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Mountain Roots Food Project is a local food systems initiative in the beautiful Rocky Mountain community of Gunnison-Crested Butte, Colorado. At Mountain Roots we have a newly established community farm […]

We've written about the Maine Rice Project before, it is a non-profit with a mission to get more people to grow and eat sustainably grown rice and grain throughout Maine. It […]

Permaculture is essentially a design philosophy created for and typically applied to food producing systems. However it has also been translated for use in many other areas such as architecture, […]

In March of this year, we along with our partners, sponsors and friends held the first FaithLands gathering hosted at Paicines Ranch in March 2018. Organized by a small group of […]

There are less than two weeks to go before we kick off our jam packed summer events schedule in Downeast costal Maine! First up on June 10th is GPS for […]

  You may be familiar with Farm Hack, started by Greenhorns founder Severine. Farm Hack is a worldwide community of farmers that build and modify their own tools (including a […]

Hark the peeps! Sniff the earth! SHE IS HERE! In this edition: Greenhorns summer schedule Sources of hopeful and useful news Engagement opportunities with Greenhorns Summer Schedule As you know Greenhorns […]

You may remember our previous post about The Maine Rice Project. Their goal is to get as many farmers and folks  as possible eating and growing rice throughout Maine, the Maritimes, and […]

Yesterday, the House Ag Committee released their first draft of the next farm bill, which when passed will be in place until 2023.  The process required for the farm bill […]

The Farm School is offering 4 exciting new fellowship positions in 2018! Program for Visiting Schools Fellowship for Farm-Based Education Leaders: Two of the new Fellowships available from The Farm School […]

There is a growing recognition in both the faith and farming communities, of the opportunities for both to work together. Greenhorns recognized this and partnered with members from a diverse […]

Downeast Foxfire Camp is a ten-day rowing and sailing expedition in eastern Maine that is being hosted by the Greenhorns and taught by the wonderful and talented Arista Holden. The expedition will […]

The Heinrich Boll Foundation and the ETC Group recently released a 20 page report about the ill defined and understood "Climate Smart Agriculture". Unsurprisingly the agro-industrial sector has embraced these […]

The young farmers conference 2017 took place this past week, and you may have already heard about the controversy that unfolded during and after the first days keynote speech. The […]

Greetings writers, artists, photographers, agrarians! It’s almanac time again! If you would like to contribute to the next volume of the Almanac, now is the time to get thinking, writing […]

The Packer reports that yesterday the USDA  National Organic Standards Board voted 8 to 7 not to ban hydroponic and aquaponic production from being included under the organic umbrella. Lee Frankel, executive director […]

Following the devastation caused by the spread of massive wildfires in California over the past week it has become apparent that many of those within the biodynamic community have been […]

"Organic without soil is like democracy without people."      -Vermont Lieutenant Governor-elect David Zuckerman at the Rally In The Valley The first of two rallies to keep the soil in […]

The New York State Working Group for Improved Soil Health has just announced its schedule of activities for the Soil Health Center at Empire Farm Days 2017 in Seneca Falls, […]

With the 5th annual Yale Food Symposium taking place this September, the organisers are putting out a final call to farmers and activists to submit proposals. The aim of the […]

Hudson Valley residents! Take this sweet 5-month foundational program in herbal medicine.

Two of our favorite things: regenerative land stewardship and videos of goats doing adorable things.

This is tantalizing: one essay, 3 hours work per day, and a sweet rural eco-retreat in West Virginia.

Come on Greenhorns! Let's help Apple Creek Farm meet the demand for eggs at their market in Maine!

A great tool for those of us who a. love beautiful interactive maps, and b. rely on up-to-date weather information.

The latest episode of our land is live. Good for thinking, dreaming, and getting a little teary-eyed.

Regenerative Enterprise, or the idea that business doesn't have to suck so much. Wait! Don't go: before you think I'm about to preach to the choir on creating businesses that go […]

Can New England farmers survive in changing climate? A new podcast says, yes-- and they absolutely need to.

Not using no-till practices yet? Prepare to be inspired.

Inspire food activists around the country: submit your film now!

Greenhorns contributor Helen Zuman has a wild story to tell.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_hvGmoLrE0] You're never seen a sprout look this ghoulish. AMAZING video from band C.A.M.P.O.S. for their song Teosinte, which features incredible slow-mo of the title seed germinating. Most of […]

Check out the sweet trailer for the the Rural Route Film Tour!

Can we use insects to convert food waste into animal feed?

"The future we've been sold doesn't work."

News got you down this week? Our friends at Kiss the Ground serve up another heaping video of hope.

We've got your back: it's not too soon to study up and start making DIY tick repellant.

Can organic farmers build strong, resilient, local SEED economies? Seed Hack, anyone?

An excellent infographic.

How do we make our farms centers for social justice?