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Or wherever you are. Inaugural Eating Starts on the Road to D.C. With the Obamas' much-discussed habit of healthy eating, this week foodies from all over the nation will travel […]

Here's a reminder of why we need to be more conscious of what "green" fuels really mean - Here, it means deforestation, wildlife habitat loss, and the destruction of local […]

Sweet opportunity for potential Greenhorns! North American Biodynamic Apprenticeship Program The Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association is pleased to announce a new two-year biodynamic certification program for apprentices, sponsored in […]

Check this out! http://www.earthworkmusic.com/ "The Earthwork Music collective believes in the intrinsic and historical power of music to raise both community and self-awareness and serves to facilitate and encourage original […]

Some people own land. Some people farm land. Some lucky folks own the land that they farm, but with real estate pressures and subsidies, and now with shrinking credit, its […]

Everyone's talking about how to "green the white house", and those in sustainable agriculture circles are eyeing the lawn first.  We've posted about it before.  Now tere's a chance to […]

This could be great for a greenhorn! SEEKING COMMUNITY- AND ECOLOGICALLY-MINDED INDIVIDUAL OR COUPLE TO RENT: Solar powered 300 sq.ft. dome with clawfoot bathtub, woodstove, sleeping loft, & small auxiliary […]

Great young farmer article!  A thrilling vindication of what we've always known, families and farms thrive together. My own (tall, strong, handsome) brother will be working with me on my […]

Here's a chance to nominate a deserving someone who's doing the good work - tilling the soil, feeding people, educating...whatever you deem "extraordinary".  And a nice photo of a hen […]

Here's a great opportunity for teachers who want to bring all things green and delicious to their students!  The School Garden Teacher Training  & Support Program at the Occidental Arts […]

Every-time I"m in New York City I see these tall, strong, ambitious young men striding forcefully around. Arrogant, intelligent, handsome and deliciously focused. Every-time I get upset, almost to tears, […]

We've already shared a post from the blog Civil Eats, but now the site has officially launched!  Congrats to all involved - a great resource for foodies, greenhorns, and sustainably-minded […]

As you may know, The Greenhorns were in West Virginia recently, filming and hanging out with fabulous young farmers. Here's a great mention in the West Virginia Farmers' Market Association […]

This is a great opportunity for young farmers, particularly those who might want to farm in urban areas.  And there is still time to sign up for the January training! […]

There's so much information on the web, so many webpages and widgets to distract or engage us...Here's something that we think is worth your time - The Oakland Institute. The […]

Here she is singing The Little Red Hen... Click Here May your New Year's Eve be filled with good food, friends, & music!

Great opportunity for wannabe greenhorns... The Poughkeepsie Farm Project seeks farm and program interns for spring of 2009! Do you want to be a farmer, sustainable agriculture educator, or community […]

This is a great opportunity - submit proposals for The Second Annual Rural Heritage Institute at Sterling College... Food, Farms, and Community: Rural America's Local Food Renaissance June 16-18, 2009 […]

Introducing the 2nd edition of the Greenhorns Guidebook for Beginning Farmers, available in an easily downloadable 40 page pdf! A book for the fierce protagonists of soil fertility, the rosy […]

Here's an excerpt of a letter from the Friends of the Farm Campaign about a terrific program training veterans in organic farming. Please take a look at Archi's Acres Veterans […]

Three members of the Hudson Valley Biodynamic Group, Steffen Schneider, Mac Mead and Malcolm Gardner, will be leading a four-day seminar on Rudolf Steiner's Agriculture Course at the Pfeiffer Center […]

Hello all, My name is Jacob Slosberg, and I am a student at the University of British Columbia in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems. I am current an […]

Sandor Katz, fermentation guru, author of Wild Fermentation, and Greenhorns Advisor is coming to New York!  Sandor will make three appearances in New York this January... January 10, Third Root […]

Here's a great post on the Green Fork Blog (the blog of the Eatwell Guide) about the recent Young Farmers Conference at Stone Barns.  The Greenhorns attended, along with dozens […]

Here's the first installment of some notes on the Greenhorns' recent trip to Appalachia! From Severine... "The Greenhorns have just returned from a whirlwind, and quite blizzardy tour of Appalachia […]

Howdy fellow young farmers, This upcoming season, my partner & I have the privilege of stewarding a small piece of land nestled in the Puget Sound. Island Meadow is a […]

Fantastic article about young farmer Christy Raymond, who founded White Barn Farm this year... The Boston Globe, November 27, 2008 "If there are ghosts that walk the Raymond home - […]

Just received - You can sign this live petition effort to encourage President-Elect Obama to consider a Sustainable Choice for our next Secretary of Agriculture. The letter includes 6 recommendations […]

Here's a link to a petition you can send to your congressional representatives asking them to put a halt to subsidies for biofuels: http://www.change.org/foodfirst/actions#letter_form If you're looking for some inspiration, […]

We've just heard from the Local Food Project at Ailie, a fabulous food & farming initiative in Warrenton, VA.  The The project consists of an organic culinary garden which supplies fresh, […]

Here's an oldie but goodie (Feb 08) from The Lacrosse Tribune...  New farmers, The Land Stewardship Project of the upper midwest, etc. Back to the farm: Program aims to beef […]

We Greenhorns love farming, and food, and bikes.  We like biking from farm to farm, and we think bikes, like farming, are the future.  So, naturally, we love this latest […]

The Greenhorns' planned visit to Williams Island Farm (A small farm situated on an island in the middle of the Tennessee River!) got rained out, but these cool cats are […]

Happy Thanksgiving from The Greenhorns!  We hope you spent today eating delicious, local, sustainable, farm-fresh fare with good family and friends (tell us about it if you did!).  Now that […]

Severine is in Appalachia, filming rosy-cheeked (because it's chilly) greenhorns. There will be much more on that adventure later, but to whet your appetite here's an article about a pair […]

We'll be doing this, maybe you should too... Building New Farmer Incubation Programs Join us for a Webinar on December 2 Time: 8:50 AM - 12:00 PM EST

This came to us via Comfood...looks like another great film. If you're in Washington, DC area, don't miss this powerful and emotional film about an L.A. community fighting to save […]

Young Farmers Conference: Reviving the Culture of Agriculture December 4, 2008 @ 9:00 AM - December 5, 2008 @ 1:00 PM Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture presents The […]

Greenhorns' ally The Eatwell Guide has teamed up with Consumers Union to launch a Thanksgiving Challenge - it's simple, and we think young farmers should rock this one. Here's the […]

We're looking for cool maps to post on the website of our mapping project, Serve Your Country Food!  Here's a great one that represents which areas of the country are […]