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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 December 9, 2011, Concord, NH there were lots of us fishing for tissues in the bottom of our purses and pockets.  Her inspriing address left […]

another rad young farmer: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DhZuzjcDwI]

Rural Poverty in America Documentary: The United States and the War on Poverty (1965) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMfWSPVzIls&feature=player_embedded]

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watch it on the internet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMfWSPVzIls

catch them at the NOFA-NY Winter Conference this Saturday and then at Pontine Theatre in Portsmouth, NH January 27, 28 & 29. NOFA/NY Winter Conference Saratoga Springs, NY Saturday, January 21, 4 PM, Hilton Lobby PONTINE Theatre Portsmouth, NH January 27, 28, 29: Fridays, 8pm; Saturdays 4pm* & 8pm; Sundays, 2pm More info on their […]

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 and images are all produced by people actively producing food – whether it be gardeners, small scale farmers, or massive food producing conglomerates. We are […]

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 poultry producers under the Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA), according to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.  These provisions were required under the 2008 Farm […]

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 churned, and things seem perfect. But today’s farmers are far from unrealistic dreamers, longing for a Little House on the Prairie-esque pastoral ideal. They’re socially […]

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

Grammy-nominated Blue Highway, a contemporary bluegrass band, will play Shelter Island, NY in a concert sponsored by Sylvester Manor Educational Farmwith support from the Town of Shelter Island Recreation Department. Award-winning bluegrass band “Blue Highway” will perform on Shelter Island on Saturday, January 14, 7:30 pm.  This high-level national act has been wowing crowds since […]

Check out this 6-minute video to learn about the Philosophy of Rock The Bike. This interview and performance footage of Rock The Bike’s founder Paul Freedman, a.k.a. Fossil Fool, was taken during the 2010 Barcelona Bicycle Music Festival. Many thanks to Jonathan Grevsen, the videographer and editor. Thanks also to the Pleasant Revolution, a bike-touring […]

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View the videos on Human Health, Food Security and Water Quality https://www.soils.org/story

Dr. Joseph Mercola interviews Dr. Don M. Huber, one of the senior scientists in the U.S about area of science that relates to genetically modified organisms. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4swW9OFmf8&feature=player_embedded]

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: 2011 Trends: Meaty Opportunities for Tech http://www.foodandtechconnect.com/site/2011/12/19/trend-report-2011-meaty-opportunities-for-tech/ 2011Trends: Where Does Your Food Come From? http://www.foodandtechconnect.com/site/2011/12/21/trend-report-2011-traceability-and-food-safety/ 2011 Trends: Recipe Websites, Apps, & Publishing http://www.foodandtechconnect.com/site/2011/12/28/trend-report-2011-recipe-websites-apps-publishing/ Happy New […]

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 stores from Florida to Tennessee have put up signs in dairy cases anticipating the shopper’s frustrated refrain: “Where’s my organic milk?” The answer is that […]

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A nice framework: http://augustafreepress.com/2011/12/29/young-farmers-want-partnerships-not-handouts/  

The open source, scanned copy of American Husbandry, Volume II, 1775 (provided by google books).

A work in progress:  Food Patriots [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqLJ4u3uco4] Food Patriots is a film and public engagement campaign with a goal to start a conversation about food that inspires audiences to make a 10% change in the way they buy, eat and talk about food. After Super Size Me and Food Inc. many Americans are beginning to […]

via Eliav Bitan.   Rock on, Eliav! Steve Sexton's article on "The Inefficiencies of Local Food" offers a good opportunity to clarify precisely what we in the food movement mean by "local" food. I think we mean much more than food produced around the corner. I think we mean human food grown in sustainable or organic […]

Putting Farmland on a Fertilizer Diet by Dan Charles for NPR The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a document yesterday that got no attention on the nightly news, or almost anywhere, really. Its title, I'm sure you'll agree, is a snooze: National Nutrient Management Standard. Yet this document represents the agency's best attempt to solve […]

Good thing our parents are paying attention! More young people see opportunity in farming from CBS News (AP)  MILWAUKEE — A Wisconsin factory worker worried about layoffs became a dairy farmer. An employee at a Minnesota nonprofit found an escape from her cubicle by buying a vegetable farm. A nuclear engineer tired of office bureaucracy […]

Love that Schoolhouse Rock.

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California's young farmers break traditional mold by Stacy Finz, Chronicle Staff Writer. Sunday, December 25, 2011 The average age of a farmer in California is creeping toward 60, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture is trying to attract newcomers to work the land. The need is especially acute, given that experts are forecasting […]

community land trust affordable housing confronting the foundations of  capital ownership, land ownership, and the speculative nature of real estate [vimeo http://vimeo.com/29266424]  

upcoming Digimovies Screenings at Exit Art! Tickets are $10 general admission and available here.

but failing. fun to watch, however: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGy9uvp2GgM] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/20/big-food-ad-strategies_n_1158793.html?ref=food&ref=food#s557208&title=Smithfield_Neither_Fresh

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A guest post and a delicious recipe from the authors the Farmstead Chef Cookbook! Out to Turn Everyone into Farmstead Chefs From Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko, Farmstead Chef Featuring Severine von Tscharner Fleming in the "Kitchen Table Talks" section, in our new Farmstead Chef cookbook you'll quickly discover we're on a mission to get […]

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GROW! takes a look at this new generation of sustainable farmers through the eyes, hearts and minds of 20 passionate, idealistic and fiercely independent young growers. In the film they speak of both the joys and the challenges involved in tending the land. Filmed on 12 farms throughout the state of Georgia during an entire […]

Check out the TRAILER for The GMO Film Project - which tells the story of a father’s discovery of GMO’s through the symbolic act of poor Haitian farmers burning seeds in defiance of Monsanto’s gift of 475 tons of hybrid corn and vegetable seeds to Haiti shortly after the devastating earthquake. After a journey to […]

Check out Flavor Magazine's new piece: Meet the Future of Farming

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuOR5rVrMcg] Brunswick is a film about landscape change, told through the personal story of a farmer’s lifelong connection to his now-threatened land.  The film weaves together the plight of Sanford Bonesteel, an aging farmer in his 90s, with the dynamics of small-town politics as a residential development is planned on Sanford’s former land. The film […]

NFU submitted comments last week to the U.S. Department of Labor regarding new proposed child labor safety regulations for agricultural and agriculture-related jobs. NFU policy supports the intent of the new regulations to make workplaces safer for young people, but urges caution in implementing regulations that may discourage children from learning about agriculture. "While farm […]

The Story of Broke calls for a shift in government spending toward investments in clean, green solutions—renewable energy, safer chemicals and materials, zero waste and more—that can deliver jobs AND a healthier environment. It's time to rebuild the American Dream; but this time, let's build it better. Watch the video HERE: http://www.commondreams.org/video/2011/11/08