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a story by Roseanne Pereira in Heavy Table. When I first see Laura Frerichs at her 40-acre farm in Hutchinson, MN, there’s a blue cloudless sky and the sun is shining. As I drive up, I can see the fields to the left, a greenhouse, and Frerichs in jeans, glasses, and a wide hat. She […]

[vodpod id=Video.4544640&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] From the mouths of babes, posted with vodpod

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watch a sharp 11-year old tell it like it is at TEDxNextGenerationAsheville.

We just heard from the National Farmers Union in Canada, who are helping coordinate young farmers up north.  They are also members of La Via Campesina. Pamphlet: http://www.nfu.ca/convention/2010-pamphlet.pdf and blog: http://nfuyouth.wordpress.com/ Here's what they have to say on their website about their campaign for new farmers: The current dominant model of agriculture has pushed out […]

Enviropig: the next transgenic food? "Snort! Snort!" The plump, pink beast comes rumbling towards me as I approach, then attaches its snout to my leg, sniffing intensely, apparently trying to determine if I bring food. It looks like a Yorkshire pig, behaves, sounds and smells like one. But genetically the pigs at Canada's University of […]

a New School exhibition on civic urban agriculture and design. October 1 – December 15, 2010 Opening Reception: September 30, 2010, 6:30 – 8:30 pm Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery Living Concrete is co-curated by Nevin Cohen and Radhika Subramaniam. Living Concrete/Carrot City features creative and research projects that demonstrate the possibilities of urban agriculture. […]

Our friend Jana Blankenship has been hard at work on this project, opening tomorrow!   Here's a little note from her: As many of you know, I have spent the past nine months working as Assistant Curator on the upcoming Huckleberry Finn exhibition at the CCA Wattis Institute. The opening reception is this coming Tuesday, […]

discussing immigrant farmworkers. here's the video from ABC news. [vodpod id=Video.4525513&w=425&h=350&fv=vid%3D22093501%26amp%3BplaylistId%3D15749652%26amp%3BbrowseCarouselUI%3Dhide%26amp%3BshareScreenUI%3Dhide] Stephen Colbert draws attention to self, then f..., posted with vodpod

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These researchers battle it out over the question of what is sustainable agriculture.Every once in a while I zoom back out and realize that greenhorn efforts in the U.S. are woven into a whole cosmos of agriculture. Having a handle on the great big evolving discussions of global food security and sustainability, with hunger always […]

NYTIMES.com. By CHRISTINE MUHLKE - September 8, 2010 Some of the most sought-after internships this summer weren’t on Capitol Hill or in the Vogue fashion closet. They were on farms. If you hadn’t applied by the end of the spring, you could forget about it. Ag-department graduates, career-changers and cooks looking to deepen their knowledge of […]

Looking sharp! Legalize Milk shirts for purchase from some Greenhorns out west. You can buy them here: http://islandmeadowfarm.wordpress.com/2010/09/13/legalize-milk/

you probably already know about the Ponderosa Swamp.  9th annual coming up this month! When a group of music fans banded together to bring the true heroes of rock and roll back to the stage to play again, we called ourselves The Mystic Knights of the Mau-Mau. The Knights later founded the Ponderosa Stomp Foundation […]

blog reader Sarah Parker sent us this note about a recent story on NPR: I remember when you guys posted this past Spring on the USDA 1.25M settlement with 13,000 black farmers. The news made me so happy, but this news has made me equally sad: The Root: No Aid for Black Farmers I thought […]

Brooklyn Utopias: Farm City Exhibition Dates: September 16-December 12, 2010 Opening Reception: Thursday, September 16, 2010 6-8pm Gallery Hours: Saturday & Sunday, 11am-4pm or by appointment Location: Old Stone House 2nd Floor Gallery and Surrounding Park, 5th Avenue between 3rd and 4th Street, Park Slope (take R train to Union Street or R/F train to […]

Thanks to Eric Hoffner for this one: In the categories of both fun and bomber ideas for your blog: Clever Arizona family grows veggies, chickens, fish in former swimming pool. Read the story  HERE.

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Farm City is an action-research project launched by Derek Denckla as a means to explore new visions for urban agriculture. Don't miss the greenhorns' outdoor installation - Sally Forth, an outdoor farm information tent on Sept 18-19 ONLY!

every region has its prize http://www.catskill.net/purple/caul.htm

http://www.planet-diversity.org/storiesandvideos.html In case the " young farmers are popping up all over the country" story has whetted your appetite. Here are a bunch more testimonials from all corners of the planet about the upsurge in sustainable, small scale agriculture.

from a coffee shop in Anchorage

An Unconventional Food Festival: You'll Have a 'Ball' When you grow up in a Polish household in Chicago, food--God, sometimes a lot of it--just naturally becomes a vital part of your upbringing. Stuffed cabbage, peirogis, Polish sausage, sauerkraut, beet soup and special, fat, fluffy donuts you can't find anywhere else but in your mother's hot, […]

Here's a note and some analysis from Kevin Skvorak of Regeneration CSA.  Thanks, Kevin! hey greenhorns folks, if you are thinking about slow money in the HV, here are some links to what has been going on, and some of my analysis. http://www.meetup.om/The-Greater-Hudson-Valley-Slow-Money-Alliance Towards a Regenerative Economy - Thoughts about Slow Money from a radical […]

The latest from the US EPA on public health dangers from hydrofracking for methane. http://www.propublica.org/article/feds-warn-residents-near-wyoming-gas-drilling-sites-not-to-drink-their-wate From this article “The federal government is warning residents in a small Wyoming town with extensive natural gas development not to drink their water, and to use fans and ventilation when showering or washing clothes in order to avoid the […]

Here's a blog reader's recommendation for a good read - especially if you're starting up a farm. This book made me excited about filing my tax return!  'The Organic Farmer's Business Handbook: A Complete Guide to Managing Finances, Crops, and Staff-and Making a Profit'.  I highly recommend this guide for beginning and experienced farmers alike. […]

n case you have to write one soon, this would make  a great template!  Also, this is amazing. Thousands of singles sow the seeds of love on FarmersOnly.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “I’m really lonely but I’m too busy to date during harvest season” Thousands of singles sow the seeds of love on FarmersOnly.com FarmersOnly.com launched […]

here is a good example of a seed public art project at "potato-level". www.potatoperspective.org

Friend + farmer Benjamin Fraher with some stellar videos from Esalen Farm and Garden - [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd3zvcuQwSg]

Get excited, NW Greenhorns! Monday October 4th at the Vashon Grange Hall! We'll be dance to the beautiful music of The Tallboys and Polka Dot Dot Dot. Stay tuned for more information on the Young Farmer Mixer & Spit Roast. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueeJh_jzrOQ] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb88Z06-ViQ]

Have you been experiencing the prescense of this nasty chemical herbicide in your compost? In Washington, it is popping up in composted manure in Whatcom County, and other parts of the state, as reported in the Bellingham Herald. It is found in Milestone, made by Dow, and was approved for use in the U.S. in […]

Critical Art Ensemble (CAE) is a collective of five tactical media practitioners of various specializations including computer graphics and web design, film/video, photography, text art, book art, and performance. We think their art is pretty sweet. Check out their website for more posters, and some videos of their performances.

Young couple finds vigorous venture in vegetable farming Now in their second year of operation, couple makes plans to expand acreage Shooting Star CSA By WES SANDER FAIRFIELD, Calif. -- Lily Schneider and Matthew McCue believe in farming. They believe it brings people together, and they believe that although it's tough, it's a viable business […]

A few weeks ago, Rob Cushman led a  seaweed workshop on the coast of Maine during our  3-day Chautauqua.  It was a magical morning, and many people in attendance wanted to know more - more about Rob's background, more about seaweed, more about the harvest.  Rob has written an amazing piece answering all of our […]

It is not my operating system! Opponents threaten to push for biotech labels Three farmers say biotech wheat will destroy Japanese market By DAN WHEAT WATERVILLE, Wash. -- Feeling their 1,012 petition signatures to stop genetically modified wheat have been ignored, three Waterville wheat growers may start a new petition drive this winter seeking labeling […]

any young farmers want to weigh in on this? Broadband Trumps Farmer Payments in Rural Aid. By Alan Bjerga - Aug 26, 2010 "Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack knows that Farm Belt protocol requires paying respect to the Butter Cow. During a visit to the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 17, he made the pilgrimage to […]

this time a British take on what we're talking about. Check out their blog here. Who Would be A Farmer? “When it’s the middle of December and it gets dark about half past two, and rain’s coming down horizontal and it’s so cold that the dog goes home — you think, crikey, why the hell […]

wonderful! THE IRAQI SEED PROJECT VOLUME 3, SUMMER 2010 In the days of yore a farmer gave (these) instructions to his son... Your implements should be ready. The parts of your yoke should be assembled. Your new whip should hang from a nail -- the bindings of the handle of your old whip should be […]

Another from the Organic Trailer Competition. [vodpod id=Video.4296722&w=425&h=350&fv=vId%3D287%26amp%3BportalId%3D1%26amp%3BbaseUrl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fviews.newhope.com%2FDesktopModules%2FUltraVideoGallery%2F] Video Player > WWOOF the Movie, posted with vodpod WWOOF: The Movie  one begins by outlining the history and policies of the "World-Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms" organizations around the globe, then narrows the focus to the experiences of the two main protagonists: a couple of American […]