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The text reads "There once was a farm..." and "...that became an airport" You don't really get an impression they have any regrets about that decision, do you? Photo sent to us by Amy Franceschini

The Seed Circus is a series of four events, spanning late spring to fall 2010, that each explore an aspect of urban farming. The events have four themes—Sheep and Felt; Foraging; Pickling; and Fall Harvest—but they have a common ethos of sharing information and making and doing with one’s own hands. Seed Circus celebrates the […]

check them out at the 18 Reasons community space in downtown San Fran: Greenhorns "A Sense of Place" - Contemporary Agrarian Photography Featuring New Works by Small Farmers from Across the Nation In the Gallery until March 31st! The images of farms that we, as consumers of media, are exposed to are often taken by outsiders […]

From Matthew Moore & the Digital Farm Collective: I am a fourth generation farmer whose land and life are quickly being overcome by suburbia. Because of the encroachment I was inspired to create the ‘Digital Farm Collective’ to collect and share the images from the most important daily process of agriculture, the growth of our […]

check 'em out: ben stechschulte photography

if you know any carolinian crafty farmer types. send them our way. we are working on the flyer http://elsewhereelsewhere.org/programs/collaboratory/

Using fruit as our lens, Fallen Fruit investigates urban space, ideas of neighborhood and new forms of located citizenship and community. From protests to proposals for new urban green spaces, we aim to reconfigure the relation between those who have resources and those who do not, to examine the nature of & in the city, […]

Rooted tells the stories of a new generation of farmers and ranchers in Montana through still photography and written profiles. I began this project in the spring of 2010 as an assignment for a photo-documentary journalism course at the University of Montana. At the end of that course, there was more that I wanted to […]

Dear friends, I'm very excited to announce the opening of "A Sense of Place," a photography show dedicated exclusively to the works of beginning farmers from across the nation! The opening party and farmer mixer is this Saturday, February 5th, from 5-7 pm at the 18 Reasons gallery. Come see the works, meet new friends […]

The studios are inside a historic livestock auction barn - great re-use!   The deadline to apply is tonight. invites all artists to apply: Artist Residency: May - October, 2011 OPEN CALL Now Online. Application Deadline: February 1st, 2011, 11:59pm Application can be found HERE! Pics of the studios can be seen on facebook HERE. And […]

today (january 31st) is the last day of a special offer from our friends at the beehive collective, and the last day of the kickstarter campaign.  Help keep their good work coming! We are sharing our ENTIRE COLLECTION OF POSTERS (13!) with their accompanying narrative storybooks for $100 including shipping. Help us raise funds for […]

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Screen-printed by workaholics in brooklyn, carried to saratoga springs, carried to staatsburg. next stop your mailbox? Please help us finish our film by buying some useful merch for your new career as a hustling landsperson. these red red (and bluey blue and whitely white) rags for your summertime worksong + seed saving and seed sovereignty […]

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Philadelphia’s Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy Commissions FUTUREFARMERS for the City’s First-Ever Temporary Public Art Project FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Philadelphia – The Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy (OACCE) is pleased to announce the commissioning of a new temporary public art project by the artist group, Futurefarmers. This exciting new […]

wow. check out these beautiful farm signs from daloz farm

drawing by "bike saddle color theory" karl addison they come in all shapes, sizes and colors. we like this collection of Beijing saddles from fringe phenomena

Snore & Guzzle - a private press especially specializing in the art of the story. Story-telling is not a luxury, it is an absolutely core need. Story is how we make sense of the world. It’s how in the flux of experience, with all of the things coming and going, with all of the little […]

"micro-macro" - a look at life from quark to cell to organs to galaxies, using only food! real food. from the fellows and fellas at Encyclopedia Pictura

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A note from farmer & artist, Louisa Conrad: You are invited to join the artist on Thursday December 9th from 6-8 for a tasting of handmade cheese, meats, and farm products. There is going to be a tasting of cheese (from Peaked Mountain Farm, Twig Farm in Cornwall, Blue Ledge Farm & Jasper Hill as […]

Thursday, Dec. 9th at the Horticultural Society of New York. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by Tuthilltown Spirits and Hudson Whiskey. The exhibition showcases for the first time in New York City original artworks commissioned by the Hudson Valley Seed Library for their unique Art Pack seed collection. Each season, the Seed Library looks […]

Greenhorns are pleased to announce our new Artist-in-Residency program. Through this program we invite artists of many stripes to come stay at the farm, eat our farm food, walk the woods, and create art. Mostly, we are looking for artists who are looking to collaborate with us in the production of works related to the […]

Don't forget! Enter your photos into this exhibition that our Anya is co-curating! *A Sense of Place: Contemporary Agrarian Photography - Call for Submissions* Farmer-photographers are invited to submit up to 6 images by December 5, 2010 on the theme of "a sense of place."

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pDTiFkXgEE] "it's actually made of chicken!!!" we can't resist. anya found this one.

The Horticultural Society of New York is pleased to present Contemporary Heirlooms: Art from the Hudson Valley Seed Library as part of its continuing exhibitions program featuring plant-based art. The exhibition showcases for the first time in New York City original artworks commissioned by the Hudson Valley Seed Library for their unique Art Pack seed […]

our talented friend, and favorite organic designer.  John Patrick Organic. Vote HERE

Check out the Beehive Collective on tour, sharing stories on their new poster, "The True Cost of Coal," about mountaintop removal and everything interconnected with the process. Please pass along to interested folks, and COMEJoin the Beehive Collective for an exciting and educational visual workshop on "The True Cost of Coal" Come for food and […]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpfYt7vRHuY] The Austrian Cultural Forum New York presents the US- debut of the first Vienna Vegetable Orchestra. WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 03, 08:00 PM New York Proctors Theater Schenectady Proctors 432 State Street Schenectady, NY 12305 For tickets please visit: http://www.proctors.org/events/vienna_vegetable The ensemble plays vegetable instruments: carrots and cucumbers instead of guitars and drums. Bridging the gap between […]

from Sister Corita Kent, nun at the Immaculate Heart Convent in Los Angeles &  teacher in the art department at the Immaculate Heart College.

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Have you seen Anya's photos? They are so good. She's co-curating this photo exhibit in California. A Sense of Place: Contemporary Agrarian Photography - Call for Submissions Farmer-photographers are invited to submit up to 6 images by November 15, 2010 on the theme of "a sense of place." 18 Reasons curators will select 2-3 images […]

a New School exhibition on civic urban agriculture and design. October 1 – December 15, 2010 Opening Reception: September 30, 2010, 6:30 – 8:30 pm Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery Living Concrete is co-curated by Nevin Cohen and Radhika Subramaniam. Living Concrete/Carrot City features creative and research projects that demonstrate the possibilities of urban agriculture. […]

Our friend Jana Blankenship has been hard at work on this project, opening tomorrow!   Here's a little note from her: As many of you know, I have spent the past nine months working as Assistant Curator on the upcoming Huckleberry Finn exhibition at the CCA Wattis Institute. The opening reception is this coming Tuesday, […]

Looking sharp! Legalize Milk shirts for purchase from some Greenhorns out west. You can buy them here: http://islandmeadowfarm.wordpress.com/2010/09/13/legalize-milk/

Brooklyn Utopias: Farm City Exhibition Dates: September 16-December 12, 2010 Opening Reception: Thursday, September 16, 2010 6-8pm Gallery Hours: Saturday & Sunday, 11am-4pm or by appointment Location: Old Stone House 2nd Floor Gallery and Surrounding Park, 5th Avenue between 3rd and 4th Street, Park Slope (take R train to Union Street or R/F train to […]

Farm City is an action-research project launched by Derek Denckla as a means to explore new visions for urban agriculture. Don't miss the greenhorns' outdoor installation - Sally Forth, an outdoor farm information tent on Sept 18-19 ONLY!

from a coffee shop in Anchorage

here is a good example of a seed public art project at "potato-level". www.potatoperspective.org