seeking livestock farmer - NY
2010-2011 Winter/Spring Season Livestock Farmer wanted for diversified Eastern Catskills NY Farm Old Field Farm is looking for a full-time livestock farmer to work and live on-site in Cornwallville, NY, […]
kickstart the greenhorns!
There are only 3 days left in our kickstarter campaign - we've raised a lot, but we've got a ways to go if we're going to get funded! The Pitch. […]
growing a greener world
This show featured the Rodale Institute last weekend, and you can watch all of the episodes online! Growing a Greener World on American Public Television.
Beltane Farm, CT
These great cheese makers have donated to TWO greenhorns mixers. And their cheese is top o' the notch. We need to remember to support small cheese makers. They could double […]
wealth underground
a super wonderful mountain project above portland Wealth Underground Farm
quivera conference updates
This conference is coming right up, and is a good one! The Carbon Ranch: Using Food and Stewardship to Build Soil and Fight Climate Change November 10-12, 2010 – Albuquerque, […]
washington young farmers organize!
Great news as a result of our Washington Young Farmer mixer...here's a note from an attendee. Nine of us carpooled to the WA Greenhorns mixer last week, and were amazed […]
NEW Food System Journal
Inaugural Issue of JAFSCD Is Online! The inaugural issue of the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development(JAFSCD) is now online. The first issue of this international, peer-reviewed journal of […]
in case you don't know about SARE
it is an amazing program. Part of what is awesome about federally coordinated policy objectives: Sustainable Agriculture Research + Education. here is a podcast intro: http://wsare.usu.edu/
Webinar on the 2012 Farm Bill
Feeding Health or Disease? The 2012 Farm Bill November 2, 2010, 11 am CT (9 a.m. PT --10am MT --12 pm ET) In this webinar, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Medical […]
another bee film
this one by director of "Real Dirt on Farmer John, taggart siegel http://vimeo.com/10971927
troubled waters when you don't ride with the yeo valley
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba97nG2Bvyg] Last month, the University of Minnesota caused a stir when it decided to postpone the release of a film that focuses on the effect agriculture is having on U.S. […]
straight outta yeo valley
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anya wants your photos!
Have you seen Anya's photos? They are so good. She's co-curating this photo exhibit in California. A Sense of Place: Contemporary Agrarian Photography - Call for Submissions Farmer-photographers are invited […]
Tri-State Farm & Food Conference
With great excitement, we invite you to join us at the first-ever Tri-State Farm & Food Conference to be held in Huntington, West Virginia on Saturday, November 6, 2010. A release […]
pcc farmland trust internship
PCC Farmland Trust (Seattle, WA) is hiring an Americorps Stewardship Intern to assist with our Farmland Stewardship Program. This is a great opportunity to learn more about farmland preservation and stewardship, […]
redwood revelry - this friday!!
Our West Coast Tour continues - join us this Friday at Frey Vineyards!
composting in the city
wonderful programming this fall from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Wednesday, October 13th | 6 to 8 pm Mulch, Leaves, and Cover Crops: How to Protect and Improve Your Soil The […]
a media toolkit for farmers
Harvesting Media Coverage: New NSAC Program Champions Farmers' Voices What’s one of the most underutilized assets of the sustainable agriculture movement? It’s the authentic and inspiring personal stories of the […]
greenhorns will be there
It Takes A Region NESAWG Conference. Greenhorns are throwing a Young & Beginning Farmer Mixer! A WORKING CONFERENCE TO BUILD OUR NORTHEAST FOOD SYSTEM REGISTRATION NOW OPEN WHEN: November 12-13, […]
farmers throwing in the towel
Dear Uncle sam, Dear eaters. While young muscles are brave, they are not invincible. We need to improve the odds for new farmers. Here is a sad story: The End […]
look how organized they are about climate change.
Which is abstract and big. Farming is direct and tangible. It should be easier for us http://www.350.org/en/resources/media
business planning!
A course starting in December 2010 will provide both new and experienced farmers with the tools to develop agricultural business plans to start or grow their businesses. “Building a Sustainable […]
federal dollars trickling down all the right streambeds.
LOCAL ORGANIZATION LANDS MAJOR FEDERAL GRANT The Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming will launch a three-year training program for beginning farmers and market gardeners The EcoVillage at Ithaca […]
csa's on tv, including greenhorns!
From WGBY, Episode #211: Thursday, September 9, 2010 http://www.wgby.org/localprograms/ecoexchange/video.html This special edition of Eco Exchange will examine four local farms in Western MA that are using the Community Supported Agriculture […]
hello! usda cares what young farmers think
News from Stone Barns... This December 2 and 3, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture will present its third annual Young Farmers Conference: Reviving the Culture of Agriculture, a […]
i drank the apple juice
I am a contaminator of the world via e-waste. I saw this slideshow online. http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/08/04/magazine/20100815-dump.html good for us digital farmy types to tune into the afterlife of our powerful fingertips […]
farm job in central california
Organic Farm Education Internship on Live Earth Farm Interested in spending the school year on the Central Coast of California? Description: Live Earth Farm, established in 1996, is an 80 […]
the search for land in santa barbara county
Our friend & fellow punk yeoman greenhorn Shawn McMahon at Out of Step Farms in Goleta is looking for more land. Here is another strapping, hardworking young farmer who wants […]
stop it obama!
We need agricultural research to support the transition of our foodsystem to regional production-- not making candy bars into little candy coated bite size pieces. Convenience is killing us. Lets […]
Portraits of Three Young Farmers
a story by Roseanne Pereira in Heavy Table. When I first see Laura Frerichs at her 40-acre farm in Hutchinson, MN, there’s a blue cloudless sky and the sun is […]
new blood for the old body
a project of our friend and fellow greenhorns, Trace Ramsey. Another successful kickstarter campaign that could use an extra push in the last hours! Kickstarter Project HERE
grow nut trees
in new york! GROW NUT TREES The fall meeting of the New York Nut Growers Association will be at SUNY, Morrisville, 80 Eaton St., Morrisville, NY 13408, (which is 16 […]
working villages
another great blog and project. http://www.workingvillages.org/blog/ Working Villages International is founded on the principle that all people deserve access to meaningful employment and a high quality of life. We believe […]
community facilities grants
Knowing about programs like this could turn some people on. There's potential here for farmer activists to work with rural communities (ideally their own) to develop projects that the USDA […]
amazing young men like this will lead us forward
[vodpod id=Video.4544640&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] From the mouths of babes, posted with vodpod
kicking off the west coast tour tonight!
TONIGHT! The Greenhorns tour kicks off at the Vashon Island Grange Hall at 5pm, with tons of information for young & beginning farmers, live music, spit roasted pig & lamb, […]
generation organic
we've blogged about them before, but now they've got their facebook page up - check it out: Generation Organic. The tour starts in 3 days. “Generation Organic”—a group of young, […]
spritely little moviestar narrates rad bee film!
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