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Reminder! Greenhorns will be at the Brooklyn Museum on Saturday for a screening & discussion. 7:30-9pm at the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art Forum Severine and Laura Hannah […]

The Soil Association, supported by the Daylesford Foundation, are launching 300 Organic Farm School courses over the next two years. The Organic Farm School offers hands-on courses in growing your […]

Another Greenhorns Ally, Al Attara, in the News: The Green Economy, A Work in Progress http://blogs.journalism.cuny.edu/nycondeadline/tag/flatbush-avenue/

Greenhorns, nominate yourselves or those you know who are doing important work! 2009 marks the 7th Glynwood Harvest Awards. To find out more about the Awards and Glynwood go to […]

Exploring the Small Farm Dream - May 13&14, 2009 Orientation & Train the Trainer Session The New England Small Farm Institute (NESFI) will offer a training session to introduce its […]

Need a place to stay in Providence this summer? Here's the latest from Dirt Palace Some Dirt Palace News! First off - The Secret Restaurant of the Dirt Palace is […]

via East Bay Permaculture: I have found a "trailer" (2 bedrooms with a third huge room built on) that I want to live in and am looking for a roommate […]

Greenhorns. cowboys. young farmer icons -- we welcome submissions of 'graphic identity' totems. The American Farmer Needs A Cowboy Image by Gary Truit No image of America is more widespread […]

We just got wind of this organic farmland in Iowa via the Women, Food & Agriculture Network (a great resource, by the way)  It's calling out for a young farmer!  […]

Greenhorn Erin Bullock of Mud Creek Farm just got a shiny new tractor!  It's that time of year.  You can read about it on her blog, http://www.farmererin.blogspot.com/ And in the […]

If you're on the mailing list, you already know this, but... Goat tshirts are in! Here are the nitty gritty details: - Organic bespoke cotton tee shirts in a short […]

Joining us for Land. Liberty. Sunshine. Stamina., our propagandist/conspirator friends at Bouwerie are showing their latest project, Legalize Ag. About the project: Legalize Ag is calling for agriculture reform of the most […]

We met Grace, the creator of these awesome t-shirts, at the Georgia Organics Conference. Handmade and 100% recycled, they come in a variety of sizes, both men's and women's. Grace […]

Lovely 4 acre farm in Livingston NY (10 minutes south of Hudson). The farm is surrounded by Rockefeller Trust lands; sits upon an aquifer; and holds a 3,000 square foot […]

Check out the latest newsletter from Common Vision with news on their Fruit Tree Tour! Greetings- Common Vision's epic 3,000 mile journey, Fruit Tree Tour 2009 is now ½ way […]

Does that excite you?  Do you want to be a part of it? Join the Greenhorns mailing list! We'll keep you inspired and in the loop. In the meantime, some […]

Looking for help creating organic kitchen garden and sustainable lifestyle Hi there, I have an old normal manoir in France with one hectare (around 2.5 acres) where I live with […]

Dear musicians near and far. urban and rural. we have begun the song search. lyrics of food farm sunshine. electronica to match the lazerlandia anti-suburban/post-suburban we need grunge we need […]

City Dwellers - green your roof! http://alivestructures.com/home A Focus on Local and Unique: The Alive Structures team includes committed environmentalists who have a practical plan to improve air and water […]

Please take a moment to survey the prodigious and visionary films of our elder, advisor and favorite estuarian, Les Blank.  - Severine For example... Garlic is as Good as Ten […]

Here is the 2nd in a series of profiles of young farmers in America, written for The Greenhorns by Amelia Spilger. These short young farmer profiles will help inspire and […]

Check out: Coming Home to Hogs Niman Ranch hogs are among the enterprises launching a new career From Severine: I'm getting pigs this year...and so are quite a few others. […]

Let's focus on what we have. Windmills The Harden Foundation is restoring a rare 115-year-old windmill and historic mill building. The Challenge Double Header Wind Engine, built in 1892 for […]

It's not just doused with poison, it actually poisons the soil. Monsanto's Bt Cotton Kills the Soil as Well as Farmers ISIS Press Release, 2/23/09 Biosafety refers to ensuring that […]

Not farming on your own, but longing to get your hands in the dirt? Plenty of farmers could use some help! Including Greenhorns Kaycee & Owen of Awesome Farm in […]

As so often happens, this comes to us via comfood. And is worth re-posting.   Ray Offenheiser Oxfam America sent via e-mail February 8, 2009 Dear Ray, I started writing […]

Historic Holly Hill Farm, in Cohasset, MA has published an awesome resource for Greenhorns, educators, and anyone who wants to get kids outside and in the dirt. A project of […]

When recently faced with the prospect of Winter, I had to make a tough choice - should I buy winter tires (thus assuring my survival in eastern New York) or […]

These kinds of listings are actually quite common on craigslist. If you don't mind being a "kept farmer" - We'd recommend you take a look there before you start despairing […]

Yes. We agree with this. Family farmers. ...and the family of farmers that includes: city farmers farmworkers young farmers aspiring farmers we are the team of agricultural conspirators who are […]

off - farm income for some farmers off- farm subsidies for others whats next? off-farm social lives for new farm entrants in towns across america. off-farm support from community members […]

Nothing Lasts Only the land lasts, not you. Only your steps upon it, the cut glass of memory and your smile within it survives. Only the land lasts; simple rock […]

A few great bicycle blogs: Streetsblog.org - By turning transportation reform into a daily beat, this blog became a real force for change in NYC. Streetfilms.org - Video blog that […]

This comes via Comfood, in response to a posting about Wegmans Featuring Kids' Gardening Kits and Tools.  As always, we recommended subscribing to comfood & joining the ever-widening, engaging conversation. […]

This is a report that Annie Myers completed last year, but it will stay relevant. It can be found on her blog, Thoughts on the Table. "Over the last two […]

Any Greenhorns out there with advice on funding & other financial matters for start-up Greenhorns? Hello, My name is Nic Koontz and I am working towards starting a small farm […]

Forest Garden Immersion Course Camp Epworth Permaculture Demonstration & Education Center April 23-26, 2009, High Falls, New York For full details, including pricing, check out http://www.livingmandala.com/Living_Mandala/Forest_Garden_April_09.html Summary: This course immerses […]

Greenhorns friend & ally Jana Blankenship shared this beautiful quotation with us.  It comes from artist and ecologist Aviva Rahmani.  You can see some of Aviva's work at http://www.ghostnets.com/ "What […]

This is a re-post from the United Farm Workers. Pesticides are Poison.  Click on the link at the end of the post to send an email to the EPA. Agricultural […]

For a while we've been mentioning that the reliable data on young farmers was not yet in. Well, it's here!