Media
don't bank on it
Don’t Bank On It – the product of a collaborative effort between Farm Aid, Food & Water Watch, the National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) and the Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA (RAFI-USA). As […]
miss america says we need more farms
But she's a little off if she thinks all those farms are small businesses... http://news.thehandthatfeedsus.org/e_article002073711.cfm?x=bjld4nP,bgBrJVB4 "Can we feed a growing world population, fuel our economy, and still offer wholesome food […]
brine those carrots
a good recipe suggestion out of the essex farm newsletter: "We’re forecasting the end of the root cellar produce in the next two months, looking forward to the green shoots of […]
umpf!
grow up. show up. dress up. http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/11/wanted-frack-busters-costume-preferred/
dumpster diving documentary
Spoils: Extraordinary Harvest is a short documentary that captures intimate portraits of 3 New Yorkers on a journey through the culture of dumpster diving, illuminating a practice as old as agriculture. […]
Jerry Garcia's wife speaks out against sewage sludge
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From tobacco to veggies
Matthew Garrett, a 24-year-old farmer, is transitioning a 40 acre tobacco farm to organic produce. He's in the second year of the three-year transition requirement to certify a farm organic. […]
mold for clout
greenhorns are looking for a potter for a project at a very special museum Do you mix silicas with muds and have fun squishing them around? Do you dream of […]
Sustainable Agriculture Tool Lending Library
The Sustainable Ag Tool Lending Library-- George Oneal, a young farm, started it, and it's ONLY for young, beginning farmers, none of which who could afford equipment on their own. […]
up up up
From Ancient Giants, Finding New Life to Help the Planet By JESSE McKINLEY, April 9, 2011 in the New York Times FORT DICK, Calif. — Shooting skyward like a jagged […]
what is government for?
Vilsack seeks biotech/organic co-existence, not a USDA-dictated solution By Jon H. Harsch © Copyright Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc. WASHINGTON, April 6 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told organic producers Wednesday that […]
nowhere to farm?
An interesting letter to The Telegraph, with some comments following. Do you have thoughts on this issue? Write an essay. we'll post it. Young farmers with nowhere to farm The […]
Ken Cook - making it happen
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pre nups good.
Young farmers want pre-nups The Irish Farmers' Association has written to the Minister for Justice Alan Shatter asking that pre-nuptial agreements be given legal status and be taken into account […]
amy pennington has a new book out
Apartment Gardening: Plants, Projects, and Recipes for Growing Food in Your Urban Home from Powell's or your local bookstore.
snap it up
The Garden Cycles Bike Tour Presents: Faces From The New Farm Liz Tylander, Lara Sheets and Kat Shiffler are the Garden Cycles Bike Tour. In the summer of 2007, these […]
a movement that's here to stay
Here's a well written and insightful piece by 2 students at Tufts' Friedman School. The New American Farming Movement, and Why It’s Here to Stay by Marisol Pierce-Quinonez and Jeff Hake, […]
brookford almanac
a work-in-progress documentary about a first generation farm family in Rollinsford, NH. This is good, important work, and you can support the project on kickstarter HERE.
music in barns
This spring marks the fourth installation of the Daytrotter Barnstormer tour -we'll be hitting towns near Big Ten University cities on this run - April 26-30th - getting into Minnesota and […]
millionaire dutch farmers lose shirt in IOWA.
Prosperous Farmers move to Iowa, and fail massively original piece: http://marketplace.publicradio.org/www_publicradio/tools/media_player/popup.php?name=marketplace/pm/2011/03/23/marketplace_cast1_20110323_64&starttime=00:22:19.0&endtime=00:26:39.0 follow up and commentary. http://marketplace.publicradio.org/www_publicradio/tools/media_player/popup.php?name=marketplace/pm/2011/03/30/marketplace_cast1_20110330_64&starttime=00:19:28.0&endtime=00:21:22.0
genuine jigging
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbcqGjeNz7w] The Carolina Chocolate Drops offer a preview of their Nonesuch debut album, Genuine Negro Jig
Our friend Ella McSweeney of Home Grown Ireland sent us this beautiful video she shot of a farmer letting his cows out on the fresh grass of Spring for the […]
at the table
oldest future farmers of america program. This is a place where urban youth are beginning their careers . An old article, but a good one. Whole student body eats their […]
article: the serfs of arkansas
The Serfs of Arkansas Immigrant farmers are flocking to the poultry industry -- only to become 21st-century sharecroppers for companies like Tyson. by Monica Potts | March 9, 2011 Shane […]
homeland food insecurity
Gigi Stafne sent us this article that she recently wrote. Have a read, greenhorns. Food Insecurity. Maybe I should call it Homeland Food Insecurity. This is the precarious state of […]
keep it great people!!
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/22/food-six-things-to-feel-good-about/ we got a call out! from mark bittman: Farming is becoming hip | The number of farms is at last increasing, although it’s no secret that farmers are an […]
"there once was..."
The text reads "There once was a farm..." and "...that became an airport" You don't really get an impression they have any regrets about that decision, do you? Photo sent […]
farming the library
looking for some good reading? greenhorn Janna Berger is compiling a stellar list of "pages to turn with calloused fingers" and has written a nice essay to accompany the list. […]
seed circus at the oakland museum
The Seed Circus is a series of four events, spanning late spring to fall 2010, that each explore an aspect of urban farming. The events have four themes—Sheep and Felt; […]
intern or apprentice?
there's a difference! for all you looking for farmwork this season, be sure to check out this article from civil eats
spirit of the diggers
BY: Ian Fitzpatrick guardian.co.uk. March 12 2011 "When Gerrard Winstanley and 14 fellow Diggers declared, in April 1649, that "England is not a Free People, till the Poor that have no […]
canadian young farmers
Making it: Organic farming a natural choice for young entrepreneurs by Mary Albino Visitors to the Young-Carey home tend to express envy. You commute only into the backyard! You lunch […]
young agrarian photographers
check them out at the 18 Reasons community space in downtown San Fran: Greenhorns "A Sense of Place" - Contemporary Agrarian Photography Featuring New Works by Small Farmers from Across the […]
Just Food was awesome
March 5, 2011 - The Just Food CSA in NYC Conference was an opportunity for CSA members and farmers from around the city to come together for a day of […]
watch the outcomes of DIY
video from the MIT Global Challenge - Farm Hack! + a play-by-play blog from the weekend
foodstamps, a powerful tool
starting new farmers markets can be hard on the farmers especially when aggresive-local-foodies and affluent markets are still abundant. but with EBT swipers and doubling of food stamp dollars-- the […]
What to do when your tractor is stuck in the mud!
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"it's trying to give a voice to the plants, and the farmers that grow them"
From Matthew Moore & the Digital Farm Collective: I am a fourth generation farmer whose land and life are quickly being overcome by suburbia. Because of the encroachment I was […]
NEW JERSEY, SO HOT RIGHT NOW
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