Events
Farm Aid 25: How to Get Tickets
Did you hear the big news? Farm Aid 25: Growing Hope for America, will be in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Saturday, October 2 at Miller Park! Support family farmers and catch […]
cool beans (and not so much corn) in Iowa
these folks have a "Next Generation" program as well. Practical Farmers of Iowa Field Day July 31st, from 9AM to 1 PM Starting at the Student Organic Farm (55519 170th […]
upcoming workshops at Foxglove Farm, BC
Two upcoming workshops at Foxglove Farm's 'Centre for Arts, Ecology and Agriculture'. Both are taught by farmers Michael Ableman and Josh Volk. Register at www.foxglovefarmbc.ca or call 250-388-6800 for information. Growing for Family […]
Anarchy Apiaries
Their annual potluck was Sunday, but this is a beautiful message be sure to check them out HERE Bees teach patience, resilience, and thankfulness for nature’s gifts. They teach us […]
biodynamics and the future of agriculture
Scholarships are available for youth to this conference - apply ASAP! There is also a special youth gathering. There is a revolution in human values taking place in our midst […]
like essex farm style?
yeah. essex farmstyle. go see for yourself. year round CSA, self service, so breathtakingly punky
chautauqua!
Maine’s Young Farmers Gather to Revive Century-Old Agrarian Tradition: Grassroots-Organized “Chautauqua” A Further Signal of American Agricultural Renaissance The Greenhorns will host a key cultural gathering in Maine in August. […]
local food cycle teach out
Coordinated by the Food Justice Project of the Community Alliance for Global Justice Third Event of 2010! Refugee Farmer Project - Auburn, WA Saturday, July 31st, 10am-3pm
the compost tea revolution
more from the amazing folks at Common Vision! Soil Food Web & the Compost Tea Revolution August 16-20th, 2010; M.A. Center in Castro Valley, CA Back by popular demand, Common […]
benefit for Haitian agriculture July 10th / July 15th
Writer and wannabe farmer Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts is living in New Orleans for a while, partly because she’d intended to spend most of 2010 traveling in Haiti to start research on her second […]
Fruiting Tree/Vine/Shrub Workshops and Sale
WHERE: 766 Metropolitan Ave. betw. Graham Ave. & Humboldt Williamsburg, Brooklyn (L train to Graham / G train to Metropolitan) WHEN: Saturday July 10 & Sunday July 11. 10 AM […]
hone your hoophouse skills
MOFGA Farm Training Project - Hoophouse Tomato Production Tuesday, July 6 at 5pm @New Leaf Farm, Durham Tomatoes are an enormously important cash crop for mixed vegetable growers in Maine. Join […]
milling, doggy guardians, silvipasture, cucurbits!
Save the Dates: Upcoming Field Days with PASA Managing Nutrients and Pests in Organic Cucurbit Production Thursday, July 8 Penn State Research Farm PA Furnace, Centre Co. Dog Days of […]
vermont cheesemakers festival
July 25th! Check it out here. Formaggio Kitchen, one of our favorite places, is making a field trip out of it. Climb aboard the Formaggio Kitchen bus to lovely Shelburne […]
for the ladies!
The USDA has provided funding for Beginning Women Farmers in Connecticut to learn more about whole farm planning in a Beginning Farmer Program developed specifically for women-- brought to you […]
forage crop webinar
Forage Crop Identification and Fall Seeding Webinar--July 8, 2010 at 7 p.m. with Sid Bosworth, UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture coordinated by the UVM Extension New Farmer Project Join Sid […]
leadership, we need leadership.
4th Annual Farm & Food Leadership Conference, "Taking Back Control of Our Food Supply". Jim Hightower will be the keynote speaker, and the lunches will be prepared with local, sustainably […]
farmers' wives!
Missouri Young Farmers & Young Farm Wives Tour hosted by the Bolivar Chapter. Registration starts on Sunday, August 1 from 4:00 - 6:30. ... ozarksfirst.com/index.php?option=com_jevents... In Switzerland there are schools for farmers' […]
New Farmer Workshop Series begins July 14th!
6 New Farmer Training Workshops in the Rutland Region of Vermont this summer, starting July 14th brought to you by Rutland Area Farm and Food Link: July 14 • Marketing […]
farm & food days, VT
August 21-22nd - Kingdom Farm and Food Days (Formerly High Mowing's Field Days) High Mowing Organic Seeds, Center for an Agricultural Economy and New England Culinary Institute are once again […]
seeds on wheels with the hudson valley seed library
Saturday! Seeds On Wheels (S.O.W.) the Samuel Dorsky Museum with a Seed Swap to boot! Here's a seed library blog post with all the info: http://seedlibrary.org/ And here's the facebook […]
cheesemonger invitational
this weekend! On June 26th some of the most important people in the specialty cheese business will congregate at a discreet warehouse in Long Island City to witness the first […]
it takes a region - 2010
A Conference to Build our Northeast Food System. http://www.ittakesaregion.org/ What: The 18th conference and annual meeting of the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (NESAWG) When: November 12-13, 2010 with pre-conference […]
ID plant diseases
through Vermont's New Farmer Project. Intro to Plant Diseases and Management Strategies for the Farm *a webinar presented by the UVM Extension New Farmer Project, June 24, 7 pm (EST) […]
cherry pie mixer - how to get there!
It occurred to us that you might need directions if you're joining us in Detroit this weekend, so here are some comprehensive ones. Your final destination is the Woodbridge Community […]
stakeholder's forum - ny
Save the date, all you hudson valley greenhorns! A Stakeholder's Forum on Land Access, Sustainability and Success September 29, 2010; Chestnut Ridge, NY hosted by Cornell University Cooperative Extension Columbia […]
maine, meet your farmers
Maine Farmland Trust is hosting a premier of 8 short documentaries by filmmakers Cecily Pingree and Jason Mann, which tell the diverse stories of eight Maine farms: from Aroostook to […]
farm succession conference
The International Farm Transition Network will host their annual conference July 20-23, 2010 at the Sheraton Suites in Cuyahoga Falls, OH. This three day meeting will bring together agricultural professionals, […]
greenhorns are going
mark your calendars: 11th annual Healthy Foods, Local Farms Conference will be at Spalding University in Louisville, KY on Saturday, September 25. speakers include Wendell Berry and Anna Lappe. + a Local […]
heritage wheat day
July 7, 1:00 - 5:00 - Heritage Wheat Field Day at UMass Research Farm After years of collecting heritage wheats in villages in Europe and the Mideast, UMass research farm is pleased […]
we will be there!
The Quivera Coalition's 9th Annual Conference. November 10-12th, 2010, in Albuquerque, New Mexico "The Carbon Ranch: Fighting Climate Change through Food and Stewardship"
tricky coyote
Marin Organics is presenting this event. Trickster Training Tea Party – An Afternoon with Caroline Casey Sunday, June 20, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Dance Palace, Point Reyes Station Cost: […]
walk the walk
WSU Boyd Farm Walk Wheat Variety Trials & Organic Diversified CSA Farm Wednesday, June 16 @ 9:00am-3:00pm WSU Boyd Farm in Pullman, WA Research plots at WSU's Boyd's Farm site […]
illegal dairy and art at the old can factory
Sunday, June 20th starting from 1pm @ the Market at the (OA) Can Factory, 3rd st/3rd Ave, BK for an afternoon of SkillShare and Performance, Enjoy Illegal Dairy and Art […]
upcoming workshops at Glynwood
wonderful summer workshops abound at Glynwood Farm, located in Cold Spring, NY. + check out their blog-- where you can learn things like how to shear a sheep. Culinary Herbs, June […]
Permaculture + MOFGA
6th Annual Northeast Permaculture Convergence: July 2 – 4, 2010 at the MOFGA Common Ground Education Center, Unity Maine
draft power!
4th Annual Northeast Animal Power Field Days brought to you by NEFOOD Featuring: field and forest working demonstrations at Howevale Farm, workshops and draft animal presentations, resource exhibitors, local food vendors, […]
save the date - a 2 day Chatauqua
Greenhorns of Maine and New England! We'll be doing our first event in Maine this August - a 2 Day Chatauqua. Never heard of a Chatauqua? Here's a brief history. […]
des moines green up!
some great workshops on urban farming this weekend if you're in the area. WHERE and WHEN: Des Moines - Friday, 6/11, 3-6pm Waterloo – Saturday, 6/12, 9am-12noon, Cedar Rapids – […]