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The Truth about GMOs Plant Pathologist Don Huber Reveals the Risks interview by Melinda Hemmelgarn for Natural Awakenings At least 70 percent of processed foods in supermarkets contain genetically modified (GMO) ingredients, mainly from corn, soy, canola, sugar beets and cottonseed oil. Yet the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not require GMO food […]

At 9:40 AM on July 7, 2012, urban farm activists re-entered the Gill Tract in Albany, CA to harvest crops planted during the 3-week occupation earlier this spring. The action came in response to UC and Albany City officials organizing an invite-only harvest party of the same crops. This date marks the first re-entry of […]

  Farm Radio International (farmradio.org) is a Canadian NGO that since 1979 has provided scripts, support, and training for agricultural radio stations across the African continent. In just a couple of weeks Farm Radio will host in Accra its second annual Farm Radio Symposium, an opportunity for professionals to discuss how radio and related communication technologies […]

Beginning tonight on Link TV Airdates: Timezone: Eastern Friday, July 6th  2:00 am Wednesday, July 11th  5:00 pm Thursday, July 12th  12:30 pm Saturday, July 14th  3:00 am DIRECTV Channel 375 | DISH Network Channel 9410 Monoculture, monopoly, cheap food and poor diets -- these are the consequences of an agricultural system gone awry, driven […]

NY Times Editorial A Mediocre Farm Bill Published: June 24, 2012 The farm bill approved by the Senate last week makes significant changes in existing farm programs, some for the better. But it takes a disproportionate whack from environmental programs, needlessly trims food stamps and does not fundamentally alter the program’s bias toward relatively well-off […]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48H7zOQrX3U&feature=youtu.be] Sexy farm video parody could be positive for animal agriculture By Rita Jane Gabbett, June 27, 2012 The Peterson Farm Bros. have created a YouTube parody of the rapper group LMFAO’s “Sexy And I Know It” song called “I’m Farming And I Grow It” that has gone viral and could become a positive voice […]

Here's a note from the young farmers of the Macdonald Student-run Ecological Gardens at McGill who shared this with us: Heya Greenhorns, Just wanted to share a radio show that we at the Macdonald Student-run Ecological Gardens, from McGill University, put together on young farmers and our situation farming here on the West Island of […]

npr radio+article coverage of farm hack iowa read up, tune in ! http://harvestpublicmedia.org/article/1283/farmers-engineers-farm-hack-iowa/5

The Oakland Standard approached two filmmakers, Les Blank and Courtney Stevens, and proposed an online documentary about the Oakland Museum Women's Board and their famous White Elephant Sale. The resultant film, White Gloves, is viewable HERE.

BY: Max Freund The Gazette / 20 June 2012 IOWA CITY — Carolyn Scherf wants to harvest her peas while lying down. On Wednesday, the Solon-based vegetable farmer and 20 other local farmers and engineers attended the first day of Farm Hack Iowa — a two-day event at the Iowa Memorial Union — to discuss simple solutions […]

check out a crop of sassy, tan-shouldered young farmers from coast to coast -- hot off the press at GOOD.is -- Photos courtesy of FarmPlate.com. To learn more, check out FarmPlate's young farmers profile series.

The Farmer Veteran Project is a work in progress by Vittles Films, a young film collective based in Durham, North Carolina -- about a combat veteran seeking a new way to serve his country after multiple years fighting in America’s longest wars. Alex Sutton is a combat veteran with six tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2008 an […]

Watch a clip and buy the DVD here: http://www.symphonyofthesoil.com

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Dear Mr. Obama, I heard you're looking for ways to decrease the unemployment rate. Have you considered ag? Sincerely, A farmer

Small Farm Equipment lays the groundwork for understanding all the various machines and mechanisms on the farm, describing best practices in the context of the workplace, rather than the yard or garden. Written by Jon Magee, who has worked for Atlas Farm in western Massachusetts since 2009, after working on small vegetable farms in Pennsylvania […]

a thoughtful article and a survey request from Matthew Hoffman on the National Young Farmer's Coalition blog: Is there a special connection between women and sustainable agriculture? People sometimes talk about the masculinization of agriculture since WWII or about women being more nurturing and less inclined toward machines and chemicals. But the fact is that […]

The Guardian - May 30, 2012 Pah, pah, pah. This is how Chinese farmers have described the dreadful sound of watermelons exploding in their fields. Last summer, the overuse of growth chemicals led to acres of spoiled watermelons in Jiangsu province. Around the same time, hundreds of guests at a village wedding were hospitalized after […]

[vimeo=https://vimeo.com/43857411] our good friend, andrew plotsky: http://farmrun.com

Farmers to benefit from health insurance reform By AMY MORENO-SILLS For the Capital Press I love the simple pleasures of farming, from seeing a child's face light up with wonder as she discovers that carrots grow in the ground, to tasting the first juicy strawberries of summer. And it inspires me to work for a […]

we like this children's garden story. tell us your favorites ag related stories. [email protected]

Another radio show that's well worth a listen.  Especially on those rainy days in the greenhouse. There are some great topics in the archives - we've pasted a few below. "What’s Eating What" with Michael Olson Listen Live on Saturdays 9:00am-10:00am Pacific or Delayed on Demand Every week– as he has for over 700 weeks– […]

  [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z5a5XgBkgc&feature=plcp] video montage brought to you by the East of Hudson Program -- who in 2011 worked with farmers, forest landowners and volunteers throughout the Croton Watershed. Be it concrete pours at composting sites, livestock grazing plans, or streamside tree plantings, we did it together on behalf of clean drinking water and working landscapes […]

ALL THE LABOR is the story of five Austin, Texas musicians collectively-known as The Gourds.  Kevin Russell, Keith Langford, Max Johnston, Jimmy Smith, and Claude Bernard are some of the hardest working musicians in the business. We began filming ALL THE LABOR in August 2011 when the band rented an abandoned kitchen in a former […]

New Family Farm, bridge to a simpler past By ANDREA GRANAHAN / West County Correspondent The young farmers at New Family Farm were not born to their trade. They chose it with a great deal of thought in a way that is reminiscent of the Back to the Land movement of the 1970s. But in […]

The Pickers by Adam Chodzko UK, 2009, 17 minutes 52 seconds Colour, Sound (stereo), HD Video The Pickers shows a group of Romanian migrant workers at a UK strawberry farm who alternate their intensive strawberry picking with the editing and mediation of a 20th century film archive of British migrant hop pickers. Sited in a […]

A wonderful new film by Pull-Start Pictures. We love these guys, and this milk! The film is having its world premier screening at Silverdocs this month. Betting the Farm Website Facebook Page A group of Maine dairy farmers—dropped by their national milk company—launch their own milk company in a bid to save their farms. Owned […]

First Super Weeds, Now Super Insects -- Thanks to Monsanto May 30, 2012 by Dr. Mercola A new generation of insect larvae is eating the roots of genetically engineered corn intended to be resistant to such pests.  The failure of Monsanto's genetically modified Bt corn could be the most serious threat ever to a genetically […]

What Do the World's Most Powerful Pesticide Honchos Eat for Dinner? By Tom Philpott on Wed. May 23, 2012 I've made a career of sorts writing about the "big six" agrichemical companies—Monsanto, Dow, Bayer, DuPont, Syngenta, and BASF—that produce the great bulk of the world's pesticides and, increasingly, seeds. But last week, I did something […]

New book teaches farmers to manage money aspects of farming Spring Valley, WI – The new book Fearless Farm Finances: Farm Financial Management Demystified tackles one of the biggest stumbling blocks to farm success—managing the financial aspects of a farm. This easy-to-follow book offers how-to guidance, tips and tools to help farmers feel comfortable managing […]

Op-Ed: Merrigan and O'Gorman - Lending a hand to veterans  By Kathleen Merrigan and Michael O'Gorman What would you do with $10,000? For a returning veteran, it could help launch a new career. Around the country, veterans are returning home from tours of duty and reintegrating into civilian life. Roughly 20 percent of our service […]

USDA at 150: Farms, food, jobs By Val Dolcini One hundred and fifty years ago, in the midst of a great Civil War, President Lincoln signed legislation to establish a Department of Agriculture to “acquire and to diffuse among the people of the United States useful information on subjects connected with agriculture … and to […]

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24 may 2012 THE INTERWEBS @ shindig shindig online book talk: join the interactive online discussion of "greenhorns: 50 dispatches from the new farmer movement" with editors severine von tscharner fleming, zoe ida bradbury, and paula manalo. shindig is an online platform that hosts virtual book talks and other events. this is your chance to ask questions! you must RSVP/register […]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NmELr58dxPY] SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 16, 2012) – The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) today honors four remarkable food visionaries for their trailblazing work to make our food systems healthier and more sustainable at the fourth annual “Growing Green Awards”. The winners, who are leaders in regenerative ranch management, farmworker justice, farm-to-school food, and making […]

[vimeo=https://vimeo.com/42436481] Introducing 'The Butcher's Salt' a culinary ebook from Farmstead Meatsmith purchase them atfarmsteadmeatsmith.com

please do check out NPR's Farmer of the Future series, via Harvest Public Media. where you can learn about the likes of William Powers and his Darby Springs Farm near Lincoln, NB !

essex farmhack [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tpy1wWDdZ4]

hosted by severine! http://www.wgxc.org/schedule/108

This is a traveling exhibit about the young farmers of the Hudson Valley. Photos and narratives about how they succeeded. It is a hyper local WONDERFUL project that is directly working to change the local story about agriculture. What champions. New Farmer Narrative Project Kickoff!  Friday, May 18th, 4-7pm Opening Reception @ Chatham Real Food […]