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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

[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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

 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 […]

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 […]

+ 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 - […]

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]