Products + Tools
(online) Maine real organic symposium January 30th 2022 & February 6th, 2022
January 30th, 2022 & February 6th, 2022 3-5pm EST Last year we moved our Real Organic Symposium online and over 1750 unique attendees registered for our live sessions (1030+ were farmers) plus an additional […]
Bioneers 2021 Discount Codes!
Join our friends @bioneers at the #Bioneers2021 virtual conference to experience how some of the wisest among us are bridging the space between worlds. Prices increase on 10/15, so register […]
feed & flourish: the klosters forum podcast series with hannah macinnes
Hannah MacInnes is a Freelance Journalist and a regular interviewer and Podcast Host for the How To: Academy, chairing interviews, panels and debates across a wide range of subjects and current issues. We […]
help change perceptions of elec-truck conversions for the future of farming!
You may already know that we’ve been making big efforts to convert a variety of our farm’s machines to battery electric power but this year we’re tackling the farm’s single […]
online cooking classes with ballymaloe cookery school!
Ballymaloe Cookery School is a multi-award-winning cookery school delivering a first class culinary education to students all over the world since 1983. We are proud of our long-standing tradition of excellence and our Slow […]
recap: plant-out camp out @ mozaic farm in chicacum, wa
On the weekend of October 23rd-25th, Greenhorns (in collaboration with Mozaic Farm in Chimacum, WA and HipCamp) hosted a socially-distant, workshop-based training for nut and fruit tree planting and soil […]
'ulu: the perennial hawaiian staple crop making a comeback
'Ulu, also known as breadfruit, has a promising future for both healthy people and a healthy planet. This indigenous Hawaiian crop is making a resurgence thanks to the folks of […]
agtools technology to reduce waste for growers, shippers and buyers
Despite the fact that 1 in 7 Americans if food insecure, every year, American consumers, businesses, and farms spend $218 billion a year, or 1.3% of GDP, growing, processing, transporting, […]
farmer fundraiser in santa fe for a lending tool library
The Northern New Mexico Young Farmers Alliance, (affiliate of the National Young Farmers Coalition and Rocky Mountain Farmers Union) is hosting a “Farmer Fundraiser” next week in support of a […]
solar cookers, the simple solution to a host of complex challenges?
Solar cookers could not be more simple in many ways, their basic means of operation catches the suns rays and uses this heat to cook food. Some use aluminium coated […]
the right to repair and the role of open source technology.
The right to repair movement is gaining traction across the globe despite pushback from powerful industries, however there is little dispute that it is being led by farmers seeking alternatives […]
if you wanted to track your local wind patterns...
A great tool for those of us who a. love beautiful interactive maps, and b. rely on up-to-date weather information.
an alternative route to farm financing
Looking at a few different crowdsourced financing platforms.
crop planning resources for farmers
'Tis the season for nailing down your crop plan for the Spring! (Hypothetically, this would have been on our to-do lists for early December ago, but I can't be the only one […]
according to tech wizard lu yoder, this is the machine that he's recommend if living in a boat, small apparent, or out of a station wagon in winters
This vintage machine with heavy gauge steel mechanics is on long-term loan to AMT. It is installed in a cabinet specifically for sewing (do not remove). The Singer 401-A is […]
developing the grape cultivars of the future
With a focus on disease resistance and hardiness, researchers are hard at work developing the grape cultivars of the future. Through a multidisciplinary collaborative project called VitisGen, researchers are are […]
Today, in incredibly awesome things made available by the internet, a new(ish) website called Vintage Aerial provides access to over 5 million photos, taken in 41 states over the second half of […]
PARENTS: a good present for your agrarian
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z20CjCim8DM]
call out for great holiday gifts
It may not be a samurai sword, but these tools are about as close to one as you can get! Hida Tool and Hardware Company features exceptional tools from Japan. […]
patagonia starts to sell peasants' food
[vimeo 107305950 w=500 h=281] What we eat does more than just fill our stomachs and nourish our bodies; good food lifts our spirits and helps us understand the world a […]
usda makes another website
USDA has a new website and you can see it here. Its purpose is to support new farmers and is pretty awesome. We are thankful for the websites, USDA! What we'd like […]
solar electric tractor model 12
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YmbFtJlZpU&w=853&h=480] by Steve Heckeroth
apply to the community seed resource program!
The Community Seed Resource Program (CSRP) provides tools and guidance to community groups interested in creating seed-focused events, exchanges, libraries and gardens. It is a collaboration between Seed Matters and […]
amazing archive of useful farm equipment
The Farm Show Archives go back to 1977. You can read 3 articles for free, or subscribe for full access.
crop planning!
Todd Jones of Every Last Morsel shares a crop planning tool! Todd Jones, [email protected] Google Spreadsheet: goo.gl/PN6jYz
future organic farmer grant fund is open for grant applications
Let your future organic farmers know. The CCOF Foundation, in collaboration with partner organizations UNFI Foundation, Driscoll’s, Organic Valley, Bradmer Foods, and National Cooperative Grocers Association will be making grants […]
a lesson in working with designers to get a nice logo done
Have you ever wondered how the Non GMO Project Verified seal was developed? This article interviews Barry Deutsch of Deutsch Design Works to give perspective of how the logo process […]
the kelly kettle -- a trick we learned in the uk
For making mid-morning tea out in the field! Also known as a Storm Kettle, and offered by Lehman's and by KellyKettle.com (UK) The hollow kettle, made of double skinned aluminum, […]
tool lending
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/21811545] The Sustainable Agriculture Tool Lending Library came to be through George O'Neal of Lil' Farm and his girlfriend Kelly Owensby: realizing how difficult it was for George, as […]
natural waterproofing
It's not everyday that we find a product so PERFECTLY in synch with small research projects. We've been learning about waterproofing for canvas / nautical applications, and here is a home […]
much afoot, ahoof and aweft
at Fibershed. Always a good reminder. Fibershed is a non-profit organization that provides experiential education that both generates awareness, and teaches the necessary skills within our community to build and […]
diy gmo testing!
Use this kit from Agdia Biofords to test for traces of gmo contamination in your crops!! Check it out here-- available for corn, sugar beets, cotton, soybeans.
mud creek farm - the electric tractor
Great video, great farm, great tractor. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/67822326] http://www.mudcreekfarm.com/
gredio
Some of you with commercial kitchens might benefit from this. Gredio. Software applications for tiny food companies. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMDhOptzSxI]
crop planning genius
Tech-Savvy Maine farmer Clayton Carter of Fail Better Farm created this sweet crop-planning software and has offered it up for free! If you've always wanted to be more organized but […]
hip hip hurray: kids with skillsets
[vimeo=https://vimeo.com/51529828] https://diy.org/anthem#play
if your market plan calls for making 'fancy treats'
consider marketing them online at this new fancy treat site http://www.newyorkmouth.com/collections/all Seems like the have strong inventory of locally made products. Salves? lip gloss? Caramels?
a cool company that makes notebooks for farmers
still looking for the perfect holiday gift for the favorite farmer in your life? we're digging these nifty notebooks by Field Notes !
straddle that combine, greenhorns.
ALLIS-CHALMERS ALL CROP Harvester Technical Forum & Operator Round Table With Tom Yasnowski – ALLCropharvester.com Saturday November 3, 2012, 8:30 – 4:30 pm at Spring Creek Farm, 65 Drown Lane, […]
an app for growing food
send to us by Rachel, who writes: "I wanted to let you know about the debut of our new app for food gardeners, Agrisaurus (aka "Ag-Resource") For the past two […]