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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 Brooklyn (Hoyt-Schermerhorn; A, C and G Bergen Street; F Atlantic-Pacific; B, M, Q, R, 2, 3, 4 and 5) Food prices are soaring to record levels. Why? And […]

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 farmers, businesses, the trade, individuals, and familes. Your Festival pass is your ticket to celebrity chef demos, good food farmers and artisan producers, the Kids […]

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 festivals in the U.S. by Forbes Traveler. The four-day event infuses home-grown flavor with the most celebrated chefs, culinary professionals and winemakers in the world! […]

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 Pig Business Director and Producer, Tracy Worcester “Pig Business on Capitol Hill” WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 6 p.m. U.S. CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER North Orientation Theater Washington, […]

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 future of Maine agriculture.  We have met with potato and blueberry growers.  We would really like to hear from vegetable and small fruit growers.  We […]

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 drink May 7-8  Greenhorns' Seed Circus launches in NYC as we sew the fashion city’s fabric reserves into a community-sized tent fit for the future […]

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 Greenhorns organization, receive help interpreting other institutions in the agricultural arena, and discuss how to organize and support farmers in your community and across the […]

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 Farmers who desire to improve their business management & marketing skills Farmers who would like to network closely with other market farm producers Farmers who […]

"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, so they made a deal to grow more on local farmland. That's thinking laterally and enterprising beyond the campus container. College student farmers: you are […]

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 not limited to. Choose fromclasses that last an hour to ones that last several. Learn anything from yogurt to feta to mozzarella to farmstead cheddar. […]

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 out with a little activism, shoot an email to [email protected] and tell them about yourself, why you'd like to participate, and how you think you […]

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 legislators about the importance of local agriculture, support our farmers and ranchers, and help create the kind of food system you would like to see […]

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 artist extraordinaire) of Little City Gardens, along with a poster she designed. I would love for the broader young agriculturalist community to know that this […]

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 to brainstorm and invent farm tools together, all day on March 5, 2011. If you can’t join us for the full day of roll-up-your-sleeves workshopping, […]

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 agriculture and the way that we, as city residents, connect with our food and farmers. We are very excited to be joined by seven influential […]

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 College on February 19th, 2010. The student-organized conference will gather young and beginning farmers, activists, students, and enthusiasts from the Pioneer Valley and beyond for […]

Join us on March 10th for a farmer mixer hosted by georgia organics and greenhorns at the lovely Moon River Brewing Company.

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 unfair treatment by big meat companies. The companies are now pressuring the administration not to implement the new rules. It's time to tell President Obama that big […]

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 us when we plant trees in May during our elderflower foraging bike ride in the Boston area. Hybrid Vigor Projects (http://www.hybridvigorprojects.org) is a new nonprofit […]

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 food to New York.  Urge state leaders to support funding and legislation that: • Protects farmland for future generations • Increases consumer access to nutritious […]

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 by readers of Wild Fermentation and people who have written to me), more exploration of underlying processes, and more troubleshooting. The new book is coming […]

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 globe to discuss the potential of Greenbelts to help manage urban growth, sustain farming and the vibrancy of surrounding communities, and protect valuable ecosystems.

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 and stewardship and link them with the actions of gardening locally and globally, responding to hunger, eating sustainably, decreasing waste and composting. Find more information […]

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 assist women in their agricultural businesses or who are in businesses tied to agriculture.  The Department of Agricultural Economics recognizes the vital role that women […]

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 about turning a profit off of a few acres or already have a small agricultural operation and would like to change strategies thenExploring Your Small […]

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 a sample of upcoming classes and a sample of barter items you'll need to bring: - Learn about Coptic Sewing if you bring grant editing, […]

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 Association, will hold its 3rd annual Farmer-Mentor Conference Feb. 4-6 in Fair Oaks, CA. With a focus on two key issues of on-farm education - the legal […]

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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 for a potluck lunch!

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 looking for new ideas for your program, this is the workshop for you!

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 got a few more now scheduled for anyone who's interested.  Please write or call if any of the classes below stimulate your appetite. Come hungry […]

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 saratoga springs. View the full album here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thegreenhorns/sets/72157625892357330/ Regarding photos of the event, here is an important note from Severine. Dear Greenhorns, It was brought […]

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 Stone, of Green City Acres, an urban Small Plot INtensive (SPIN) farm in Kelowna, BC Canada. Curtis will share with you how in 2010 he […]

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. WHAT: Participational, whole hog butchery, curing, cooking and blood sausage making class WHO: A minimum of 4 students. HOW: $125 for the whole course including […]

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 field and at the farmers market, a small group of farmers decided to bring our generation of Connecticut farmers together to create a venue where […]

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 theme will focus on the challenges and possible solutions for ranching, farming and conservation in the future with special attention to the next generation.

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 the Clemson University Sustainable Agriculture Program and Anderson County, is offering Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) training to local farmers, extension agents, institutional food service managers, […]

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 conference in the West - everyone will be there and now there is a chance for you to be there too. For a limited time […]

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 great place to meet like-minded gardeners, learn from experienced seed savers and enjoy the beauty of Heritage Farm. This year the keynote address will be […]