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When: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 from 9am to 4pm Where: Sauvie Island Organics, Sauvie Island, OR What: Josh Volk, of Slow Hand Farm, will be teaching this intensive which will cover […]

For the record, these constant competitions are a bit repetitious.  Aren't we supposed to be strengthening our team muscles? Almost 400 local food enterprises have been nominated for Slow Money […]

A few terrific program for the summer from the University of Vermont. [vodpod id=Video.3473123&w=425&h=350&fv=clip_id%3D10527201%26amp%3Bserver%3Dvimeo.com%26amp%3Bautoplay%3D0%26amp%3Bfullscreen%3D1%26amp%3Bmd5%3D0%26amp%3Bshow_portrait%3D0%26amp%3Bshow_title%3D0%26amp%3Bshow_byline%3D0%26amp%3Bcontext%3Duser%3A2351152%26amp%3Bcontext_id%3D%26amp%3Bforce_embed%3D0%26amp%3Bmultimoog%3D%26amp%3Bcolor%3D00ADEF%26amp%3Bforce_info%3Dundefined] more about "Farmward Bound™ Preparation for farm ...", posted with vodpod The Summer University at the […]

Check our our friends Annie & Ben at Rooftop Farms in this sweet video! [vodpod id=Video.3466567&w=425&h=350&fv=] more about "Food Curated » A Farm Grows in Brookl...", posted with vodpod

Pay attention at the 8th minute of the video, in which the sweet old farmer couple starts talking about the Young helper they found through the farm beginnings program in […]

Larch Hanson is a seaweed guru up in Steuben, Maine. He runs the Maine Seaweed Company and takes apprentices. Walking the Talk: Healthy Larch at Age 63 By Larch On […]

a few weeks ago, Severine embarked on a whirlwind southern trip.  Here is a recap of the adventures. First, Washington DC for the Drake Forum with Wilmot Kidd, DP.  Along […]

NATIONAL RURAL YOUTH ASSEMBLY in Santa Fe, New Mexico The National Rural Assembly will host a National Rural Youth Assembly on April 22-25, 2010, at the Institute for American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New […]

A lovely lady from Lilac Ridge farm, near brattleboro,  is milking fifty head of Holsteins and Brown Swiss. Together we conspired to hold a young dairy maid - herd management […]

lower down in the hudson valley, near pawling. Check it out HERE

Beekman 1802 Too many of us are out of rhythm with the world around us. Which is why we founded Beekman 1802. Whether you have a hundred acres of land […]

its a dusk-activated chicken door opening robot. Wells Poultry Automatic Doors for Poulty Houses please, if you know of other sources, share share share. obviously this is not totally fool/fox […]

Here are books due out in the coming months from Storey Publishing for your reading list.

Our talented and tireless artist, Brooke Budner, and her business partner Caitlyn Galloway, run a project called Little City Gardens.  Check  their website/blog. What is Little City Gardens? It is […]

The Northeast is changing it up!  Rather than host our annual summit in the spring, we're going gear up for a major Northeast Summit in fall 2010 by having three […]

we thought we'd start sharing our research with you. as an exercise in transparency. and because so many of our friends and allies have been kindly sending us links... this […]

Rare animal breeders in many countries are supported in this critical work by private foundations. As you are probably well aware the results of careless or greedy breeding is a […]

The airplane magazines are talking about eat ins! well, point, set. from our friend hallie chen: I think it's really interesting to look at Gastronomy and Farming from the Mainstream […]

the charming fellow who helped make it happen is going to be on the radio show sometime in the coming weeks.  stay tuned. you can see many beautiful photos here

are you on our mailing list?  If not, sign up! We just sent out the first issue of our new newsletter, The Greenhorn Circular.  Read it in full HERE.

another cool urban farming project. City Farm is a sustainable vegetable farm bordering two very diverse Chicago neighborhoods: Cabrini-Green and the Gold Coast. The farm boasts thirty varieties of tomatoes […]

Beef gone beyond organic Alec and Sarah Bradford join a growing list of small family farms across the New River Valley that use environmentally conscious practices to raise their livestock. […]

for nutrition as well as recreation. The Team that Saved the High Line Last week miss annie novak came up in a little rav 4 to pick up rabbit poop […]

How about a supersonic flowchart to get you all oriented.  eh? Best Online Collaboration Tools 2009 - Robin Good's Collaborative Map

Minority farmers seek redress, claim USDA discrimination By Kari Lydersen Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, December 21, 2009 In November, the Agriculture Department began negotiations with Native American farmers in […]

these are our friends in Georgia - a really amazing farm family. Riverview Farms, a strong and constant leader in Georgia's good food community, was severely damaged by a tornado […]

no one accuses these kids of living in teepees, but still. from the Stock Journal Young farmers advised - save before borrowing by ALISHA FOGDEN; 10 Dec, 2009 04:00 AM Young […]

today, lindsey lusher (of transportation alternatives and national young farmer coalition) told me about this incident between the hipsters and the hassidic community who (it has been leaked) were promised […]

thanks to Paul of Civil Eats for telling us about this: Young Farmers on the Leonard Lopate Show, WNYC If this leaves you wanting more, tune in to the Greenhorns […]

greenhorns will be there! With less than a week to go before the big event at Anthology Film Archive in NYC, the Hungry Filmmakershave already sold out all the online tickets! […]

California Farmlink- a national leader in brokering relationships between aspiring and retiring farmers. They were just featured on KQED's The California Report, reaching 750,000 Californians. The short story showcased farmers […]

any of you reporters out there want to cover the Rose Parade? it's not simply "farming" anymore. The FFA will be featured on the 75-foot-long RFD-TV float in the Jan. […]

this is happening in Massachusetts. The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is pleased to announce the publication of Terra Firma #8 – Rooted in History: Preserving Historic Farms. Working […]

We can't embed this video directly into the blog, but it's worth a look. Earth From Above

From our friend Destin at the Eat Well Guide [vodpod id=Groupvideo.3927353&w=425&h=350&fv=] From the heart of Brooklyn comes our latest video on Eat Well Guide’s Green Fork. Learn how a community […]

Located in Kennebunk.  60 +/- acres: 30 in woods, 30 fields and cultivated. 5 acres certified organic. 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath passive solar home with oversized two-car garage and […]

our friends down in North Carolina are still at it. Crop Mob One Year On: NC Land "Raids" Continue via Treehugger News of a large group of landless young people […]

The registration deadline for this year’s CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference is coming up soon. We have outstanding speakers this year, including advanced programs on sustainable livestock production from top experts […]

Its a university in St. Louis Missouri. I visited a history of agriculture class. The professor was making a lot of assertions about sustainability, and the obsolescence of various simple […]

from the National Center for Appropriate Technology Southwest Urban Farmers Meet in Utah (11/10/09) In Salt Lake County, Utah—as in many places across the U.S.—urban development is eliminating farmland at […]