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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lisa Brenneis and Jim Churchill from Churchill Orchard will be bringing Ojai Pixies to the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx on Sat. and Sun. June 19-20. NYBG is kicking off their summer-long Edible Garden Exhibition with a big "Opening Weekend Barbecue" benefit event featuring "displays, demonstrations from food and gardening experts, celebrity […]

Pie Lovers Unite! A Fundraiser for BK Farmyards Youth Farm at the High School for Public Service hosted by Jimmy's No. 43 will bring together 20 pie enthusiasts to compete for bragging rights for the best sweet and savory pies in the city.  Gourmet goodies from sponsors Jimmy's No. 43, Whisk, and more will be […]

PASA has so many offerings for the aspiring agrarian.  Put them on your calendar! June Growing & Marketing Organic Vegetables This event is held in partnership with Future Harvest - CASA (Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture) One Straw Farm Whitehall, MD Wednesday, June 16 The Art & Science of Quality Small Grains Production Small Valley […]

Register now for the 3rd annual Rural Heritage Institute at Sterling College in Craftsbury Common, Vermont from June 18th - 20th for Is Local Enough? Promises and Limits of Local Action to explore these questions as well as the developing dialogue between local and global concerns as it applies to economy, agri­culture, history, food, culture […]

GNP Forum:  Hydrofracking - "The Gulf Coast Disaster" for New York State with Tom Prichard Wednesday,  June 9 ,  7:00 -9:00 pm Guilderland Public Library 2228 Western Avenue (US Route 20), Guilderland, NY 12084 Learn more about  the potentially disastrous "hydrofracking" currently underway in New York State.   Underneath much of upstate NY is the […]

Join Austin Growers Guild for their inaugural farm installation event.  This is a hands-on two day event, people!  Sure hope you can be a part of it---it's guaranteed good company and a true community learning experience.  Tell your friends! For more info visit www.austingrowersguild.wordpress.com Registration is greatly appreciated to [email protected] All donations help cover cost […]

next week in new york, a movie about a fabulously ancient french madame who specialized in herbs and afghan hounds.

This is happening on Saturday, with a high tunnel tour on Sunday! +++  June 5 -- FEAST Garden-To-Table dinner by the New River Gorge +++ Experience five lavish courses of locally-grown delights from JMCatering, a local Fayetteville-area gourmet caterer specializing in local and organic food and featuring several products from our Farmers Market sellers.  Proceeds […]

well I'll be darned.  sounds pretty awesome. What I've also heard about is the revival of shaker seed saving, w/ ken greene our favorite green gremlin of local varieties. more on that soon The Woolman Summer Intensive A six day residential program for adults integrating the practices of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and Permaculture in a […]

Did you miss our It Takes A Village pig butchering workshop because you live in Washington state?  Then this event is for you. On June 15th Island Meadow Farm will be the site of a hog butchering class, taught by Brandon Sheard. Brandon is the head butcher & charcuterie master at Sea Breeze Farm & […]

greenhorns will be there! will you? The US Social Forum (USSF) is a movement building process. It is not a
 conference but it is a space to come up with the peoples’ solutions to the 
economic and ecological crisis. The USSF is the next most important step in our
 struggle to build a powerful multi-racial, […]

June 5 -- FEAST Garden-To-Table dinner by the New River Gorge, WV Experience five lavish courses of locally-grown delights from JMCatering, a local Fayetteville-area gourmet caterer specializing in local and organic food and featuring several products from our Farmers Market sellers.  Proceeds will help support efforts to hire the Market's first part-time "staff" and to […]

presented by DoTank:Brooklyn. Do-It-Yourself Urban Agriculture Skillshare RSVP here 1-3pm Saturday June 5 The Change You Want To See Gallery 84 Havemeyer St., Williamsburg Brooklyn $15 Entry, capped at 30 attendees We will be doing 3 hands-on demonstrations to show you how to help improve your local environment. Bring curiosity, cameras, and a pen+notebook: . […]

A CULTURED DINNER FOR  CITY SLICKER FARMS Join us Friday June 4th, from 6-10pm for a night of culture and entertainment. There will be music, art, a four course fermented feast with locally crafted fermented drinks and guest speakers Novella Carpenter, author of Farm City, and Willow Rosenthal, founder of City Slicker Farms, plus a CSF […]

Mindful Mouths Seattle: A Benefit for Food Alliance Featuring: Dr. Temple Grandin Friday, June 18, 2010; 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) 2700 24th Ave East, Seattle, WA Please join Food Alliance for a very special evening with Dr. Temple Grandin, whose insights into animal behavior are revolutionizing the livestock […]

"the DO lectures"

A fabulous opportunity for all you aspiring entrepreneurs out there, brought to you by Fast Trac South Carolina and Clemson Extension. Who: Those ready to become Lowcountry local food artisans, farmers and food system entrepreneurs (urban/rural farmers, local food artisans, chefs/caterers, bakers, food media, processors -other) Why: Start your own business. Effect the local economy, […]

this is taking place on the same island where our friend Chandler farms. Where: Vashon Island (near Seattle) When: August 8-14 Cost: $100-300 sliding scale (food included, so do your best) On site camping (bring a tent and sleeping bag). Youth Hostel rooms available nearby. Register HERE Join us on our beautiful home base of […]

On saturday, head to MOFGA for this amazing event! Saturday, May 22nd, 2010 MOFGA's Common Ground Education Center Unity, ME 9 am - 4 pm Admission $2 Small Farm Field Day provides an opportunity for hands-on learning. Small farmers, gardeners, and homesteaders from across Maine have a chance to learn practical skills, get answers to […]

Highway to Health Festival & Youth Forum NYC Youth Forum! Live music, cooking competitions, nourishing food, biking, yoga, rock climbing, jousting, Zumba, capoeira, gardeners and filmmakers workshops, lively discussions, movie screenings, advocacy training and a marketplace of ideas and information about community health and sustainability. Date: Saturday, June 12, 2010 from 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM […]

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, farmers, citizens, and service providers to discuss and learn about exciting projects in farm transition. The conference will highlight the Countryside Initiative: a partnership between […]

sounds pretty awesome. What also are hearing about is the revival of shaker seed saving, w/ ken greene our favorite green gremlin of local varieties. more on that soon. Woolman Summer Intensive June 20th-25th 2010 The Woolman Summer Intensive is a six day residential program for adults integrating the practices of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and Permaculture […]

Check it out (!) Providence has an Urban Agriculture Calendar that lists mostly free events around the area AND This weekend is Southside Community Land Trust's 18th Annual Plant Sale -  gearing up, assigning tasks, making posters and spreading the wildfire word. Lots of crazy plants. Sensitive ones. Bright-red veined ones. Over fifty kinds of tomato […]

Greenpoint Food Market is having a bash on May 22. The month of May is whizzing by right before our eyes and we MUST share our excitement for summer.

go hang out with my brother and see this  - Sev The Third Annual Rural Heritage Institute at Sterling College: Is Local Enough? Promises and Limits of Local Action Craftsbury Common, VT— The third annual Rural Heritage Institute, Is Local Enough? Promises and Limits of Local Action, will be held at Sterling from June 17 […]

Taking place on  May 20: Farmworkers’ Rights & Preserving Small Farms: A Conversation about the Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act The Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act is a New York State bill that was intended to provide fair labor protections to farmworkers who were excluded from the federal fair labor laws enacted in 1939. The […]

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lets convince our universities to engage more fully in the process of documenting rural and agricultural life. check this out! Iowa Youth and Families Project

online registration is closed, but you can still show up and register at the door for Taking Root the 5th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference. Detroit, Michigan, May 17-19. Farm to Cafeteria is TAKING ROOT all across the country. Entering its second decade, farm to cafeteria is becoming a permanent feature of school meals. It’s […]

In collaboration with key partners across the Chesapeake area, Engaged Community Offshoots, Inc. is organizing and hosting Sowing Seeds Here and Now!: A Chesapeake Area Urban Farming Summit on Friday, June 18th, 2010 at the Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center. Our keynote speaker and inspiration is Will Allen, CEO of Growing Power in […]

Eating Liberally and the Food Systems Network NYC invite you to join us on May 3rd at 6:30 pm for a screening of Pressure Cooker, an uplifting documentary about a hilariously tough (but loving) high school teacher in Philly named Wilma Stephenson who puts her underprivileged urban students through a kind of culinary boot camp […]

Fresh Produce Safety Training in Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) The Clemson Sustainable Agriculture Program and Clemson Cooperative Extension with support from the South Carolina Department of Agriculture are conducting a series of two-day trainings in Good Agricultural Practices, focusing on fresh produce food safety. All Extension personnel and other agricultural professionals who work with vegetable […]

a summer throwdown! from our friends at germantown community farm in upstate NY: Here it is once more...the burst of spring has got us strapping on our dancing shoes, clearing out the barn, and cooking up a storm for the big old spring hoedown we're calling the "Feed the Radio Benefit Party". Please join us […]

Celebrate May Day at SOMArts on Saturday, May 1, 2010 from 12 to 5 p.m. Let's prepare the gardens for summer arts programming. We'll to some weeding, leveling/laying pavers, beating back the bamboo brush, cutting limbs, general upkeep, & maybe even install a drip irrigation system. Light refreshments provided. SOMArts 934 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA 94123 this […]

When: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 from 9am to 4pm Where: Sauvie Island Organics, Sauvie Island, OR What: Josh Volk, of Slow Hand Farm, will be teaching this intensive which will cover prevention, timing, equipment set up and options, and other strategies for killing weeds in vegetable production systems.   The workshop is aimed at the small to […]

A few terrific program for the summer from the University of Vermont. [vodpod id=Video.3473123&w=425&h=350&fv=clip_id%3D10527201%26amp%3Bserver%3Dvimeo.com%26amp%3Bautoplay%3D0%26amp%3Bfullscreen%3D1%26amp%3Bmd5%3D0%26amp%3Bshow_portrait%3D0%26amp%3Bshow_title%3D0%26amp%3Bshow_byline%3D0%26amp%3Bcontext%3Duser%3A2351152%26amp%3Bcontext_id%3D%26amp%3Bforce_embed%3D0%26amp%3Bmultimoog%3D%26amp%3Bcolor%3D00ADEF%26amp%3Bforce_info%3Dundefined] more about "Farmward Bound™ Preparation for farm ...", posted with vodpod The Summer University at the Horticulture Farm is a 6-8 week period where six summer courses will be held at UVM's 100 acre research farm. The courses include Entomology and Pest Management, Plant Pathology, Weed […]

at Baker Creek Seed Bank, Petaluma California, 199 Petaluma Blvd. North Petaluma, CA 94952 April 25; 6pm-8pm after-party to follow at Green String Farm. A social gathering for young, beginning and aspiring farmers. w/ 600 Oysters, wool carding, heirloom seeds+ delightful local food and beverages.Presentation on the history of poultry by Sonoma Historical Society.Presentation for […]

Pasture-Based Dairy: Restorative Grazing Strategies Long DeLite Farm; Williamsport, MD Held in partnership with Future Harvest - Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture (CASA) Thursday, April 22, 2010 10am - 2pm Free of Charge. Registration is Limited & RSVP is required. Lunch is provided. RSVP to Alice Chalmers, 443-243-2998 or [email protected] Come spend the day on […]

Which happened last week in Madras Oregon. Listen in on the auction!

via our pal Mark Gravel. Bouwerie & Friends Bean-in at CCA bean-in is a temporary free restaurant that is happening from 9am to 9pm on tuesday, april 20th at california college of the arts in the graduate center atrium. bean-based meals will be served over the course of a twelve-hour happening. bean-in examines conviviality, adaptability, […]