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by Cecily Upton Typically desk bound, it was a treat to get out to the farm (http://www.awesomefarmny.com)  last week and do some work. And by work I mean killing chickens. […]

monday is always a good day to remember to resist. to resist consumerism. so hard so hard. but what is easier, I think, is to embrace producerism.

Farm & Garden Director, Ocean Song Farm & Wilderness Center Description of Ocean Song Situated on 350 acres in West Sonoma County, Ocean Song is a learning center with the mission […]

We have a vast blank canvas of 70 acres in western Colorado that needs a few good artist/farmers-poet/herders to begin a long term project of inventing/creating a 21st century energy-looped […]

these rules must be read by all attendees to the rabbit roast.  important to be legal and respectful and good little citizens at a perfect tiny agrarian pageant.  think of our […]

Hi Everyone, I run a web service for small farms that provides websites and ecommerce to farms across the country (see link below). The basic way it works is that […]

The Greenhorns is a small, volunteer driven organization whose mission is to support, recruit and promote young farmers in America.  Our main focus is the production of a documentary film […]

Beware the biotech, my son The jaws that bite, the claws that catch, beware the yum yum bird, and shun unscrupulous corporate balderdash hype and greed and green PR jabberwocky

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The Glynwood people are very wonderful.  We'd like to make sure that lots of young farmers are nominated for their award.  The Harvest Awards nomination deadline has been extended to […]

the hot hip shift when the young farmers are talking about 'selling the land' was the pelvic pivot that got me excited about filming young people shifting into farming instead of out […]

Saturday, August 9: Rediscovering the Farm with Keynote speaker Glenn Roberts of Anson Mills- 8:15 am-3:30 pm A day of mini workshops will include topics: New Crops/Niche Crops  (Dr. Bob […]

the second unfancy food show--amazing rain and boozy brooklyn food counter culture. Severine and merlin made a brief appearance. Severine was peddling her special flower tea, elderflower cordial and organic rabbit. (on […]

from Louella Hill Dear Friends: The count is in: 40 bodies were collected in June from the Arizona desert floor. This announcement (www.derechoshumanosaz.net from the US Border Patrol), interesting, coincides […]

Habitat Restoration and Native Plant Propagation Internship Redwood Creek Native Plant Nursery Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) The GGNRA Nurseries Program seeks an intern to assist in restoration field […]

"...embrace the flag. hope to live in that free republic for which it stands."  happy fourth!

please note the date and location of the midsummer rabbit roast have been changed to 16 and 17 August at Glynwood in Cold Spring, NY.  Get directions here.

Ringing bells, shaking hands, warm hugs, and good food were abounding yesterday as the third meeting of New Amsterdam Market got underway. New York's brightest bakers, chefs, food producers, purveyors, and […]

The Family Farm Disaster Fund was established by Farm Aid to help farm families survive weather-related disasters. Right now we are working with farmers across the country who have been […]

I think I've paid heed to the modern agrarian's manifesto and sown the seed of my own revolution. It didn't begin with a two month sabbatical in southern Arizona, although the high […]

  The National Young Farmer Education Association is holding their National Ag Leadership Conference July 7-9 in Austin, TX.  Should be nice! More info here.   and National Grange Youth is holding […]

The Unknown As we know, There are known knowns. There are things we know we know. We also know There are known unknowns. That is to say We know there […]

from Elisha Greeley Smith, Center for Rural Affairs Farmers are working longer than ever. According to the 2002 Agriculture Census, the average age of farmers is 55, and one in four […]

Severine's notes from a train ride Sitting on the train enroute from San Francisco to New York State, I've been looking at a lot of silly land use decisions, and […]

Howdy folks ~ This is Gabe Dominguez from SHAKE YOUR PEACE! San Francisco's own bicycle-touring folk band, and co-director of The Bicycle Music Festival, the coolest free 100% bicycle-powered event […]

via Zoë Bradbury   Every time I come in from my farm fields and tune into the news these days, the headline is about food: food prices, food scares, food […]

Grow Montana is now accepting applications for FoodCorps, a team of five full-time AmeriCorps VISTA's helping schools and colleges across Montana to buy more locally-grown foods. Now in the third […]

The California Conference Planning Team is very pleased to announce that registration for RIC’s 10th Annual Conference is now open!!  You can find the complete registration packet by following the […]

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS for Glynwood Center’s 6th Annual National Harvest Awards!   The Harvest Awards honor individuals, organizations, and businesses across the United States that do an exceptional job of supporting sustainable […]

young Oregon cherry farmer brings fresh perspective and receives much respect.  read on here...

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2K9LbVX8QE&hl=en] This feature-length documentary from the Pacific Northwest examines Community-Supported Agriculture (csa), through which consumers buy shares of a local farm's harvest, receiving a weekly supply of fresh food throughout […]

By Geoffrey Lean, Environment Editor, from The Independent  Major new study shows that modified soya produces 10 per cent less food than its conventional equivalent Genetic modification actually cuts the productivity […]

An urban ally of young farmer cuisine has taken the initiative to make a book, a cook book from the recipes of young farmers. From the irreverant vegetal concoctions of […]

Position Description Stone Barns has an immediate opening for a full-time Marketing and Communications Manager. Supervised by the Managing Director, the Marketing and Communications Manager will have primary responsibility for […]

Pardon us while we sound a trumpet.  The young farmer movement is taking root--roots deepening everyday in healthy soil and healthy communities.  Young farmers are in the public sphere--the NY TIMES and […]

Severine reports on a mid-April train ride. Did you know that it's forbidden to take a bicycle on Amtrak? This blog post has little to do with rural revivals or sustainable […]

This is very last minute, but we wanted to alert the young farmers out there to a great opportunity to participate in International dialogue about small-scale production, traditional methods, and […]

Unleash the depths of your agricultural knowledge on the Webportal for Young Farmers Wiki! We are in the initial stages of creating a webportal for young farmers. Its an online […]

local food farmer friends.  please join us in greenhorns fundraising festivities. may 2 2008 at Mission Pie (intersection of 25th st/mission st) from 7 to 10PM.  suggested donation is 100 dollars. […]