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is always welcome. December 3, 2010 11:51 am Best Made List: Heat Values For Various Woods As winter marches on and the mercury begins to dip, we turn more frequently to the hearth. One good thing to remember when your building a fire is that your wood selection will effect the amount of heat produced […]

Have you heard of the Oklahoma Falconers' Association?

USDA Offers Conservation Funding to Organic Producers Initiative in its Third Year USDA - Release No. 0669.10 Contact: Office of Communications 202-720-4623 WASHINGTON, December 20, 2010 - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced USDA will provide funding to help organic producers and those transitioning to organic production implement resource conservation practices on their agricultural operations. "Increasing consumer demand for […]

(did you know that the poop of butterflies is called Frass?) well, here's an update from the Savory Institute, who are slowly but surely working to restore the grasslands of the world through the teaching and practice of Holistic Management and Holistic Decision Making.

Most of them are unaffordable by beginning beef farmers, because they are selling for estate value. And certainly all of them are unaffordable for beginning dairy farmers for whom the costs of production are greater than the milk prices. It is a very bad situation.. making it better is the columbia county land conservancy who […]

The Greenbank Farm Training Center (GFTC) on Whidbey Island, WA has expanded its farmer training programming and is now accepting applications for the 2011 season. Are you, or someone you know, hoping to start a small organic farm? Do you need to improve your production skills and develop a business plan before taking that next […]

for finding out the expected lambing date of your bred ewes: http://www.gestationcalculator.com/other/sheep-pregnancy-calculator

We love this - a growing food glossary two years in the making, developed by Alfonso Morales of the University of Wisconsin.

Northeast Organic Farming Association/ Massachusetts Chapter presents: 2011 Advanced Growers' Winter Seminar / With Jean-Paul Courtens and Jody Bolluyt "Systematizing a Diverse Vegetable Operation" Saturday, February 5, 2011: 8:30am to 5:00pm Barre Congregational Church, 30 Park Street, Barre, Mass. Registration Cost The registration cost for the seminar is $90. Any person who registers by January […]

to see her photographs then you can still buy her goat milk caramels. this is a season for highly concentrated sugars, such as these and maple sugar candies : http://bigpicturefarm.com/

some farmers for the future action. A message to all members of Farmers || Future Hi, everybody. We hope everybody has had a great harvest and are getting ready to enjoy the holiday season. Meantime, there’s been lots of action in your social network for young and beginning farmers. Our membership continues to expand. We […]

  The Program in Agrarian Studies at Yale is an experimental, interdisciplinary effort to reshape how a new generation of scholars understands rural life and society. Our basic goal is to infuse categories of social science research in danger of becoming purely statistical and abstract with the fresh air of popular knowledge and reasoning about […]

greenhorns aren't alone in this party practice. and we just made live the beta version of our event planning template for young farmers and activists. soon it will be in print but for now you can find it on google docs templates by searching for 'punk yeoman' If you use it, tell us what you […]

Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service This mentoring program links a new farmer with an experienced organic farmer, who are doing the same type of farming ( vegetables, dairy, crops, etc.) and provide an avenue for an exchange of information.  Farmers who have been farming for just a few years, or who are making the transition […]

On November 22nd, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn unveiled an 86 page, comprehensive plan that sets a bold vision for a more sustainable food system—a ground-to-garbage approach unprecedented in the history of our city. The plan, ‘FoodWorks’, provides a blueprint for addressing issues at every phase of the food system - from agricultural production, processing, […]

a very erudite blog on the situation of farming, environment and global trends.  kinda like worldwatch. It's called EarthScan

Exciting! Connecticut needs more farmers and a lot of people would like to farm. To help bring these two resources together CT NOFA is launching its New Connecticut Farmer program, supported in part by a USDA Beginning Farmer grant in collaboration with NOFA NY and other NOFA chapters. (according to the USDA, a beginning farmer […]

A new, interactive MAP illustrates the trend toward industrialized farming across the country, state-by-state, from 1997 to 2007. It also provides state-specific statistics and opportunities to take action to improve the safety and sustainability of the food we eat. Brought to you by the folks at Food & Water Watch.

The Greenbank Farm Training Center (GFTC) has expanded its educational programming and is now accepting applications for the 2011 season. The GFTC on Whidbey Island offers two programs designed for participants who are committed to pursuing a career in sustainable agriculture and desire a thorough academic and experiential education in the business and production aspects of organic small-scale farming. With […]

the hibernation of winter means time to stoke the stove, pour over seed catalogs, knit sweaters, explore farm finance options. use this resource from the Center for Rural Affairs to help you with the latter!  

very glossy. very cool idea. http://www.stonebarnscenter.org/our-work/young-farmers-initiative/apprentice-oral-history-project/

Say you didn't register in the two weeks after the conference was announced.. Well then, that means you are likely sad -- but still likely wanting to convene with other farmers to learn about issues relevant to you! We suggest this leasing workshop at PASA

and grazing is a lot of it! see it larger HERE

Behold! The Ballymaloe Cookery School schedule for 2011. A selection of old classics and new twists including Simply Delicious Food for Family and Friends, Classic Techniques, Easy Entertaining with Darina and Rachel Allen and New Trends in Cooking (find out about pop up restaurants, truck food and much more).  Here is a selection of just some […]

here's a note from our friend Patrick Connors, about the snazzy new look & programming at The Farm School. Dear Greenhorns, Very cool new web pages have just been launched for The Farm School's adult farmer training program at Maggie's Farm! http://www.farmschool.org/prog_practicalfarm.html Check it out! Tell your friends! And please email us ([email protected]) if you'd […]

A not-for-profit, collectively-run publisher and distributor of zines and related work, Microcosm Publishing strives to add credibility to zine writers and their ethics, teach self empowerment, show hidden history, and nurture people's creative side.

South Dakota Solar-Powered Bike Shop http://www.spearfishbikecoop.blogspot.com/

Fields of Zombies by Claire Pentecost www.clairepentecost.org We begin with the seed. In this case a very particular cache of seeds banked in a remote and barren location: Svalbard, Norway, 620 miles from the North Pole. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault functions as a back-up depository to a network of official seedbanks worldwide. Boasting dual […]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckE1HFE-CA0] There's a resurgence of small scale grain growers these days - many of them greenhorns! Check out these folks in western Mass: http://www.localgrain.org

The Radix Ecological Sustainability Center is a new not-for-profit educational organization based in inner city Albany, NY.   The purpose of the Radix Center is to promote ecological literacy and environmental stewardship through educational programs based around demonstrations of sustainable technologies. They've acquired a half acre lot in the south end of Albany on the corner of […]

Pack Art 2011: Gallery Show and Holiday Gift Sale November 6th Kingston Museum of Contemporary Art Saturday, November 6th, 6-8pm Pack Art 2011 is a winter garden of art that will get seedy people dreaming about next season. Dreaming is an essential part of gardening in the Northeast. Our dreams are where we hold the […]

Bikestravaganza: Off the Chainring Tour What’s the Bikestravaganza? An interactive, multimedia traveling roadshow bike summit coming to your town in 2010 with bikes, movies, zines, books, debate, and problem solving. Our goal is to bring together the diversity of big cities’ bike scenes, whittle away at the loneliness of the small town bike activist, and […]

Greg Judy is amazing. This is his new book, Comeback Farms. Check it out , and check out his workshops and amazing website

http://www.clui.org/ The Center for Land Use Interpretation: Dedicated to the increase and diffusion of knowledge about how the nation's lands are apportioned, utilized, and perceived Was just there to visit and try to convince them to interpret some towns destroyed by agribusiness, and perhaps also some towns restored by agri-innovators.

they have a young food leader category! NRDC Announces Third Annual Growing Green Awards to Honor Extraordinary Contributions in Sustainable Food Nominations are due by December 10, 2010 $10,000 cash prize in the Food Producer category $5,000 cash prize in the Young Food Leader category The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) announces its third annual Growing Green Awards […]

A nifty idea out of Iowa - all of the "farminars" are archived, and useful no matter where you are. Practical Farmers of Iowa is excited to announce their fall lineup of online webinars, or “farminars.” Practical Farmers of Iowa has four farminars scheduled for this fall, beginning November 2. To register and participate in […]

alpha thanks go to the member of your extended family who is in charge of provisioning for the big feast. And chances are, if you are a reader of this blog and a young farmer that that means you! so get the kitty started and buy yourselves a nice big bird (unless, of course, you […]

The Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) offers competitive grants for new ideas in farming that improve profits, stewardship, and the vibrancy of farm communities. Northeast SARE is made up of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Grants come in […]

Jefferson County FIELD is an on-farm based internship program in sustainable agriculture located on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. This collaborative educational program was developed by Jefferson County farmers and Washington State University (WSU) Extension and provides interns the opportunity to study sustainable agricultural enterprises and community-based production systems at several diverse farms in […]

for farmers and ranchers! UC Davis is putting on a New Media seminar on November 20, to help farmers and ranchers better use social media as a means of communicating with consumers.  For more information, click HERE