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Thursday October 11 Ossining, N. Westchester County, NY Barn Movie Night at Kitchawan Farm~ We’re screening The Greenhorns documentary, projected in the hayloft of our 200 year-old barn... film to start at 7:30pm. RAIN OR SHINE!!! Please come any time after 6pm if you’d like to hang out, visit or picnic by the garden before […]

Why Economic Models Don't Capture Climate Risks Properly By Matthew Yglesias I can't vouch for the details of the forecast, but this report predicting 100 million otherwise avoidable deaths due to rising global temperatures by 2030 is a great illustration of why conventional economic cost-benefit analyses of global climate change don't really work. The killer […]

Annie's Sustainable Agriculture Scholarships Annie's Sustainable Agriculture Scholarship Program is open to full-time undergraduate and graduate students studying at an accredited two- or four-year college or graduate school. The program offers a total of $100,000 in funds to students studying sustainable agriculture. Applications must be postmarked by December 15, 2012. http://www.annies.com/our-practices/farming/agricultural-scholarships/apply/

In the latest report by the Food & Environment Reporting Network, “As Common as Dirt,” produced in collaboration with The American Prospect magazine, reporter Tracie McMillan investigates how farm labor contracting – a ubiquitous, but relatively unknown, practice – often blatantly disregards labor laws governing wages, safety and health. McMillan reports that it could be the most […]

Slide Ranch Teacher-in-Residence Program  Position timetable: The Teacher-in-Residence Internship (7 positions) runs from February to mid-December. Applications are accepted from July through September, or whenever positions are filled. The Summer Teacher-in-Residence Internship (3 positions) is from late May to mid-August. Applications are accepted from February until March, or whenever the positions are filled. Current Openings […]

http://cyclefarm.wordpress.com/ Cycle Farm, LLC is located in the heart of Spearfish Valley, in the northern Black Hills of South Dakota. The land has been farmed for many years; most recently it has been lovingly cultivated with hops. We grow mixed vegetables for CSA and market (Spearfish Farmer’s Market on Friday evenings). We are enthusiastic about building […]

Turns out that poke berry was used in the ink for the Declaration of Independance.  So perhaps this year. Make a salty mash , and write something bold! dye: http://osbornfiber.com/2010/09/27/dyeing-with-pokeberries/ ink: http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/120765-making-fermented-pokeberry-ink/

HORSE POWER FEATURED AT DOUBLETREE FARM WALK Twisp, WA - The fifth farm walk of the Tilth Producers and Washington State University Small Farms Program annual series will take place at Doubletree Farm on Monday, July 9th. Between 12:30 and 4, farmers Sam Thrasher and Paul Soodak will showcase their horse-powered farm. Doubletree Farm is […]

[vimeo=https://vimeo.com/16474090] see more at http://www.cinecause.com/films/all "social and environmental causes you care about."

SPRINGING FORWARD WITH NEW WEBSITE, BOOK, DVD HUDSON, NY (June 8, 2012) –  From their main street headquarters, the Greenhorns, a grassroots non-profit organization working to promote, support, and recruit young farmers in America, announces a big step forward. The Greenhorns have gone live with a website redesign. The new site carries the same utility, free literature, […]

2012 Seed Camp @ Saving Seeds Farm, Sedgwick, Maine August 17 - 20, 2012 A weekend-long intensive course on small-scale farming and seed production. Includes workshops on producing a variety of seeds for the garden to small farm. Farm tours, workshops, hands-on learning, and time for socializing. Deadline for registration is July 31. Tenting and […]

Tuesday, May 29, 2012, Mission Pie (25th and Mission in SF) 6:00pm until 8:00pm Come learn how local leaders and communities are pushing for a healthier, more sustainable food system! Join us for an exciting evening about Bay Area food politics, the Farm Bill--and why it matters for us city folk! Featuring: Supervisors Eric Mar and David […]

seed to harvest // a pretty nifty off-line farming app. made by a 19 year old no less ! http://seedstock.com/2012/05/16/19-year-old-combines-farming-and-tech-experience-develops-iphone-app-for-organic-farmers/

The National Young Farmer’s Coalition (NYFC) applauds the USDA’s announcement today that the agency will offer microloans to farmers. This new loan program will enable Farm Service Agency officers to make loans up to $35,000 with half the paperwork of existing programs and with more flexible requirements. The microlending program is designed to help beginning […]

 they have a lovely website. A lovely farm, a lovely family.  We thought you might like to see it too: http://lagrelinette.com/

 Grow it – Cook it – Eat it June 25 - 29, 2012   Children 7 to 10 years of age are invited to come out to the farm and learn all about growing their own food and how to cook it, as well as the benefits of eating fresh fruits and vegetables. Our gardens […]

Luethi-Peterson summer camps run between four and six weeks in length. Camps are run for either Younger Kids between 9 and 14 years of age, or Older Kids between 14 and 17 years of age. On average, each camp is attended by 24 campers and is run by eight counselors — just one big happy […]

+ some hip videos -- http://www.fritzhaeg.com/garden/initiatives/edibleestates/main.html  

9 may 2012 PORTLAND, OREGON @ powell's city of books, 1005 w burnside book signing: join book editor zoe ida bradbury as well as contributing essayists katie kulla, maud powell, and josh volk for a discussion and book signing of "greenhorns: 50 dispatches from the new farmer movement". sponsored by powell's books and storey publishing. free and open to the public! 7:30pm

Want it to come straight to your inbox? Click that little clipboard on the right side of the blog and sign up! April Fools, climate change! Spring is zooming along with unexpectable weather flucutations. Take precautions, wear your sunhat, stretch your side body, don't get strung out, worn down, or sour! The Greenhorns book is […]

have you heard about the ShadeFund? providing small loans to promising green entrepreneurs who are good stewards of farmland and forestland: https://conservationfund.box.com/s/d4869445bdf359b81d8f

This is it, folks! The final week of a Kickstarter campaign for our friends at Stone's Throw Urban Farm! They've raised $11,300 so far, and need to reach $15,000 by next Friday. Can you lend a hand? http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/600855877/vacant-lots-to-vibrant-urban-farms

Brooklyn Food Conference Saturday, May 12, in Brooklyn, NY, 9am-7pm FREE over 5,000 expected, 170 + workshops, huge expo (sign up to take out a table), kids activities, youth summit + internship fair (sign up to participate in the internship fair), lots of cooking demos.  Farmers wanted. Greenhorns film will be screened and discussed. Music, […]

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MIXER AT GREENHORNS HQ< hudson NY. 624 Warren street at the park TUesday march 13th. noon to six silk screening. networking. refreshments. come see our resource library. gossip and bring a tee shirt if you want to screen on it. and spread the word!

Two Positions Available at Boont Berry Community Farm, located in downtown Boonville, CA. Farm Partner (Co-Manager) and Farm Apprentice Full Season (Mar. 1- Nov.1) commitment required, with possibility for longer involvement. Farm Mission:  Develop a stable “closed system” farm that will produce food for the local community and be a learning center about self-sufficient agriculture.

bringing textiles into the conversation for truly living locally and gently - all beginning with a personal one-year challenge to live in clothes whose fibers and dyes were sourced within 150 miles of Rebecca's home in San Geronimo, California -- thereafter knowns as the "Fibershed" project. http://www.fibershed.com/2012/02/10/stories-from-windrush/

Our friends at Stone's Throw Urban Farm need your support on Kickstarter! Stone's Throw Urban farm is a new vegetable operation formed through the collaboration of three urban farms in the Twin Cities. We transform vacant lots into micro-farms, and run a diversified rotation on about 18 lots around the city. We're taking on new […]

March 8th, 7PM at Macalester College. James B. Davis Hall in the basement of the Campus Center. Sponsored by MPIRG March 12th, 7PM at Bryant Lake Bowl. Panel of farmers and activists to follow. Sponsored by Land Stewardship Project March 27th, 7PM at the Casket Cinema in the Casket Arts Building. Panel to follow. In […]

inspiration for your quiet place somewhere. http://freecabinporn.com/ edited by the folks at Beaver Brook.

We are a young couple (Alex & Michelle) with a 5 year old child in tow...and a passion for learning the following: all things organic gardening, innovative growing and building methods, raising small livestock, creative structures, integrating the community, and simple living. Currently we have internships on an organic CSA farm in Missouri that specializes […]

Check out this barn project: http://www.muddycastle.blogspot.com/ 

we love this soulful music from the lovely adrienne young. have you checked out  her backyard revolution? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-1nWzAzlU0]

the Yak! Check out Vermont Yak and the International Yak Association Why Yaks?  Click HERE

Applications for our 2012 Summer Residency Program for the Wassaic Project are now online. Apply HERE. What is Wassaic like in the Summer, you ask??  Here are some things than happen during the summer season in Wassaic... Pics of the studios can be seen on facebook HERE. And Artists at work HERE. We host Last Saturdays each month that includes open studios. We […]

Join us for a 3-day, hands-on workshop on Holistic goal setting, decision-making, and land use planning featuring Holistic Management Certified Educator, Kirk Gadzia. We will spend time in the field everyday, and you will leave with a holistic goal, the knowledge you need to put that plan in action, and land use solutions specific to […]

That's January 13th. The Cornell Small Farms Program is requesting proposals for projects that address specific priorities for small farms in New York as identified at the 2010 statewide Small Farms Summit.   The 2010 Small Farms Summit was a statewide gathering of 120 farmers, educators and farmer advocates invested in the continued growth and success […]

What a gentle start to winter. After that one big snow, its been just fine and sunny. Much nicer than last year. Good weather for making lists, actually. What will we need to succeed? We will need to work as a team. We will need know our history. We will need to occupy public offices, […]

Denniston Hill, Majestic Farms, and Trussbridge Farm are pleased to announce the availability of a farm apprenticeship program that underscores the creative aspects of small farming. Located in Sullivan County, NY - the apprenticeship runs from April 1 to October 31 and involves working closely with two farms that employ organic and sustainable farming practices. Apprentices rotate […]

TEDxAlbany 2011, featuring Sarah Gordon on "Marketing for the Future of Small Family Farms" [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg53rBdDGWM&w=420&h=315]