]
farmhack at MIT
Mechanical Innovation in Agriculture: Farmers + Engineers brainstorming together We hope you will join the National Young Farmers’ Coalition, the Greenhorns and MIT as we bring together farmers and engineers […]
severine speaking in NYC
at the upcoming Urban Ag Conference. View the full schedule of speakers here. The Horticultural Society of New York invites you to come explore the present state and future of […]
growing farmers conference
Greenhorns will be there! Will you? They've reached capacity, but you can add your name to the waiting list. The first annual Growing Farmers Conference will be hosted by Hampshire […]
Georgia organics/greenhorns mixer!
Join us on March 10th for a farmer mixer hosted by georgia organics and greenhorns at the lovely Moon River Brewing Company.
Monday is national call-in day!
National Call-In Day February 14th Call the White House Today: Fairness and Justice for Farmers! In the 2008 Farm Bill, Congress passed new rules to protect livestock and poultry farmers from […]
Launch of the Boston Tree Party and Hybrid Vigor Projects
Greenhorns will be 'delegates' of this fantastic social art project by our friend Lisa Gross and Hybrid Vigor projects. The power of planting seeds! Check it out and come join […]
No Farms No Food Rally in NY - March 30th
Wednesday, March 30, 2011! Join farmers, food advocates, local officials, environmentalists and other New Yorkers to meet with legislators at the State Capitol about the critical importance of farms and […]
fermentation workshops 2011
From our friend Sandor: Hello friends, I've been in semi-seclusion trying to get my new book written. It's another book on fermentation, more in-depth, more ferments, more variations (many contributed […]
greenbelts conference
Have you registered for Greenbelts: Local Solutions for Global Challenges from March 22nd to March 24th? This Global Greenbelts Conference brings together over forty-five speakers from nine countries across the […]
rooting for peace
A conference coming right up - Feb. 18-20, 2011 at Bluffton University in Bluffton, Ohio. The hope of this conference is to incorporate the conceptual themes of shalom, community, justice […]
women in agriculture conference - nebraska
Taking Charge of Our Future, the 2011 Women in Agriculture Conference February 17 and 18 at the Holiday Inn in Kearney, NE Nebraska Women in Agriculture (WIA) is designed to […]
dreaming of your small farm - allentown, pa
Exploring Your Small Farm Dream Course for Aspiring Farmers The course will be offered March 31, April 7, 14 and 21, 2011 6:15-9:15pm in Allentown, PA If you have thought seriously […]
barter for education!
What a terrific twist on "trade schools". Starting today! Trade School classes begin on Wednesday, February 2nd at 32 Prince Street, NYC. At Trade School, students barter with teachers. Here’s […]
farmer-mentor conference - this weekend!
Just a reminder, greenhorns! Farmer-Mentor Conference Feb. 4-6: Learn About the Art and Business of Having Interns or Apprentices The North American Biodynamic Apprenticeship Program, a program of the Biodynamic […]
oakland standard launch party
http://museumca.org/calendar/the-oakland-standard-launch-party
crop planning workshop with josh volk - wa
From the Washington Young Farmers Coalition! Using spreadsheets for crop planning in Olympia, WA Workshop led by Josh Volk, Portland farmer http://www.slowhandfarm.com Sunday, January 30, 10am - 1pm Stay after […]
you farmers: monetize mommy visits
ABC's of Farm Based Education Spring Workshop Appleton Farms, Ipswich, MA April 7-8, 2011 If you are just starting to explore the possibilities of opening your farm for education, or […]
butchering classes in washington
from our friends at Farmstead Meatsmith! This February is turning into the month of meatsmithing classes. Along with the butchery class on Feb. 12th, mentioned in our last letter, we've […]
pics of our nofa mixer!
we had hot chai and chocolate bits, bandana bling, big loud dancy music by red headed strangers, over 100 young farmers to kick off this years NOFA NY conference in […]
profitable urban farming - ca
Make Money as an Urban Farmer! A workshop presented by Sustainable Commercial Urban Farm Incubator (SCUFI) Program February 19th & 20th, 2011, 8am - 6pm, Berkeley, California Featured Trainer: Custis […]
another class with farmstead meatsmith
these folks are cranking out the sausage! Hands-on Class in Pork Butchery, Charcuterie, Cookery and Eatery. WHEN: Saturday, February 12th @ 10am. WHERE: Hogsback Farm greenhouse on Vashon Island, WA. […]
connecticut new farmer summit
coming right up... This February, Connecticut’s next generation of farmers are getting together for the first ever CT New Farmer Summit and Young Farmer Mixer. Born from conversations in the […]
quivera coalition conference
This conference is many months away, but you'll want it on your calendar. They'll be focusing on young agrarians. November 8-10 Albuquerque, NM Quivira Coalition's 10th ANNUAL CONFERENCE This year's […]
sell to schools, get GAP trained
Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Certification Training February 15th &16th 2011 Anderson County Civic Center. 3027 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.; Anderson, SC The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, in partnership with […]
see you at ecofarm
Greenhorns will be there! You can still register for the EcoFarm Conference - Jan. 26 -29, but not for long... Register Now! Don't miss out on the biggest ecological agriculture […]
vandana in iowa
Dr. Vandana Shiva will be the keynote speaker at the Seed Savers Exchange 2011 Conference! Join us at Heritage Farm for Seed Savers' 31st Annual Conference & Campout! It's a […]