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annapolis book signing !
21 april 2012 ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND @ the key school, 534 hillsmere dr. book signing: join essay author tanya tolchin for book sales and signing of "greenhorns: 50 dispatches from the new farmer movement" at the annapolis […]
oregon!
20 april 2012 CORVALLIS, OREGON @ oregon state university, gilfillan auditorium screening: hosted by the osu student sustainability initiative. free and open to the public. 6pm
worst farm bill ever?
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 […]
food aid reform
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 […]
jude.
"this farm can help you deal with reality." very eloquent. check out the other iowa young farmer clips too.
our friend tim on perchlorates
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 […]
gmo pig
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 […]
kathleen merrigan says we need more farmers
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 […]
food forward
if you're going to sit down and stare at the tube, better to do it while watching this: foodforward.tv created by a veteran documentary film making team led by Greg […]
lucky to meet malcom, he wants a new farmers almanac too!
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 […]
excerpt in the Atlantic
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 […]
hot for chia!
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, […]
this is how apple growers are faring.
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 […]
no matter how busy our lives...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ3ov6vhg-s ...we should always make time for delicious, simple home cooked food, every day. you can watch all river cottage episodes on youtube. good nighttime activity after a hard day […]
political posters - wonderful!
an exhibit, a book, an ipad app. About the explosion of community spirit, institution building, and autonomous-thinking that characterized the free speech movement, and beyond. http://museumca.org/exhibit/all-us-or-none-social-justice-posters-san-francisco-bay-area More images HERE The […]
book promoting, book selling, book reading!
The Food Book Fair is the first ever event bringing together food publications from around the world alongside a dynamic set of events celebrating food writing, reading, and activism.May 4-6, […]
how to tie a bandana the fancy way
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secret!
you can pre order the greenhorns book here! http://www.powells.com/biblio/62-9781603427722-0
good riddance!
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 […]
outraged farmers and supper club crackdowns
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 […]
from neil, mesquite guru
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 […]
social practice: land, food, water, and energy
Kickoff event: APRIL 21 at the Broad Art Museum at MSU Taking place in the former Barnes and Nobles space on Grand River, this event is part symposium, part Town Hall […]
corn syrup in court
the battle over sugar! www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sweetener-suit-20120307,0,7189463.story
nice people with a project called FIX FOOD
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sodbusting in the northern plains
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 […]
transformative work in schools
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be a US delegate to terra madre
This year, Slow Food International's Terra Madre and Salone del Gusto will be a unified event open to the public in Turin, Italy on October 25-29, 2012. You can make your own […]
resources from washington state dept. of ag
The Washington State Department of Agriculture has two projects with video resources to share with the Greenhorns community. One is Bridging the GAPs, which addresses food safety on small and diversified […]
a very special session
this week on Greenhorn Radio -- featuring CJ Sentell, a farmer at Ecotone Farm, just outside Nashville, Tennessee. "There are more slaves alive today than there ever have been in human […]
wendell berry, wes jackson conversation
Have you heard? Edible Radio's conversation with Wes Jackson and Wendell Berry: http://www.ediblecommunities.com/radio/growing-home-with-marla-camp/episode-115-growing-home-with-wendell-berry-and-wes-jackson.htm#disqus_thread
don't forget the irish
in honor of St. Patrick's day, the greenhorns team suggests you pick up a copy of Forgotten Skills -- written by Ireland's beloved Darina Allen Sev and Darina met up this week […]
hard times for a dairy
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 […]
who killed lard?
You'll never guess! Interesting story/podcast from NPR's Planet Money.
boating, farming, hacking
What a life! Lovely to see our friend emmet again, usually in the best places. Check it out: Voyage of the Libertatia
power couple dynamics
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 […]
greenhorns book launch! april 12
WILLIAMSTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS 7:30pm@ williams college, the paresky performance space and luetkemeyer lounge, paresky center screening + book signing: join us for our official "greenhorns" book launch with storey publishing! screening followed by reading and q & […]