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“High premium subsidies have hurt small and beginning farmers because the subsidies themselves have distorted the market,” Mr. Coburn said.  “For instance, high subsidies have artificially increased the value of […]

more work by FERN. New Report Highlights Ubiquity of Controversial Chemicals in Food System Emerging Science Reveals Chemicals From Myriad Sources Show Up in Food and May Be Harmful at […]

By Tom Philpott Tue Apr. 10, 2012 from Mother Jones The farm bill—that vast, byzantine, twice-a-decade plan for federal food, ag, and hunger policy—expires on Sept. 30, just weeks before what promises […]

OXFAM RELEASES SATIRICAL VIDEO IN FOOD AID REFORM PUSH [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MwV0_Lkk4Q]  Washington, D.C. – As legislators in the US Senate work to craft the 2012 Farm Bill, international relief and development organization […]

Tim kindly provided us with some links and commentary. Environmental Working Group on Perclorates: http://www.ewg.org/reports/suspectsalads A pdf of their report: http://www.ewg.org/node/19342 Here's a pretty cautious article about iodine/thyroid/perchlorate, with plenty […]

Death knell may sound for Canada's GMO pigs Mon Apr 2, 2012 By Rod Nickel, from Reuters Canada:   http://ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idCABRE83110320120402 WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Pigs that might have become the world's first genetically […]

Official: US needs more young farmers, ranchers By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan sees an epidemic of sorts sweeping […]

Here is is challenge for new work from California: We are confronted daily with dramatic and very real evidence that California is in decline. Everything seems wrong. We can’t seem […]

hot off the press! this week an essay by Jeff Fisher was excerpted from the snazzy new greenhorns book to The Atlantic magazine's online version.  "Your hands are going to bleed." Anne Cure, owner […]

Nutiva: soaring demand for organic coconut oil, chia seed restricts supplies by Sustainable Food News April 5, 2012 Nutiva, the world’s leading brand of organic hemp, coconut oil, and chia seed, […]

Hello everyone, The huge outpouring of concern for our orchard trees being hammered by this Canadian/Arctic front was very warming! Last night at least 13 people over and above the […]

Maker Pulls Pesticide Amid Fear of Toxicity SAN FRANCISCO — A manufacturer has pulled a controversial pesticide from the American market, surprising both growers and environmentalists who have warned that […]

Here is a letter from Monte & Laura Bledsoe of Quail Hollow Farm to their dinner guests after a "health department inspection" and crackdown on their farm last fall.  Dearest […]

who says, "Just want to make sure you know about Ernst Goetsch and the New Agricultural revolution occurring right now which is every bit as influential as was the agro-industrial […]

the battle over sugar! www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sweetener-suit-20120307,0,7189463.story

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Here's a note from Stephanie Paige Ogborn of High Country News.  FSA needs better numbers-tracking! This is my latest piece in High Country News, on sodbusting in the Northern Plains. I  […]

Even Dairy Farming has a 1 Percent from the NY Times, by Adam Davidson. Last month, after immersing myself in Brooklyn’s artisanal-food scene, I felt the need that many in […]

You'll never guess! Interesting story/podcast from NPR's Planet Money.

How to maintain love, and your sanity, as an entrepreneur’s wife Even with your mom’s savings on the line by Julia McKinnell, March 1, 2012 for Macleans Meg Hirshberg realizes […]

A wonderful project in Appalachia, a region whose youth clearly see agriculture  and forestry as the only basis for their sustainable economic future. http://appvoices.org/ Their August/September issue was devoted to "Living […]

A great concept, apparently under attack. Startup Capital: an obstacle that challenges the continuity of farm sectors other than ours here in the United States. Young farmers face dilemma as […]

the city of Seattle is creating the nation's largest public edible forest. "Earlier this month, planners broke ground in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood for what will be the nation's largest […]

Not that it ever really left, but you might remember a post about ATTRA's  funding being cut last year. Well, we're happy to report that funding is back!  ATTRA is the go-to resource for farm apprenticeships and […]

recommended reading: http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/21/children-of-the-corn/

do we dare to hope for a guilty verdict here? Monsanto found guilty of chemical poisoning in France French farmer Paul Francois says he suffered neurological problems after inhaling Monsanto's […]

What are Young Agrarians?  Young Agrarians (YA) are promoters of the new agrarian movement.  Young agriculturalists, farmers, urban farmers, market gardeners and their supporters using the power of media and the […]

They are related! Fracking Could Ruin New York's Organic Food Industry by Rachel Cernansky, February 7, 2012 for Treehugger Once Again Nut Butter produces organic products in upstate New York—it's […]

A post by greenhorns' friend Kacie of She Sells Seaweed.  Read it HERE.

folklorist and ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax's vision for a “global jukebox” is now becoming a reality, thanks to the wonders of the internet - learn more in this article from NY […]

The Soul of Slow Food: Fighting for Both Farmers and Eaters Slow Food USA's president says he is not turning his back on the organization's roots, but is instead trying […]

with a name like "Shelby's Happy Chapped Chicken Butt Farm" - this 12-year old egg entrepreneur knows where it's at. check this chick out in an article from broomfield enterprise.

New England Farmers Union 2011 Convention Keynote Address When Tess Brown-Lavoie, of Sidewalk Ends Farm, in Providence, RI finished her keynote address at the NEFU Annual Convention in Concord on […]

That's the name of a new "show"/ podcast + zine. Running With Pitchforks is a sporadic publication highlighting disjointed bubbles of thought from farmers, food producers, and humans. The writings […]

Originally posted on on the National Young Farmers' Coalition Blog. The USDA has published the Final Rule implementing the 2008 Farm Bill provisions in order to help protect livestock and […]

via Civil Eats: Farmers Talk About the Books that Inspire Them Scores of books depict farms as little slices of heaven on earth, where venison is smoked and butter is […]

this article sheds light on the evolution/revolution going on in the world of hospital food. Brought to you by Food Fair Network: http://www.fairfoodnetwork.org/connect/blog/you-must-be-joking-hospitals-serving-good-food

this article in Sightline dishes about a new incubator mixes Latino farmworkers and foodie entrepreneurs in the NW: http://daily.sightline.org/2011/11/30/grow-your-farmer/

Food+Tech Connect published three end of the year reports looking at the information and technology currently driving innovations in the food system.  We thought many of you would be interested in reading: […]

As Supply Dwindles, Organic Milk Gets Popular There is a shortage of organic milk across the country, and it has become so bad in areas like the Southeast that Publix […]