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2000 lbs of meat buried in the ground? That sounds pretty wasteful to us. Sending threats to get your way? Sounds like whiny little children in adult bodies. A Casualty Amid Battle to Save College Oxen By JESS BIDGOOD Published: November 12, 2012 A working ox named Lou, who in recent weeks became arguably his […]

Greece's New Farmers by Victoria Bouloubasis for The Huffington Post [vimeo http://vimeo.com/50199525] Popular perception of Greece teeters between two extremes. One is based on serene, mystic island landscapes and a carefree gusto for life. The other extreme, the most present, is a daunting and glaring depiction of a dire economic crisis rife with violent civil […]

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First major tractorcades and strikes of farmers coming to Washington and Colorado...from Nebraska! The so-called  "American Agricultural Movement". An almost instant mobilization.  Check it out HERE.

A farmer's perspective [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlPm6KfLmX4] http://www.carighttoknow.org/

  [youtube=http://youtu.be/7efaDeFmurQ] + http://american.coop/content/mondragon-experiment-1980-bbc-documentary

[brought to you by the good people at the Organic Farming Research Foundation] We are working with organizations around the country to collect signatures to urge Congress to pass a 2012 Farm Bill In 2012!  We have created a petition that specifically addresses the need to pass a 2012 Farm Bill for the benefit of organic farmers, […]

  [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FcARQjdgc4] Ask Congress to pass a 2012 Farm Bill now!http://bit.ly/fbriseagain

If you see it being sprayed and are dismayed, here are some great background documents to support your advocacy. http://www.sustainable.org/governance/policies-ordinances-a-taxes/1744-guidelines-on-sustainable-landscaping-for-federal-agencies Sustainble land management protocols exist in state parks and preserves, conservation areas, game reserves, and in various places around the world from ranchlands managed for wildflowers, to forests managed for fire control, management regimes define […]

http://www.carighttoknow.org http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/14/magazine/why-californias-proposition-37-should-matter-to-anyone-who-cares-about-food.html

michael pollan dishes it out this week in NYTIMES -- read it here: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/14/magazine/why-californias-proposition-37-should-matter-to-anyone-who-cares-about-food.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

One Acre Fund is a young organization with big dreams.   Our purpose is to serve small-scale farmers. In everything we do we put the farmer first. We measure success in our ability to make more farmers more prosperous. Since our founding in 2006, we have built animpressive track record, growing to serve 130,000 farm families.   Here's […]

State by state information can be found HERE and check out The League of Young Voters - they'll help you brush up on the issues and they've got their own site for registering - Vote4Urself.org The League of Young Voters empowers young people nationwide to participate in the democratic process and create progressive political change […]

Because usually we don't agree with their communications, and their view of how farmers and young farmers can achieve viability. Towing the line for agribusiness isn't our idea of ' new media savvy'.  But here is a different take, but a man deeply in touch with the data on new farmers, and the USDA's new commitment […]

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8rPXBj3iHY] We need more farm-born statesmen. " The economic future of our state depends on a local and regional agriculture" Hell yes! s

As you may know, recent studies conducted in France have shown significant toxic effects from the use of Roundup. And particularly tumors in rats in feeding studies. http://www.gmo-free-regions.org/gmo-free-regions/maps.html

What is going on with the Farm Bill?!  Here is the latest: Members of the House of Representatives are in Washington for a few more days. They’ll come home to your district next week to campaign, and won’t go back until after the elections. Meanwhile, if Congress does nothing, the programs that help farmers, ranchers, and […]

An organic farmers flashmob, via phone,  is happening right now! Join hundreds of callers on September 19, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. EST in the first American Organic Phone Flash Mob to Congress. Leaders and supporters of organic farming will be gathering in Baltimore, MD at The Organic Summit, where OFRF will present The Organic Political […]

Falls Church, VA, Aug. 27, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – On July 31 Armand and Teddi Bechard entered into a consent agreement with the State of Missouri, ending a case that began in 2009. On two occasions in the spring of 2009, undercover agents from the Springfield-Greene County Health Department allegedly purchased raw milk at the Bechard’s central delivery point, a health food […]

New campaign finance reports reveal that Monsanto Co. just contributed $4.2 million to defeat Proposition 37, which would require labeling of genetically engineered food.  That is the largest contribution in the race.  Total contributions to defeat Proposition 37 amount to $25 million, and nearly $23 million during the last week. Other major new contributions against Proposition 37 were given by E. […]

August 16, 2012-Washington, DC (Business Wire)—On August 18, 2012 a group of mothers and others, members of the advocacy groups, the Raw Milk Freedom Riders and Lemonade Freedom Day, will take their raw milk and lemonade to the lawn of the US Capitol to celebrate their right to “voluntary exchange.” By offering raw milk and lemonade for sale […]

Hudson Valley Farmers Forum Monday, August 20th, 4-6pm Columbia-Greene Community College, Student Dining Hall, Main Bldg. South Entrance. Parking lots E,F,G This will be a rare opportunity to hear from politicians and local experts about federal and state ag policies.  Come ask the questions that have been on your mind, let your elected officials know […]

via Adaptive Seeds: We here at Adaptive Seeds are not big on sending out mass e-mails, but have made an exception today: There is an immediate threat to our food supplybecause the Oregon Department of Agriculture has fast-tracked the approval of canola production here in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. As many of you may […]

..with nudie press stunt what a good idea! http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/Young-farmers-protest-milky-bath-kids/story-16543182-detail/story.html

there are lots more Australians in our ranks. Check out this post from some Australian greenhorns: http://milkwood.net/2012/07/29/greenhorns-stickers-and-badges-and-kerchiefs-and/  

Rock the Barn, put together by three friends, is a (non-funded) promotional bicycle tour for prop 37, the labeling of GMO ingredients in California, and for small organic farms in California. We're going from San Francisco to Los Angeles on August 6 - 17.  We're bringing a guitar, saxophone, and hand drum. Our band is […]

Kevin Labenz.  Here's his pitch: On June 12th, I officially launched my campaign for Minnesota State House of Representatives in the newly outlined District 23A. Many of you know me well and have graciously supported me over the past month as my campaign took off. A big hearty thank you for your time, donations, and […]

ON resolving political differences and eating beef together -- sent to us by a new friend of the greenhorns, Deborah, hailing all the way from australia ! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urRiGHwaK5M&feature=youtu.be]

The Red Shed Produce garden, a program of Room One, in conjunction with the Valley Teen Center is accepting applications for the AMERICORPS position of "Teens Growing Healthy Futures Program Coordinator."     The core mission of the Americorps member will be growing and harvesting vegetables in the Red Shed garden and creating access to healthy […]

via the Organic Farming Research Foundation The House Agriculture Committee will decide TOMORROW, July 11th, the fate of the Farm Bill for the next 5 years. Congress must hear from you TODAY about your support of organic programs. Call Members of the House Agriculture Committee TODAY and ask that they: Please FULLY FUND the National […]

PRESS ADVISORY Saturday July 7th – 9AM - Albany, CA Occupy the Farm will crash an exclusive invite-only harvest party sponsored by the Albany City Council and UC Berkeley. Join the farmers to demand access for all to a historic public resource. The city has organized a harvest party for a small hand-selected group. Participants […]

The Farm Service Agency is seeking growers interested in serving on Farm Service Agency county committees.  Past committee members have expressed appreciation for having learned more about the federal farm programs and satisfaction of representing farmers and ranchers locally.  It is especially important to have representation from demographic groups that may feel hesitant about working […]

a note from our friend Rajiv -- help his team out by filling out this survey to help create a blueprint for the next farm bill: Last week, the Senate voted to pass the Farm Bill by a 64-35 margin. For a bill that authorizes nearly a trillion dollars in funding (much of which impacts the 45 […]

always good to watch their methods to help understand what we're up against. no doubt we need disaster relief for our nation's farmers, even resilient ones, but in what other occupation do people still get paid for shitty work? you know, besides banking. or car manufacturing. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TixSJuOh6YM] http://www.farmpolicyfacts.org/index.php/2012/04/crop-insurance-101/ but seriously, for all you wonk-wannabees out […]

URGENT! You must sign up by July 1 to be included in the 2012 Ag census.   This is the sign-up deadline for farms to voluntarily register. It's important to get farms included that were not the 2007 survey. Visit http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/index.php, and click "Make your voice heard. Sign up" in the green box.

this is a reminder to make sure that your beginning farmer clients are signed up to be included in the 2012 Ag census.   July 1 is the sign-up deadline for farms to voluntarily register. This is very important to get farms included that were not the 2007 survey. sign up! go to http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/index.php, and click "Make your […]

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 […]

Today, the full U.S. Senate is debating the 2012 Farm Bill. Organic farmers need you to call your Senators TODAY. It's an easy call. Let's make sure our families receive healthy food for many years to come. PROTECT ORGANIC FARMERS IN THE 2012 FARM BILL-- CALL YOUR SENATORS NOW. Please call both of your Senators: […]

From TakePart: We've already pointed out how the Farm Bill currently being debated in Congress is going to have a massive impact on everything that goes on your grocery shelves and dinner plate. But do you know the hidden costs obscured by the bill's monster $500 billion price tag? And that between 2008 and 2010 […]