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If you're a farmer looking for a way to easily expand your wholesale business, a new company called FarmersWeb (FarmersWeb.com) aims to help you with just that. FarmersWeb connects local […]

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From Iowa State University Extension & Outreach: We are pleased to present you with the 2011 Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll Summary Report. This year’s survey was completed during […]

Congratulations to the 2011 USDA BFRDP Award Winners in the Northeast!  For a list of all award winners, please visit: http://www.nifa.usda.gov/newsroom/news/2011news/beginning_farmer_awards.html University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt., $659,784 – This project will support […]

Here are some reddit pages to follow: http://www.reddit.com/r/farming/ http://www.reddit.com/r/argriculture What's reddit, you ask?  Wikipedia says: "reddit (pronounced /ˈrɛdɪt/)[3] is a social news website where the registered users submit content, in […]

A great new report from Greenmarket, seems they are throwing down the gauntlet. A hard-hitting look at how market forces are eroding food security for the nation's premier farmers market […]

Did you know about the upcoming Carbon Farming Course near NYC? It's a series of workshops in Regenerative Agriculture taking place just outside of New York City from January 17 […]

and their  Farm Financing resources! The Carrot Project is proud to be able to offer financing to farmers in Massachusetts, Maine, and Vermont and soon in the Greater Berkshires. Some programs also […]

APPLY NOW to launch your farm business at Tilian in 2012! Are you an entrepreneurial-minded farmer eager to start your business in Michigan? Are you committed to farming long term, […]

A bounty of great winter reading materials! http://www.thegreenhorns.net/reading.html

that is not slanted by big money WONDERFUL! first story was about mega dairies in new mexico. go fern! www.thefern.org

Greenbank, WA—November 25, 2011. Maryon Attwood, Program Director of the Greenbank Farm Agriculture Training Center, announced that the Training Center for new farmers is accepting students for the 2012-growing season. […]

Food Democracy Now Food Democracy Now! is a grassroots community dedicated to building a sustainable food system that protects our natural environment, sustains farmers and nourishes families.

Plants, Earth and Cosmos A workshop for farmers, gardeners and others seeking a renewed relation to the land February 12-17 and/or February 19-24 Conducted by The Nature Institute and the […]

In oregon a hub of activity - CAT (Center for Appropriate Transport) is a non-profit organization committed to community involvement in manufacturing, using, and advocating sustainable modes of transportation. We […]

Some suggested reading from Nancy Ranney of the wonderful Ranney Ranch in New Mexico. Beginning with her talk at the 2010 Quivera Coalition Conference.  Thank you, Nancy! http://quiviracoalition.org/images/global/321-Working%2520with%2520carbon%2520on%2520the%2520Ranney%2520Ranch.pdf TIME article […]

watch it here. from FSMS and Farmrun: Here marks our official release of the first episode in On the Anatomy of Thrift: Pork provender in the home kitchen., a multiple part series […]

a place to learn about millworks, caol, foundry, victorian paint technologies - www.blueoxmill.com

The Budget Visualizer is a web-based application that allows visual analysis of Farm Bill spending since 2009. Developed by the Center for a Livable Future in partnership with the Hive Group, […]

Just Label It.org, a campaign for food labeling. But also a good place to get the latest data on contamination and gmo situations. Just down in New Mexico, I met […]

The Center for Land-Based Learning is thrilled to announce that the California Farm Academy is now accepting applications through December 9, 2011 for its inaugural session.  Classes are set to begin in […]

THE NATIONAL YOUNG FARMERS' COALITION: New Survey of 1,000 Young and Beginning Farmers Reveals What the Next Generation Needs Contact: Lindsey Lusher Shute, 917-318-1488, [email protected] TIVOLI, NY -- The National Young Farmer’s Coalition released a study today […]

RealTimeFarms.com Launches Second Food Warrior Program to Document Our Food System Ann Arbor, MI. RealTimeFarms.com’s Food Warriors are on a mission: to document farms and food artisans so we can know where our […]

For those in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont.  Small Business Agricultural Advising The Center for an Agricultural Economy (CAE), in conjunction with the Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC), has […]

Jim's Top Ten Links The BEHAVE project Many visitors will recognize the name of Dr. Fred Provenza from Utah State University. This is where you can hook up with Fred […]

every day an Attra bulletin. even in bed! Livestock & Pasture The resources offered here deal with sustainable livestock production literally from the ground up. Pasture management, feeds and forages […]

Most of the winter conferences offer scholarships, so do your research and get funded if you need it.  Read on for info on NOFA-NY's scholarships.  NOFA-NY Offering Scholarships to Annual […]

next deadline is january. http://raisingorganicfamilyfarms.com/ get your beans in order and show them your business like manner. funded by rice company and nice people in california. good peoole money, not evil […]

This T shirt design is a collaborative effort between Andy Schwartz and Joel Cothran. Andy is an urban gardener/farmer and Joel is an incredibly inventive artist of many mediums. A […]

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

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In case you didn't know about this amazing art project - http://openrestaurant.org/ "OPENrestaurant is the project of a collective of restaurant professionals who moved their environment to an art space as […]

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

Courtesy of The Carrot Project.  Deadlines for some of these are right around the corner! The Carrot Project Agriculture Loan Fund The Carrot Project Agriculture Loan Fund serves the state […]

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 […]

for ecological responders http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/weeklynews/oct11/ngs-mobile.html

ATTN all those seeking to brush up on their marketing and bookkeeping skills! The course for agricultural entrepreneurs is aimed at those individuals who have started or are thinking about starting an agricultural […]

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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 […]