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A note from farmer & artist, Louisa Conrad: You are invited to join the artist on Thursday December 9th from 6-8 for a tasting of handmade cheese, meats, and farm […]

Here's a note from our friend & Greenhorn Tasha Bowens, who write a blog called Brown. Girl. Farming. This summer I said goodbye to Washington, D.C., a job, a sweet […]

Tahoma Farms is seeking a production manager for the 2011 season and beyond. Tahoma Farms is a 40-acre, diversified organic farm located 30 miles southeast of Seattle in Orting, WA. […]

Young Chinese farmers sowing seeds for organic revolution By William Wan, Washington Post IN CHONGMING ISLAND, CHINA The small-scale farmer is a dying breed in China, made up mostly of […]

AYRSHIRE FARM is a 22-acre, sustainable farm located six miles west of Pittsboro, NC, 20 miles south of Chapel Hill and 40 miles west of Raleigh. The farm has provided […]

Activists Submit 240,000 Petitions Demanding Action to Curb Food Monopolies WASHINGTON – On the eve of the final Department of Justice/USDA public workshop examining the effects of corporate concentration in […]

On November 22nd, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn unveiled an 86 page, comprehensive plan that sets a bold vision for a more sustainable food system—a ground-to-garbage approach unprecedented in […]

Northern California-based Sonoma County Farm Trails is a member-centric nonprofit organization that supports sustainable agricultural diversity by creating public awareness of the work of our agricultural producers. We seek a […]

this is a region to watch!  Here is a listing of area farms: http://pressrepublican.com/0100_news/x155062778/New-farm-trend-revives-local-industry keep your eyes out for a grange event in the area, greenhorns style, june 2011.

a very erudite blog on the situation of farming, environment and global trends.  kinda like worldwatch. It's called EarthScan

from the Center for Political Education. The day of action is today!  This afternoon you can go to an event in SF.

hexane: another reason to eat grassfed. or bike power-grind your own soy stuff or source from some cool peeps.  Hoda Soy Beanery in berkeley is a super duper example. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xDkDpUJ6ug] […]

(self-described!) I was just introduced to your web page and am delighted to find like minded people speaking out to those that may be hearing the call to be stewards […]

Exciting! Connecticut needs more farmers and a lot of people would like to farm. To help bring these two resources together CT NOFA is launching its New Connecticut Farmer program, […]

At Hawthorne Valley Farm Animals, Humanity and the Living Context of Agriculture A workshop for farmers, gardeners and others seeking a renewed relation to the land February 13-18 and/or February […]

A new, interactive MAP illustrates the trend toward industrialized farming across the country, state-by-state, from 1997 to 2007. It also provides state-specific statistics and opportunities to take action to improve the safety and sustainability […]

The Greenbank Farm Training Center (GFTC) has expanded its educational programming and is now accepting applications for the 2011 season. The GFTC on Whidbey Island offers two programs designed for participants who are […]

Innovative No-Till: Using Multi-Species Cover Crops to Improve Soil Health Thursday, December 16, 2010 @ Noon (Central Standard Time) Free! Register HERE The webinar will address how multi-species cover crops […]

Saturday, December 4 from 1:00-4:00pm at Crandell Theatre in Chatham, NY There is no fee to attend Farm Film Fest. Please bring a non-perishable food item to support Chatham’s food pantry. Following […]

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the hibernation of winter means time to stoke the stove, pour over seed catalogs, knit sweaters, explore farm finance options. use this resource from the Center for Rural Affairs to help you […]

Thursday, Dec. 9th at the Horticultural Society of New York. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by Tuthilltown Spirits and Hudson Whiskey. The exhibition showcases for the first time […]

Often we landless farmers are comforted by the notion that we'll be able, someday, to afford some degraded land somewhere-- a clear cut or an abandoned brownfield, a farm thats fallen […]

Finding a Future in Agriculture: An Apprentice's Journey By Amber Reed Before the Quivira Conference in Albuquerque last fall, I had read only a little by Aldo Leopold. At the […]

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We'd sure be pleased to have  some handsome, carpenter skilled, horse loving woodsman who bake please... in our little creek-shed.  Please !? Bread Baker and Pastry Chefs Position Great full […]

very glossy. very cool idea. http://www.stonebarnscenter.org/our-work/young-farmers-initiative/apprentice-oral-history-project/

A Stale Food Fight By Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser November 28, 2010 THE best opportunity in a generation to improve the safety of the American food supply will come […]

Ella just reached out to us to share her wonderful radio show and project.  Check out her facebook page and blog! Home Grown with Ella McSweeney is a radio series […]

Far From the Madding Crowd, By Thomas Hardy About young farmer Gabriel Oak, and young farmerette Bathsheba Everdene-- and their neighbor, middle aged farmer named Boldwood. Unfortunately, Gabriel was leasing […]

Sometimes we get these submissions over the web. Culture of resistence is strong and amplified! I thought you might appreciate this song I wrote, about the horrors of GMO foods, […]

Their annual meeting is coming right up - December 15.  New England Farmers Union Annual Meeting: New England Farmers are Different Please join members of the New England Farmers Union […]

so says the Providence Journal. After century-long decline, Rhode Island farms are experiencing a growth spurt By Peter B. Lord, November 13, 2010 Founded in 2002, Aquidneck Farms’ 260 acres […]

You’ve heard of speed dating? Some Vermont organic farmers are trying out a slower paced, you could say...more rural, alternative: weed dating. It has nothing to do with smoking marijuana. […]

Say you didn't register in the two weeks after the conference was announced.. Well then, that means you are likely sad -- but still likely wanting to convene with other […]

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MOOMilk and Wayside Food Programs working to bring organic milk to those in need Two Maine groups dedicated to supplying high quality, nutritious food to Maine people have teamed up […]

Greenhorns are pleased to announce our new Artist-in-Residency program. Through this program we invite artists of many stripes to come stay at the farm, eat our farm food, walk the […]

Through How to Create Successful Markets, a 2-day interactive training course, learn about each of these elements and more during work sessions and on-site tours of New York City’s thriving […]

a joyous+gorgeous video fresh from our Sacramento Valley Young Farmer Mixer: http://www.vimeo.com/17207786