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Here's the latest from the Greenpoint Rooftop Farmers - perfect weekend for gardening! Hello all, The weather is beautiful, and this is a holiday weekend! Join us on our rooftop farm transplanting peppers, planting beans, corn and herbs, and scaring away the pigeons that keep nibbling our mesclun mix. Thank you to everyone who came […]

Greenhorns! Greenhorn Fans! Join us for a Goat Spit, Sandwich, Salad & Beer Summertime Throwdown... to benefit the Greenhorns!  June 20th, 2-9pm  in Brooklyn at the Corner of Sackett & Henry. More information, graphics, & tempting menus coming very very soon.  (think spit- roasted, pastured goat meat sandwiches, artisanal cheese, funky brews, etc) In the […]

The weather has been beautiful. The flowers and trees and birds are happy. And next Sunday is SoupStock - May 24th ! At the Jerry Garcia Amphitheater which is in McLaren Park, S.F., CA. On Sunday, May 24th 'Food Not Bombs' presents the Free Concert with Free Music and free food. It is the 29th […]

Greenhorns in and around NC -  this work weekend & Crop Mob will be pretty awesome. Who: Crop Mob What: a million things, eating good food, building community Where: Circle Acres farm 160 A W Buckner Rd (1964 Jessie Bridges Rd) - Silk Hope, NC Why: why not When: 10am-3:30pm Sunday May 24th

The Rodale Institute is making this happen. Field day to explore farmer resources for converting to organic State and federal incentive programs make the Institute’s free online training course and its field demonstrations more useful than ever. “The right people at the right place at the right time” is the best way to describe the […]

The latest from the greenhorns at White Barn Farm... Hi there farm-supporting team! Two main points: 1. We are selling wonderful varieties of vegetable seedlings as well as flower and herb starts next weekend: May 16 & 17. 9am-4pm both days. rain or shine. Our idea is: Grow your own organic garden. it is time […]

The first of an series of tours to local farms with the Seattle, with a work-trade focus. Get your hands dirty! Teach Out! Engaging our Local Food Cycle An opportunity to learn about and work for a local farm. Coordinated by the Food Justice Project of the Community Alliance for Global Justice Marra Farm; Saturday, […]

This is a great learning opportunity for Hudson Valley & NYC Greenhorns...and fun! An Old-Fashioned Barn Raising SATURDAY JUNE 6, 10AM - 4PM; RT. 301 COLD SPRING Help us put the finishing touches on our new barn. Bring your hammer. Bring the kids. If you know how to pound a nail or saw a board, […]

Greenhorns in California, some great events happening tonight and this weekend! Free screening of The Garden Thursday, April 30, 2009, 6 P.M. Grand Lake Theater, 3200 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA 94610 Come to the screening of this 2009 Academy Award Nominee for best documentary feature, followed by a panel discussion with the Garden Farm leaders, […]

The Hudson Valley Seed Library is rockin' & rollin' this Spring. Lots of events, tips & opportunities. Catch Ken Greene this weekend at the Brooklyn Food Conference - Greenhorns will be there too!

Two upcoming workshops with the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture will be particularly useful for Greenhorns.... Successfully Integrating Interns & Apprentices into Your Farm Cambria County Extension Office - Ebensburg, Cambria County Wednesday, April 29; 5:00-8:00pm $15 PASA Members, $25 all others. Lunch will be provided. Register Online Farm interns and apprentices can tip the […]

Greenhorns ally, the Center for Land-Based Learning, is committed to engaging youth in learning experiences on the land that foster respect for the critical interplay of agriculture, nature and society.  Founded by Walnut Farmer Craig MacNamara, the organization has three main goals: use farms, ranches and natural ecosystems as educational laboratories for inner-city, suburban and […]

Join us at Polcum Springs for an innovative forestry workshop with noted permaculture instructor, Dennis Martinez. FORESTRY AND FIRE ECOLOGY: Indian Traditional Landcare Practices and Modern Community-Based Biocultural Restoration May 9 and 10, 2009 At Polcum Springs, near Laytonville, CA Registration Deadline: April 30 This two day workshop will focus on how the land used […]

If you're in NYC, or anywhere close, this will be an amazing day.  There are dozens of workshops planned, including "Passing the hoe: our new farmers share stories and experiences".  See you there... Brooklyn Food Conference A grassroots event for a just, secure, sustainable, healthy and delicious food system. A project of the Brooklyn Food […]

Coppicing Learn about the ancient art and science of coppicing! This technique allows multiple uses: fuel, stakes, construction material from trees and woody shrubs. Workshop is outside, in the garden. Dress appropriately, bring gloves and your favorite pruning saw if you have them. (don't worry, we have extra) Workshop will be followed by BYO/potluck lunch. […]

Permaculture Design Course - Orella Ranch, Santa Barbara, CA with Australian Permaculture Teacher Darren Doherty June 20 - July 3 Cost $950 Location:Orella Ranch, Santa Barbara Ca To Register: Guner Tautrim 805.698.8823 or [email protected] Our interactive Permaculture Design Certificate Course is designed to make you a more useful person capable of designing and developing sustainable […]

Some terrific events & resources for Greehorns! From the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture. Successfully Integrating Interns & Apprentices into Your Farm April 29, Wednesday - Ebensburg, Cambria County 5 - 8pm, click here for more information and to register. Speakers will share information on housing, salary/stipends, evaluating performance, fair labor expectations, terms of agreement, […]

Recent news from City Slicker Farms Oakland, CA Volunteer with us for the Bay Friendly Gardening Tour 4/26 Coming up next Sunday is Stop Waste's Annual Bay Friendly Garden Tour. This time around, City Slicker Farms' Secret Garden -at 5105 Genoa St.- will be a stop on the North Oakland leg of the tour, highlighting […]

Check out the upcoming events from New Amsterdam Market... Dear Friends and Supporters: Monthly Market Begins June 28th, 2009 We are delighted to announce that New Amsterdam Market will commence meeting monthly, beginning Sunday June 28, 2009. More information on the market and market site will follow. We look forward to seeing you in June! […]

Hi Friends! Underground Food Collective is back in New York City with a series of three multi-course dinners celebrating Spring Bounty and Foraged Foods, May 15, 17 and 18, 2009. After sold-out, highly praised Pre-Industrial Pig Dinners in January, Wisconsin's celebrated Underground Food Collective is returning to Brooklyn. This time we're joining up with local […]

California folks, here are some great fermenting events & celebrations... Ferment Change! On the Dance Floor! Brass Liberation Orchestra, Stratosphere 68, Clar Mooncalf, Sabrina followed by DJ One Chance & more... A benefit for Oakland's own: City Slicker Farms http://www.cityslickerfarms.org/ & Tristan Anderson http://justicefortristan.org/ At the Oakland Noodle Factory Union St & 26th St (entrance […]

Forage Oakland Anthology Call for Submissions Forage Oakland is a neighborhood backyard barter network by which anyone living in North Oakland or South Berkeley, California, USA can join the project and barter their surplus backyard bounty (of which there is much in this neighborhood). Inter-seasonal exchanges can be made, for example brown turkey figs in […]

NYCers, check this out on Saturday! Third Annual Food For Thought Film Festival April 11 & 18, 2009 Naniola Productions presents the annual Food For Thought Film Festival presenting films about our most important life sustaining resource; food. The purpose of the film festival is to educate the public on issues regarding our current food […]

Here's another important event in New York City. Youth Forum & Expo: Food, Farming and Active Living April 16, 2009 | Hostos Community College | NYC This one-of-a-kind event is a full-day conference planned with and for NYC youth leaders, their mentors and allies who are engaged in health, wellness and sustainability. Gather with us […]

If you're in the Hudson Valley, check out this great workshop, tomorrow! We should have something to offer at these workshops for beginners and experienced permies alike. And we have a lots of new projects to show off... When: Saturday, Apr 11, 2009 Where: At Regeneration CSA, 81 Clove Valley Rd, High Falls, NY Description: […]

Rising to the Challenge: Entrepreneurs Building Living Economies Denver Colorado, May 21-23, 2009 The seventh annual BALLE conference is the premier venue to forge deep connections with entrepreneurs, social innovators, investors, policymakers, and BALLE network leaders. Together we are building a global network of local living economies. Highlights Network Showcase - Our member networks and […]

FOOD SECURITY IN THE HUDSON VALLEY Lets get together! 10AM SATURDAY APRIL 11th @ TSL 434 Columbia Street in Hudson, NY This will be a gathering of farmers, gardeners, educators, and community members from around the Hudson Valley. At this meeting we hope to bring together two discussions that have already begun: 1)The meeting of […]

We love the Hudson Valley Seed Library. Here's the latest event list from Ken Greene: Art Opening Saturday, April 11th, 4-6pm Kaaterskill Fine Arts Gallery at the Catskill Mountain Foundation. I'll be giving a talk at 5pm. The show will be up throughout April. Market Saturday, April 18th We'll be selling our seeds outside the […]

This just in from Greenhorns friend Ethan Roland: Howdy All! In just a few weeks I will be starting a Permaculture Design Course in the Hudson River Valley -- it's incredibly well-priced, and adds some innovative new twists to the standard 72-hour Permaculture Design Certification. If you're interested, get in touch with Sarai ([email protected]) QUICKLY […]

Registration is now online for the 3rd National Conference on Facilitating Sustainable Agriculture Education, July 15-17, 2009 The Sustainable Agriculture Education Association (SAEA) is proud to announce our 3rd National Conference held at Iowa State University. Come join us in the heartland to learn about key issues of the sustainable agriculture education research and practice […]

This will be a great talk, great conversation.  If you're near Point Reyes Station, CA, check it out. Dance Palace Community Center.

Two hip young ladies, Zoe Fisher & Audrey Snyder, have been working on a sustainable fashion show to benefit the San Francisco Victory Gardens project.  If you're in the area, check it out, support something good, and talk these two into becoming farmers. When: Sunday, April 26 Where: Temple San Francisco More Details: http://www.beentheredonethatbenefit.blogspot.com/ The […]

This reflection comes from Greenhorns friend Anna Rose... Dear all, It's been a week since I drove down I-20 and began my three day stint in Farmer Heaven, so I thought I'd give y'all an update. I'm writing this monster of a synopsis mostly for posterity, but for anyone who'd like to live in complete […]

Craftsbury Common, VT - Do you have a desire to take the mystery out of draft horse tillage, raising a family cow, or growing organic veggies? How about permacuture? As the subject of organic farming becomes nationally discussed, with the advent of CSA's and Michelle Obama digging up the White House lawn, Sterling College in […]

The Society for Agriculture and Food Ecology and UC Berkeley Energy and Resources Group proudly present: Nicolette Hahn Niman discussing her new book, Righteous Porkchop: Finding a Life and Good Food Beyond Factory Farms Thursday, April 2, 7:00 pm 105 North Gate Hall University of California Berkeley (directions) For more information contact SAFE at [email protected] […]

this via Ian Cheney: I hope spring finds you well! I'm writing to invite you to the premiere of A SENSE OF WONDER this Friday, March 27th, at 730pm at the Anthology Film Archives Theater in Manhattan. I'm an outreach producer for the film, and this event is the culmination of a huge month of […]

Greenhorns will be there, come introduce yourselves!

Farming Profitably: Business Planning & Management, Marketing, and Record-Keeping A Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) Intensive Learning Program presented by the University of Scranton Small Business Development Center (SBDC) with support from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and the Risk Management Agency. Register Now! Course Offered in Three Locations Across Pennsylvania

Note to DIY-ers.... The Maker Faire is a celebration of innovation and initiative--for tinkerers, inventors, robotics-dorks and crafty folk of all kinds to demonstrate their pet projects and freak toys. Its kind of like burning man for legos, terrabites, bicycle wheels and blowtorches. Most of these projects are hobbies and fetishes, but the applications of […]

Reconnection and Revival! Hands-on Permaculture Weekend Workshops Michael Judd with Green Phoenix Permaculture At Sivanada Yoga Ranch in the Catskill Mountains 90 miles north of NYC. MARCH 14-15 / MARCH 28-29 Tree Care and Pruning Learn basic care and pruning techniques for productive berry bushes, vines and fruit trees while tending the ashram's expansive existing […]