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A stellar model. Farm Burger, a 100% grassfed and locally-sourced burger restaurant located in Decatur, Georgia, is set to open its second location in late summer 2011 at 3365 Piedmont Road in the Tower Walk complex in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta. Farm Burger is a unique collective of farmers, chefs, butchers, and restaurateurs working […]

The Real Food Challenge (RFC) is partnering with the Center for Science in the Public Interest to plan the first ever Food Day happening across the nation on October 24th. RFC is specifically focusing on mobilizing college campuses to host events and actions for Food Day as part of their long-term efforts to ensure that local, fair, sustainable […]

Seeds of Change A new generation is bringing back small-scale, sustainable farming. by Jordy Byrd in the Pacific Northwest Inlander She's running. Her sandals kick up a cloud of dirt, which floats over the field of chickpeas and swirls in the wind. The view is part pastoral, part urban wasteland. Rusted freezer boxes and a […]

2011 Updates on Marketing and Selling Raw Milk in Vermont and Best Management Practices for Raw Milk Handling August 30, 11:30 am to 12:15 pm: 2011 Updates on Marketing and Selling Raw Milk in Vermont. Jared Carter of Rural Vermont will outline the options and legal requirements established under the 2009 Raw Milk Law, focused […]

BBC News article about falling in love + young farmer clubs in Northern Ireland - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-14327513

for FarmHack 2.0, which will be held on November 18-19  in Lee, NH!

"Back to the Garden" watch the trailer here - http://backtothegardenmovie.org/news/?page_id=593

ohh la la, the Magnificent Leaven!

..in the NY Times. Meet up with us Sunday at the Museum of the Moving Image, Queens, 6pm. read the article HERE!

The Bioneers conference, October 14-16 in San Rafael, CA will feature Severine von Tscharner Fleming in the workshop Growing Growers: The 100,000 New Farmers Challenge with Sarita Role Schaffer of Grow Food and Organic Valley farmer Tyler Webb. Meet the vanguard of new young farmers as they discuss their creative responses to the challenges and […]

Internet brings farmers together - "Young farmers' network moves pile of manure" By Steve Brown, Capital Press read the article HERE.

According to USDA Ag census 1999 40 percent of farmland owners are 70 years or older. 1 percent of farmland owners are 35 and younger. today it is worse. I'm working on getting the statistic updated now for our policy platform -severine

The next Farm Hack event from NYFC will be September 17th in Syracuse, NY on the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry campus. It is a meeting of minds between students, faculty, farmers and other professionals to create solutions for small scale farmers. There will be people with backgrounds in […]

hmm. http://www.scribd.com/doc/49486131/Robotic-Geese-Draft2

Seeds of Change A new generation is bringing back small-scale, sustainable farming. Jordy Byrd She's running. Her sandals kick up a cloud of dirt, which floats over the field of chickpeas and swirls in the wind. The view is part pastoral, part urban wasteland. Rusted freezer boxes and a multicolored school bus lie abandoned, slowly […]

Our friends at Farmstead Meatsmith are so close to their Kickstarter goal. You can help them reach the finish line by going to their kickstarter page and donating! [vimeo=http://vimeo.com/25677113]

a great little piece by a current farm intern. Why Are Young, Educated Americans Going Back To The Farm? by Nelson Harvey on August 1, 2011 I am a 25-year-old college graduate with a degree from a fairly prestigious eastern university, and I pull weeds for a living. At first blush, you might think I’m […]

get thee to the borough!  This weekend is the Rural Route Film Festival. The Greenhorns is showing at 6pm on Sunday at the Museum of the Moving Image.  

"Garden Insects: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful" presented by Diane Matthews-Gehringer, B.S. & M.S. Entomology Saturday, August 6th, 9am to 11:30am at Skoloff Valley Farm in Susquehanna County, PA. In this workshop we will become familiar with the insects that are commonly found in our eastern Pennsylvania gardens, learning about their life cycles, […]

The New American Foodshed is a large and relatively unexplored territory of local and regional markets now opening up for farm, ranch, and related entrepreneurs. It encompasses a growing number of food marketing channels that are developing within regions, for regions, and among regions as consumers and communities put new values into their purchases and […]

The Ceres Community Project works to restore locally-grown, organic whole food to its place as the foundation of health for people, communities and the planet. Our integrated approach brings teens into the kitchen to learn about growing, preparing and eating healthy foods through serving as the program’s chefs. Each year, they prepare thousands of beautiful, […]

The National Heirloom Expo- The World's Pure Food Fair Sept.13th-15th The National Heirloom Exposition is gaining incredible interest among home growers, farmers, school groups and the general public–so much so that it is shaping up to be the “World’s Fair” of the heirloom industry! This is a not-for-profit event, and any funds generated will be […]

A hit list of corporate bull. courtesy of Jenny Huston via comfood. ·      It’s not all white: The cocktail of up to 20 chemicals in a glass of milk http://bit.ly/nSebg3 ·      UN World Economic and Social Survey 2011 http://bit.ly/iqAHsR ·      ‘Gas-Flushed Sandwiches’ Stay ‘Fresh’ For Two Weeks http://huff.to/reMLuG Note: CO2 & N ‘back flushing’ has […]

Sunday, Sept 25th.  See you there.   

We are showing the Greenhorns film on the barn on Friday August 5th at 8 pm. It is a documentary about young farmers, often not from farming backgrounds, just up and beginning a farm. Kind of like me and Chris 🙂 We have a projector and speakers and a big canvas sheet. It will be like a […]

Learn the craft of banjo making at this unique weeklong workshop held at the magnificent and historic grounds of Sylvester Manor, Shelter Island, NY. Using a watch & do approach, noted banjo builder and teacher Jeff Menzies will guide you step by step as you make the pot, craft the neck, and stretch the skin on a gourd banjo.  You […]

Slide Ranch Mission: Slide Ranch teaches visitors the impact our choices have on food, health, and the environment, through hands-on activities and independent exploration of our farm and coastal wild lands.  Organization: Located on the Pacific Coast a thirty-minute drive north of San Francisco, Slide Ranch is situated in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.  […]

Open Farm Lunch & Food Justice Presentations August 12 & 13 12-2pm Saving Seeds Farm 3 Flower Farm Lane, Sedgwick, Maine Space is limited, RSVP by calling 207-359-2128 or emailing [email protected] Cost:$10 or more suggested donation or join the morning work crew 9am - 12pm Friday, August 12 Roast chicken*, new potatoes, salad and veggies, […]

from Sam of anarchy apiaries in the Hudson Valley... The B.A.N.D. will have it’s annual Bee Day Party Potluck on Saturday, July 30, 2011, starting around 1 PM, again at the home of the Steels- Cedar Cliff Farm, which is now excitedly also Great Song Farm, a biodynamic, draft-power CSA stewarded by Jen and Anthony.  This […]

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A nice article on using the whole vegetable, even what you'd normally compost: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/27/dining/thats-not-trash-thats-dinner.html?_r=1&hp

The National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) is seeking fall intern(s) to assist on food and agriculture issues in our Washington, DC office. Founded in 1986, NFFC represents family farm, fishing and rural groups whose members face the challenge of the deepening economic recession in rural communities. The combination of our 26 member groups' grassroots strength and […]

Localize This! August 14-21, 2011 - Register TODAY! Join Activists & Organizers from Across the US for a Training That Will Transform Your Activism Attend all or part, but register TODAY at LocalizeThis.org This Summer on Vashon Island, WA, the Backbone Campaign is hosting the third annual Localize This! Artful Activism Camp, an intensive training […]

The Small Farms Conservancy urgently needs the services of a grant writer who has experience, loves small farms, and education!  This is a paid position, the proposal is due August 2nd.  If you know of anyone, please have them contact me and I will send the link for the grant and materials regarding our program […]

Vermont is a leader in the successful movement that links families with the farmers who grow their food. Using Vermont successes as a model, Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced legislation to establish a competitive grant program to promote community supported agriculture (CSA) throughout the country. “At a time when many families are struggling to pay for […]

so says Edible East End in a recent piece featuring the Greenhorns.   Farmers Are the New Artists, and They Also Make Great Kimchi By Jessie Cacciola Farmers are really just agricultural artists, working for a balance between animal, land and humans—at least this is the feeling I was left with after one in a […]

These good folks are still on the hunt for some farmers! Attention: Sustainable Farmers and Farm Education Programs - Up to 67 acres of prime farmland will soon be available for lease in Northampton, MA. Interested farmers please apply. The non-profit organization, Grow Food Northampton, Inc. (www.growfoodnorthampton.com) has purchased 120 acres of farmland in Florence, […]

Old Field Farm explores the interaction and mutual benefit of art and agricultural practices, where a diversified culture for both plants and animals can thrive. Old Field Farm/Art and Agriculture consists of 160 acres of forest, wild bee pastures, indigenous and cultivated mushrooms, habitat for goats, chickens, pigs, ducks; vegetable and fruit gardens. Integral to […]

If so, consider kicking in with a subscription to help them stay afloat.   You are probably aware that our national sustainable agriculture information service, also known as the ATTRA project, was cut from the federal budget for fiscal 2011 as part of the budget reductions going on in Congress. Despite the elimination of federal […]