Events
ny: ginseng planting workshop
Date: Saturday, September 19, 2015 Time: 12 noon to 4 PM Location: Philmont Public Library Cultural Center (rear entrance off the parking lot) 101 Main Street (State Route 217) Philmont […]
northern new york: using birdsfoot trefoil for parasite control pasture walk!
Northern New York. Two Pasture Walks in September will provide small livestock producers with a research update on whether grazing heavy stands of birdsfoot trefoil, a forage crop high in […]
pig roast for great cause, great barrington, ma, sept. 13
Pork // Poultry// Fixings// Auction Music By Luck Five 205 North Plain Road Great Barrington, MA Sean and Tess Stanton are fixing up a supper to benefit the Stanton House […]
meet us at boston public market
We are there, Every day ( Weds-Sunday) from 8am to 8pm. Selling the Maine Products.
trade, commons, seedstock and revolutionary politics
WEDNESDAY September 2nd. 6pm- 8.30 pm Boylston Hall 105 in Harvard Yard. FREE and OPEN to the public We hope you can join for this event presented by Greenhorns' Maine […]
brian donahue talk: can new england grow more food?
[vimeo 23705248 w=500 h=375] We are beyond delighted to announce that Brian Donahue, author of Reclaiming the Commons, will be speaking on the Maine Sail Freight Panel in Cambridge on September […]
beef cattle improvement workshop, shondack landing, ny, sept. 18-19
BEEF CATTLE IMPROVEMENT With Gearld Fry and Mike Scannell Harrier Fields Farm 4116 County Route 21 Schodack Landing, NY 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., September 18-19, 2015 This workshop focuses on improving […]
HEY BOSTON, COME OUT TO THE COMPASS ROSE!
Its easy. walk there from the aquarium. Walk there from the Boston Public Market! Walk through the North end! Oh, why, do you ask? Because the Maine Sail Freight is docking there TOMORROW […]
next weekend in providence, ri: land and water conference
Activists working on issues related to land and water and academics from the humanities and social sciences will gather to discuss tensions between environmental stress, ecological realities, and human institutions. […]
learn more about the schooner adventure!
The Greenhorns announce a last minute vessel change for the Maine Sail Freight maiden voyage from Maine to Boston. We will be sailing, and selling as scheduled, thanks to the […]
maine sail freight takes sail!
The Maine Sail Freight takes sail THIS Friday, August 28th from the Portland Harbor and arrives in the Boston Harbor on Saturday, August 29th. There is then a slew of […]
food sovereignty & regional resilience panel
Maine Sail Freight Food Sovereignty & Regional Resilience Panel Thursday August 27 // Gulf of Maine Research Institute 350 Commercial St, Portland, ME 5pm – 7pm suggested donation: $10.00/at the door Even […]
come one, come all to the grand dinner in portland, me
We bet you have been looking for another way to support the maiden voyage of Maine Sail Freight. Well, baby, we've got it! On Thursday August 27th, the Greenhorns are teaming […]
two chances to hear songs of maine by away down east this week
Can You Sing “Maine”? Songs of Maine’s Fishermen, Sailors, Lumberjacks, River Drivers, & Shore Workers featuring: From Away Downeast, America’s Easternmost Chantey Group will be playing the fiddle, guitar, banjo, and harmonica this week […]
new hampshire: sev speaks THIS FRIDAY in seacoast region
Sustainable farmer at Amos Fortune Friday The Amos Fortune Forum will welcome their sixth speaker on Friday night. Noted “new farming” expert and Agrarian Severine Fleming will deliver a talk […]
book the bufflehead for next week's greenhorns rendezvous in the thoroughfare
August 23- Watermans Community Center : North Haven, Maine 1pm- 6pm Come join us in the North Haven thoroughfare! IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAIL OUT ON THE BUFFLEHEAD TO ATTEND THESE EVENTS, […]
from maine to boston by ship: a local economy stunt by young farmers with a long view
THIS MONTH! The GREENHORNS' MAINE SAIL FREIGHT will sail 11 tons of Maine-grown cargo from Maine to Boston aboard the beloved 131 foot traditional wooden schooner, Harvey Gammage. We will […]
incredible lecture on the north atlantic fishery-- from a historical perspective
soil not oil conference, richmond, ca, sept. 4-5
Soil Not Oil International Conference Friday-Saturday, Sept. 4-5, 2015, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Memorial Civic Center Complex, 403 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond, CA 94804 Note: Dr. Vandana Shiva keynote speech […]
farm to fork festival, saranac lake, ny, august 30
Started six years ago by the Adirondack Green Circle as a way to connect eaters in the area with the produce that the farmers were bringing to market, the Farm to […]
usda to offer apple and grape grafting demos at empire farm days
Scientists from the Agricultural Research Service Plant Genetic Resources Unit, Geneva, NY, will demonstrate grafting techniques used with apple trees and grapevines daily at 11 am at the August 11-13, […]
last minute tickets!
Sail on the PISCATAQUA August 4 // Portsmouth, NH Sail on the PISCATAQUA – a reproduction of the historic cargo barges that carried freight on coastal rivers in New Hampshire and […]
VSDBF farm to table dinner
The Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind (VSDB) Foundation and Allegheny Mountain Institute (AMI) have partnered together on an event to raise awareness related to the educational benefits […]
farm aid turns 30 and throws a rocking party, sept. 19, chicago
Farm Aid 30 will be at FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island on Saturday, September 19! Tickets on sale August 3 with (limited) discounted tickets available to farmers. There are […]
improving crop management with aerial imagery set for 2015 empire farm days
Aerial Imagery Seminars Set for 2015 Empire Farm Days The view from an airplane or drone gives farmers a unique perspective of their land and crops. Daily seminars at 1pm […]
3 days left to see RUNOFF in theaters in los angeles & claremont
“As an experience, it’s amazing. If you want to be able to say you were there when a great American filmmaker’s career kicked off, you need to see Runoff.” – RogerEbert We […]
maine-made farm goods sailing soon
Maine-made farm goods soon will wind their way to Boston by schooner It's art. It's protest. It's celebration. And, who knows? It may even be a practical way to get […]
cattle and kelp: agriculture in a new economy
Please join us on Saturday, October 24th, in Churchtown, NY, to hear Allan Savory and Bren Smith speak in the extraordinary round barn of the Churchtown Dairy. The lecture program […]
sail the piscataqua
A reproduction of the historic cargo barges that carried freight on coastal rivers in New Hampshire and Maine. Event includes regional foods, dinner, and lecture on historical river trade by Jeffrey Bolster, […]
calling all dreamers and optimistic fools
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfQR724hfoA&w=853&h=480] Jonathan Edwards is playing a live benefit show for our friends at Stone Soup Institute in Harpswell, Maine THIS Friday! SSI is a horse powered farm and school. Courses offered […]
happening today in portland, me!
Come visit the young farmers who are coordinating this futurist pageant of logistics, using the power of the wind to capture imaginations and new markets for the rural economies […]
TTIP and tall ships afterparty! july 20th, portland maine!
TALL SHIPS AFTERPARTY and TTIIP TEACH IN! 4 live bands! Hot stuff 5pm- late Come on out! On July 20th,we’ve got a full afternoon and evening TALL SHIPS AFTERPARTY and TTIP […]
Occupy the Farm protesters hold rally and action to stop development of historic gill tract farmland
Thursday July 16th, 2015, 4pm Rally, 5pm Action Monroe St. & San Pablo Ave., Albany, CA On July 16th, 2015, farmers and neighbors of the historic Gill Tract will gather to hold a rally […]
the grange hall in ojai has great upcoming events
The Grange Hall in Ojai has got it going on! Beginning this weekend (sign up quick!) the Ojai Grange is hosting a series of summer classes on a variety of […]
TTIP and tall ships afterparty! july 20th, portland maine!
TALL SHIPS AFTERPARTY and TTIP TEACH-IN! 4 live bands! Hot stuff 5pm- late Come on out! On July 20th, we’ve got a full afternoon and evening TALL SHIPS AFTERPARTY and […]