Media
greenhorns & grayhorns
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/70793446] The recently published book, Greenhorns: 50 Dispatches from the New Farmer Movement, includes nine “dispatches” from Oregon farmers and ranchers. These authors represent the growing youth movement in […]
voting ends march 2nd: real food media short film contest
The Greenhorns are in the top 10 and voting ends Sunday! To read more about the top 10 and the contest in general, check out this article in the Bay […]
for west coast music lovers
Arann Harris and the Farm Band Hillstomp
music for your february farm projects
Check this out from Robin Grey: The Ballad of Hawkwood. One of our new favorites. Hawkwood Nursery is the main site of Organiclea, a workers' cooperative growing food on London's […]
support growing innovation
We need this library! Please pitch in. All contents of the library will also be contributed to the Farm Hack website. Here's the scoop: Growing Innovation Online Library & Book […]
cooperative farming - a new guidebook for greenhorns
“It’s clear that we face common challenges. It’s also clear that by working together, we get more than just a solution to a problem: we get solidarity.” The Greenhorns presents Cooperative Farming, […]
book: the meat racket, the secret takeover of america's food business
In The Meat Racket, investigative reporter Christopher Leonard delivers the first-ever account of how a handful of companies have seized the nation’s meat supply. He shows how they built a system […]
grassroots seed network
Maine farmer, seed curator forms new grass-roots group By Mary Pols for the Portland Press Herald, February 16 After a rift in the community of seed-savers, Will Bonsall takes matters […]
useful context on the why and wherefore of industry science
Following up from this GRIST article on how pesticide companies went after a frog-loving scientist, this recent article helps to shine some light on what "Good Laboratory Practices" are and […]
cows save the planet
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/85190361] Interview, photos and video by Erik Hoffner, World Ark contributor Think for a moment about the pressing challenges the world faces: poverty, hunger, political instability, war and climate […]
food patriot's new documentary trailer
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7smSleJ8kI] Touched by their teenage son's battle with a foodborne superbug, filmmakers Jeff & Jennifer Spitz document their family's struggle to raise backyard chickens, grow food, and transform into Food […]
study finds roundup, a monsanto product, may be linked to negative health issues
Heavy use of the world's most popular herbicide, Roundup, could be linked to a range of health problems and diseases, including Parkinson's, infertility and cancers, according to a new study. […]
the moo man
Check out the trailer: [vimeo http://vimeo.com/68796801] More @ their website: The Moo Man
food movements unite!
Food Movements Unite! Strategies to Transform Our Food Systems Now available for e-readers and in Italian translation. In communities around the world the power of the people is at work […]
we suggest organizing a community screening...
Or buy a DVD copy from us to support our work and actually own a physical copy. A But yes! We did manage to get the film distributed on Amazon, available for […]
food sovereignty e-book!
Towards Food Sovereignty Throughout the world, food providers (such as farmers, pastoralists, forest dwellers, and food workers) and new social movements, rather than academia and think tanks, are the prime […]
vote for our land!
Our Land is featured in the Real Food Media Contest. Watch and then show your support for this project HERE. http://ourland.tv/
off the charts
the song-poem story. OFF THE CHARTS: The Song-Poem Story is a fascinating, at times unsettling, documentary that exposes the strange underworld of the song-poem industry. In this little known subculture, "ordinary […]
growing the grower
a short piece about one greenhorn in North Carolina. The article also mentions an important N.C. incubator farm - the Farmer Incubator and Grower Project, which greenhorns in the area […]
a great speech
by NOFA-NY's Farmer of the Year There was a lot of pride and excitement in the North Country agricultural community when "one of our own" was named Farmer of the […]
more bad news on bees
An older article (July 2013), but worth a read. Scientists discover what’s killing the bees and it’s worse than you thought By Todd Woody, July 24, 2013 As we’ve written […]
worksongs - finally digital!
Worksongs.org This site holds a collection of songs people have used, are using, or could use to aid labor. It’s maintained by me, Bennett Konesni, a farmer-musician from Maine. It’s […]
know any songs?
Imagine an intergalactic mix tape of agrarian resistance. If you know a song that must be on that mix, send it in! [email protected]
free trade & the american diet
An NPR piece from a few weeks ago. The Fruits Of Free Trade: How NAFTA Revamped The American Diet by TED ROBBINS, January 09, 2014 Walk through the produce section of […]
growing innovation online library & book
Another worthy kickstarter campaign: Growing Innovation. Our goal is to create an online library of innovative farm projects and publish a book highlighting exemplary farmer-led projects from our archives. Kickstarter […]
the endicott pear
The Endicott Pear Tree, also known as the Endecott Pear, is a European Pear (Pyrus communis) tree located in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts. It is believed to be the oldest […]
real value
Now available to purchase or rent online and there will be live showings in the coming months. [vimeo 84395596 w=500 h=281] Real Value is an independent documentary by award-winning filmmaker […]
growing indignation in the scientific community about seralini
The Goodman Affair: Monsanto Targets the Heart of Science by Claire Robinson and Jonathan Latham, PhD Richard Smith, former editor of the British Medical Journal, has jested that instead of scientific peer review, […]
last call for image submissions to almanac!
Deadline on these is February 20th! Here's a great submission from Adam at Juniper Hill Farm: images must be 300dpi resolution and mailed to [email protected] http://www.thegreenhorns.net/category/media/almanac/
who will be the future farmers?
19.12.2013 | World food system Author: Prof. Jaboury Ghazoul, ETH Zürich The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations estimates that food production needs to increase by […]
rise of the grains
A documentary capturing the re-emergence of local collaboration, ancient grains & wholesome craft processes from seed to farm to baker & chef. Rise of the Grains dispels the modern grain […]
a structural and economic critique of the maker movement
by a current favorite author. Making It by Evgeny Morozov Anderson defines “making” so expansively that all of us seem to qualify, at least once a day. “If you […]
tractor square dances
A tradition! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnXov7P7a04]
rice ways of the gullah/geechee
A wealth of information here about the Gullah/Geechee & their Foodways, including a wonderful post on the "Rural Woman"
a discussion of food hubs!
via Orion. Listen HERE The local food movement has grown by leaps and bounds, but needs new infrastructure to reach its true potential. In the November/December 2013 edition of Orion, […]
another place for wonderful winter reading
which is also keyword searchable. The MANAS Journal Each eight-page weekly issue of the MANAS Journal contained several short essays, crafted from a wide variety of sources, that reflected on […]
the oldest stone barn in america -- shaker-made!
A lift for nation's oldest stone barn Great Stone Barn in Columbia County tells story of Shaker farms By Bob Gardinier The Shakers believed work, especially that done by human […]
another nice thing from australia
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