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Mark Bittman gives step-by-step instructions for deconstructing a raw chicken. View the instructional video HERE.  

[vimeo=http://vimeo.com/30715971] Farmstead Meatsmith have been busy. See here.

TEDxFruitvale: http://www.tedxfruitvale.org/ its and off shoot of the big TED:http://www.ted.com/ Its a TED for "farmworkers, farmers, activists, artists, students, professors, filmmakers, and entrepreneurs to celebrate the people upon whom we […]

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Dear Greenhorns, Fall is come, and with that, the Harvest.  Many of you have entrusted your animals to us this season; we thank you for the work.  This October we're […]

http://asi.ucdavis.edu/sf/samajor (!) This was kind of a big deal at the CA State Board of Food & Ag meeting earlier this week, which focused on the next generation of farmers in […]

This October 16th, World Food Day, Oxfam is encouraging people around the globe to take a simple yet profound action—hold a Sunday Dinner Conversation about where our food comes from, who cultivates […]

CCOF Marketing 101 Webinar September 28, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Back by popular demand! Register NOW!* Are you new to organic production and want to get started with a […]

Cultivating Success: Sustainable Small Farms Education A great series of classes taking place in Washington State including: Sustainable Small Farming & Ranching On Farm Internships Agricultural Entrepreneurship

  some others of you should!

The Learning Center at Hawthorne Valley Farm is once again offering our whole farm planning course, beginning in October 2011, called Hudson Valley Farm Beginnings®. This program will include seven classroom sessions […]

The Central New York Resource Conservation and Development Project is accepting applications for a year long, statewide training program for beginning women farmers. Women farmers - and aspiring farmers - from […]

The Real Food Challenge (RFC) is partnering with the Center for Science in the Public Interest to plan the first ever Food Day happening across the nation on October 24th. RFC is specifically […]

2011 Updates on Marketing and Selling Raw Milk in Vermont and Best Management Practices for Raw Milk Handling August 30, 11:30 am to 12:15 pm: 2011 Updates on Marketing and […]

Open Farm Lunch & Food Justice Presentations August 12 & 13 12-2pm Saving Seeds Farm 3 Flower Farm Lane, Sedgwick, Maine Space is limited, RSVP by calling 207-359-2128 or emailing […]

  Learn more here: http://www.latimes.com/features/home/la-hm-seed-library-20110618,0,5748959,full.story and here: http://slola.blogspot.com/

Try planting something different! a radical suggestion by conservative farm service providers. Grow something different! http://americanagriculturist.com/story.aspx/cornplanting/season/past/now/what/9/50153

An exceptional opportunity to farm for two years with MOFGA - one of the top organic farming organizations in the country and a major greenhorns ally. MOFGA's Farmer-in-Residence (F.I.R.) Program […]

Tool Making Supplies from Kestrel Tool The Northwest coast has a long tradition of tool making. Building your own saves money and is often the only way to obtain the […]

Angelic Organics Learning Center - http://www.farmbeginningscollaborative.org/ Food Works - http://www.eatsouthernillinois.org/Training/Training.html  Dakota Rural Action - http://dakotarural.org/grow-sustainable-farming/farm-beginnings/ Hawthorne Valley Farm- http://www.hawthornevalleyfarm.org/education/farmbeginnings.htm Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society - http://www.nebsusag.org/farmbeginningsnebraska.htm Nuestras Raices - http://www.nuestras-raices.org/ The Farm School - http://www.farmschool.org/ Farm School NYC […]

Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming offers popular summer course for college students Ithaca, NY – In cooperation with the Environmental Studies Program at Tompkins Cortland Community College, Groundswell […]

lots of times people wonder how this local food movement is going to 'Feed the masses' Those of you here likely have your own favorite answer to this question, but […]

the deadline to apply is April 30th. Beginning Farmer Institute A Partnership between New England Farmers Union and National Farmers Union New England Farmers Union is providing a unique opportunity […]

at Sanborn Mills Farm in Loudon, NH among the skills you could be learning: Traditional Blacksmithing Introductory Tinsmithing Oxen Basics for the Teamster and Team Logging with Draft Animals

The NOFA-NY Education Team pleased to announce our newest addition to the NOFA-NY Beginning Farmer Summer Workshop Series.  This event will take place on three farms in the Ithaca, NY […]

Tilth Producers and WSU Small Farms Program 2011 Early Season Farm Walks Cost:  $10 for Tilth Producers members, students and interns. $15 for non-members For more information: [email protected] or call […]

In response to the overwhelming interest in a later summer start to our new Farmer Apprentice Program, we have changed the dates for 2011! To make this opportunity available to […]

Don't forget! We still have lots of goodies for sale, including our mini compendium of young farmer resources for land tenure aka "Land. Liberty. Sunshine. Stamina." and the Greenhorns Guidebook […]

A day of skillsharing and planning as we build a local network of shared values and knowledge around urban gardens, food networking, food preservation, passive and alternative energies, water catchment, […]

Explore the Archive! On the third Thursday of every Month since June 2009the National Good Food Network has hosted a top-quality webinar featuring the best of the best models of how to […]

NOFA-NY, USDA Risk Management Agency, NYS Dept. of Ag and Markets, Cornell Cooperative Extension, and the National GAPs Program present: GAPs for Small Farms: Dispelling Myths, Getting the Facts, and […]

March 16 Mentor Training Workshop for Farmers Groundswell and Finger Lakes CRAFT offer an informal workshop and potluck for farmers who want to become better educators Join us on Wednesday, […]

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self-supporting young farmer corps are popping up all over. here is one focusing on mentoring Local Organic Farmers Offer New-Farmer Mentoring Carnation, WA — A meeting for people interested in […]

In the spring of 2009 Douglas Gayeton and Laura Howard-Gayeton hired researchers and assembled a Lexicon featuring terms from 13 different areas of sustainability, from air to water, manufacturing to conservation, […]

Symphony of the Soil is an upcoming documentary series currently in production by Deborah Koons Garcia - The Future of Food (2004) - that explores the soil community from the […]

Greenhorns will be 'delegates' of this fantastic social art project by our friend Lisa Gross and Hybrid Vigor projects. The power of planting seeds! Check it out and come join […]

This just in from the national family farm coalition - a toolkit which includes  an introduction to beginning farmer issues, a research project that explored the strategies and challenges of mentoring organizations, a […]

What a terrific twist on "trade schools". Starting today! Trade School classes begin on Wednesday, February 2nd at 32 Prince Street, NYC. At Trade School, students barter with teachers. Here’s […]

today (january 31st) is the last day of a special offer from our friends at the beehive collective, and the last day of the kickstarter campaign.  Help keep their good […]