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SUNDAYS February 26th, 2023 and March 5th, 2023 3pm - 5pm EST A virtual series of talks with more than 30 prominent organic farmers, scientists, chefs, and climate activists. Register here! Session 1: How Does Regenerative Differ From Organic? We will discuss the history and meaning of the two terms. How have chemical companies worked to […]

Job post: https://www.mltn.org/job/land-trust-coordinator/ GENERAL DESCRIPTION The Land Trust Coordinator conserves riparian and upland properties in service of the Downeast Salmon Federation’s mission to restore Atlantic salmon and other sea-run fish species to the rivers of Downeast Maine. These responsibilities include designing and brokering the transactions necessary to conserve important riverine and upland habitat in Downeast […]

The webinarThis webinar will serve as an introductory session to provide key elements for understanding the phenomena of the digitalisation of food systems from seed to stomach (also known as the 4.0 revolution in food and agriculture). This is a free and open teach-in, organized in two 45 min teach-ins with 15 min for Q&A. A […]

Introduction Living with Machines invites you to join us for two events with Professor Jo Guldi, where you will hear first hand from one of the world's leading digital humanists. During this event, you will get insights into recently published historical research on global land rights and land reform and understand more about how the humanities is an area […]

Visit https://orfc.org.uk/orfc-2023-call-for-ideas-and-proposals/ for more information! IN-PERSON Conference, Oxford, UKThis is going to be bigger and better than ever! In addition to our regular venues, we will be taking on rooms at two new sites: The Story Museum, alongside St Aldates Church and the Northgate Centre, next door to the Oxford Town Hall. All the venues […]

John DiMartino, Jr. is a Hudson Valley, New York based wet plate collodion photographer and educator specializing in authentically made ferrotypes (commonly known as tintypes). visit john's website here. After working for the United States Environmental Protection Agency for over 20 years, he became demoralized by the dismantling of environmental regulations by the Trump administration. […]

Young, budding farmers and foodies, this one is for you - cheese-lovers, in particular! The Anne Saxelby Legacy Fund offers 17 to 22-year-olds month-long, paid apprenticeship opportunities on sustainable farms. The fund was created in honor of Anne Saxelby, renowned and beloved proprietor of Saxelby Cheesemongers in NYC, and aims to engage young folks in […]

From the Associated Press: PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Most Americans know about atrocities endured by Native Americans after the arrival of European settlers: wars, disease, stolen land. But they aren’t always taught the extent of the indiscriminate killings. Members of the Penobscot Nation in Maine have produced an educational film addressing how European settlers scalped […]

POLLINATORS UNDER PRESSURE “Climate change and the environmental crises it has created is placing tremendous pressure on our planet’s pollinators and their natural habitats. Tree Media has created a film that will inspire human action – and will provide the resources necessary to empower individuals to protect pollinators, their habitats, ecosystems and thereby our global […]

Ballymaloe Cookery School Online continues to grow. We have a number of events coming up…We recorded a BBQ cookery course with a few of my favourite recipes on Saturday last. This will be available from July 8th for our BCSO members and for anyone else who would like to book.  Our next Fireside Chat takes […]

On a remote patch of land in the south-west of Ireland lies a precious fragment of a lost world – owned and managed by one man. Eleven years ago, Eoghan Daltun sold his house in Dublin and moved to his new home, an old farm on County Cork's rugged coast. The farm, on the Beara […]

The Indian Supreme Court-appointed panel to talk to farmers comprises a neo-conservative economist, a seed terrorist and a policy sahib, which has given rise to mistrust. Recent article from  Indra Shekhar Singh on the farmer's strike in India. https://www.dailypioneer.com/2021/columnists/the-usual-suspects.html

Workshop registration is now open As a registered ORFC Global delegate you can now book places on our workshops. Spaces are limited. These are going to fill up fast, so be quick! Follow the links below to book. When prompted, use code: ORFC12 ORFC Global 2021 workshops How to register for workshops 1. Follow this […]

In this New York Times article published August 7, 2020, author Ellen Barry describes the up and coming phenomenon of farmers sharing and streaming farm life content via YouTube, to gain an online audience and generate advertising revenues to support the farm. This phenomenon is in motion for us Greenhorns, as well, with our grassroots […]

DREAM ON THE FARM Thursday to Monday AUGUST 6th -10thSeating 6:45 PM and Shows 7:00 PMWillow Wisp Organic FarmBUY TICKETS! Farm Arts Collective is continuing its outdoor arts programming in the summer of 2020 with DREAM ON THE FARM, a live theatre performance on a farm and designed for small groups in the time of Covid […]

A helpful guide from American Farmland Trust: Understanding and Activating Non-Operator Landowners [pdf] Non-Operator Landowner Survey Multi-State Report About AFT: AFT launched the conservation agriculture movement and continues to raise public awareness through our No Farms, No Food® message. Since our founding in 1980, AFT has helped to permanently protect over 6.5 million acres of […]

SWEETGRASS (video) Language Keepers began in 2006 as an experimental project to document endangered languages, addressing a central dilemma in endangered language work: the decline and loss of public group discourse. When a language is no longer spoken in groups outside the family or in public, it cannot be passed on or documented effectively. In […]

FOOD AND EMPIRE American food system founded on stolen lands Read this article by Chris Newman of Sylvanaqua Farms for democracy in food and agriculture. An excerpt with some of the nitty gritty: While other nations adopt quotas and other imperfect systems to moderate the supply of food with something more humane than unregulated free […]

Stir to Action has just launched BeyondHere, a programme of webinars that focus on international responses to the COVID-19 emergency. JOIN IN! the first webinar with David Bollier on 22 June, 11am - 1:30pm EST, on Commoning & Post-Capitalist Institutional Change.

Food security starts here: The next generation of Berkshire dairy farmers An article by Sarah Gardner published on The Berkshire Edge discusses how two next-generation farmers help guarantee food security in the Berkshires. Featured are Darrel Turner of Turner Farm, and Ian Allen of Balsam Hill Farm. Check it out! Furthermore, the end of the […]

Nyéléni NewsletterNumber 40, June 2020 From La Via Campesina: This issue of Nyéléni is the first part of two editions (June and September) dedicated to the theme of land. This issue examines the challenges of the current rush for land by financial and corporate actors, from the local to the global. It assesses current opportunities […]

VIEW CURRENT JOB POSTINGS, HERE! Applications are due on July 13th. If you have any questions, please email [email protected]. Information from NYFC below: Young Farmers seeks a California Campaigns Director to build support and capacity for farmer-led change at the state level. We are looking for a candidate who is passionate about building power among communities that have been excluded […]

Agrarian Trust has centered these upcoming events in their recent newsletter. See below for details and join in the collective action and education!! Furthermore, visit this web page to view The Ultimate List of Black Owned Farms & Food Gardens . Land and Freedom Now: Collective Action for Black Land LiberationFriday, June 19th, 1:00 PM EST/10:00 […]

From the Trustees Boston Community Gardens, check out their virtual workshop offerings to stay engaged and learning this growing season! Know your WeedsTonight! 6/17 6-7PM - FREELearn how to identify common garden weeds, know if they're edible or medicinal, and manage them if they're troublemakers. Pre-register for zoom link Trellising 101Tuesday, 6/23 5-6PM - FREEReview of a […]

event link: Women Warriors: Indigenous Women Protecting The Sacred Hosted by Sogorea Te Land Trust, join this FREE online event Wednesday June 24, 6:00-8:00PM PST // 9:00-11:00 PM EST. Facilitated by Dr. Fuifuilupe Niumeitolu and Nazshonnii Brown. Description from event site: "At this time of pandemic and unrelenting settler colonial violence in our world, we […]

Soul Fire Farm's action steps and policy platform for food sovereignty [pdf]: CHECK OUT this incredible resource and guide for addressing and dismantling racism in the food system, galvanizing the movement for land and racial justice, written by the illustrious folks at Soul Fire Farm. Thank you to Nora Feldhusen, Organizing Committee Member of the […]

A NEW PUBLICATION! published on WhyHunger, and co-authored by grassroots organizations in the Caribbean and North America: The People’s Agroecology Process: Unlocking Our Power Through Agroecology // [pdf] You can download the publication in English and Spanish. Text from WhyHunger: "Six years of experience under their belt, grassroots organizations launched this year a new publication describing their path […]

Cultivating Community is currently accepting applications for: Farmer Support Specialist Food Hub Assistant (Fresh Start Farms Food Hub) Positions are based on a farm in Lisbon, ME. You can send application documents by email to Alex Redfield at [email protected] and call (207) 475-7235 with questions. 1) Write a letter explaining why you are interested in […]

"Our only hope for our collective liberation is a politics of deep solidarity rooted in love." READ THIS ARTICLE! From Michelle Alexander (civil rights lawyer, advocate, legal scholar and the author of “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness) comes this goosebump raising-ly powerful op-ed, published June 8, 2020 in the […]

Tune in!! Make your voice heard and participate in the public dialogue! From scholars like the leaders of organization Soil4Climate: the global movement of scientists, practitioners, and engaged citizens working to make soil a climate solution ------- Tussle in Academia: Eminent Scholars Refute World Resources Institute Dismissive Stance on Regan Ag as a Climate Solution […]

The Human Rights Watch Film Festival brings to digital audiences the documentary Gather, this Saturday June 20th! Blurb & description below. "Gather celebrates the fruits of the indigenous food sovereignty movement, profiling innovative changemakers in Native American tribes across North America reclaiming their identities after centuries of physical and cultural genocide. On the Apache reservation, a […]

How Black Americans Were Robbed of Their Land Watch this 15-minute documentary from The Atlantic, How Black Americans Were Robbed of Their Land -- based on Vann R. Newkirk’s article, “The Great Land Robbery.” Description from the Atlantic below: Over the course of the 20th century, black Americans have lost approximately 12 million acres of land. […]

There were nearly a million black farmers in 1920. Why have they disappeared? "The number of black farmers in America peaked in 1920, when there were 949,889. Today, of the country’s 3.4 million total farmers, only 1.3%, or 45,508, are black, according to new figures from the US Department of Agriculture released [April 2019]. They own a mere […]

On June 5, 2020, Heritage Radio Network aired episode 77 of their flagship news show Meat and Three: SAY THEIR NAMES: REMEMBERING PHILANDO CASTILE From Heritage Radio: This week on Meat and Three, we released a special episode that addresses recent police violence and revisits our tribute to Philando Castile, a school cafeteria worker who was […]

Taking Action to Support Black-led Organizations on the Land How do we engage the energy of this moment? Steeped in historical, legal and social disenfranchisement, the ongoing violence against black lives calls for long term, place-based and collaborative work. What would it look like to be in solidarity with all life? What would it look […]

View Bartram's Garden full site here to discover the beauty of Sankofa Community Farm. Click here to support the Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram’s Garden! Farmstand (June–November)Thursdays, 3:30–5:30 pm: 5400 Lindbergh BoulevardSaturdays, 10am–2 pm: Clark Park Farmers Market, 43rd and Chester "To develop an African focus for the farm’s core purpose, co-directors Chris Bolden-Newsome and Ty […]

Want to See Food and Land Justice for Black Americans? Support These Groups. From the editors at Civil Eats comes this list of organizations working to strengthen food justice, land access, and food access in the Black community. SUPPORT THESE GROUPS! "Food justice is racial justice. Food and agriculture, like everything in this country, are deeply […]

The Greenhorns Beginner's Guide to Getting Into Farming Visit our newly published guidebook! Institutional violence and debt, land dispossession, food insecurity. Our present moment follows from the looting of land and the failures of American agriculture. We encourage you to donate to Black Lives Matter chapters and Bailout funds in cities or communities near you. […]

SEASONAL GARDENING POSITION Residential and private preschool property in Brookline, MA 30 hours per week, June 1 - Nov. 1, with opportunity to extend through December and return in March Hourly pay, $19-$24 per hour, experience considered and raises offered Pay frequency: monthly Work in beautiful residential gardens on land farmed for a local CSA, […]

Lisa Kivirist, Senior Fellow and Endowed Chair in Agricultural Systems at the University of Minnesota, authored a beautiful piece published in the Monroe Times: Rhubarb and Resilience - Women Share Inspiration And a note from Lisa: Here in my southern Wisconsin farm-hood, with my local women farmer summer potluck scene on COVID hiatus (and unfortunately […]