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ZONE 7 DINNERS ON THE FARM Hosted by 5 of our picturesque farm locations throughout New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania, Zone 7 Dinners on the Farm will offer a true taste of the season.  Guests will be treated to an intimate, farmer-led, “behind the scenes” tour of the fields, followed by a 4-course, fresh and […]

Its  a 'stakeholder forum ' on land tenure for beginning farmers in the Hudson Valley In partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension at the Pfeiffer Center, Chestnut Ridge NY.

here is a good example of a seed public art project at "potato-level". www.potatoperspective.org

Looking for warmth in the coming months? Go apprentice down closer to the equator. Azuero Earth Project  - www.azueroearthproject.org operating on the Azuero Peninsula in Panama.

Friend + farmer Benjamin Fraher with some stellar videos from Esalen Farm and Garden - [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd3zvcuQwSg]

It's a blog written by Patrick, our very own world traveling cheese+salumi maker/poet/director of outreach, and it's up again after a long absence. Hope you enjoy. meatncheese.wordpress.com

The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition is seeking a full-time Grassroots Organizer to work on our 2012 Farm Bill Campaign.   NSAC is a grassroots alliance of farm, faith, and conservation groups.   Our 80 member organizations work to advance federal policies that support small and mid-size family farms, sustainable and organic agriculture, and promote economically […]

Get excited, NW Greenhorns! Monday October 4th at the Vashon Grange Hall! We'll be dance to the beautiful music of The Tallboys and Polka Dot Dot Dot. Stay tuned for more information on the Young Farmer Mixer & Spit Roast. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueeJh_jzrOQ] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb88Z06-ViQ]

Have you been experiencing the prescense of this nasty chemical herbicide in your compost? In Washington, it is popping up in composted manure in Whatcom County, and other parts of the state, as reported in the Bellingham Herald. It is found in Milestone, made by Dow, and was approved for use in the U.S. in […]

TO REGISTER, or for more information on course format and requirements, please visit http://www.nybeginningfarmers.org/courses/index.php?page=allcourses New Online Courses for Beginning Farmers Debut This Fall! Need some guidance on the development or expansion of a farm enterprise? Can’t find any trainings near you? If you’re comfortable enough with a computer to consider learning online, you’ll be glad […]

Central Co-op and Seattle Good Business Network present SLICE: Strengthening Local Independent Co-ops Everywhere Date: Saturday, October 23, 2010 Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Location: Seattle Central Community College 1701 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122 Join us for a powerful day-long conference on everything ranging from cooperative basics for people starting or interested in starting […]

Critical Art Ensemble (CAE) is a collective of five tactical media practitioners of various specializations including computer graphics and web design, film/video, photography, text art, book art, and performance. We think their art is pretty sweet. Check out their website for more posters, and some videos of their performances.

Young couple finds vigorous venture in vegetable farming Now in their second year of operation, couple makes plans to expand acreage Shooting Star CSA By WES SANDER FAIRFIELD, Calif. -- Lily Schneider and Matthew McCue believe in farming. They believe it brings people together, and they believe that although it's tough, it's a viable business […]

A few weeks ago, Rob Cushman led a  seaweed workshop on the coast of Maine during our  3-day Chautauqua.  It was a magical morning, and many people in attendance wanted to know more - more about Rob's background, more about seaweed, more about the harvest.  Rob has written an amazing piece answering all of our […]

with the heritage radio network - the network that airs our radio show every thursday! September 25.

It is not my operating system! Opponents threaten to push for biotech labels Three farmers say biotech wheat will destroy Japanese market By DAN WHEAT WATERVILLE, Wash. -- Feeling their 1,012 petition signatures to stop genetically modified wheat have been ignored, three Waterville wheat growers may start a new petition drive this winter seeking labeling […]

October 1-3, 2010.  check their website for more information: vashonsheepdogclassic.com

Our project is live! We've watched, and helped, several projects raise money quite successfully through kickstarter, and now we're giving it a shot.  We have until October 22 to raise 15k. Will you help? Check out our kickstarter page HERE The Pitch. So what do we want to do now? 1. Take our film all […]

A blog that catalogs the Grassroots Cartography art exhibit curated by SEA Change in Portland, Oregon, USA in May 2009. www.seagallery.wordpress.com This exhibit featured maps of where our food comes from locally and globally comparing unemployment rates of past and present recessions

Organic Land Care Our mission is to extend the vision, principles and expertise of organic agriculture to the landscapes where people live their daily lives. Our Standards for Organic Land Care has been recognized and used across the U.S. as a model for sustainable landscaping practices. In this site you can learn about our Standards, […]

Greenhorns are hiring! Please share this  with anyone who has web programming and graphic design skills. WEB + DESIGN MAVEN, 20 hrs/week to start one month trial, $20-25/hr depending on experience. The Greenhorns is a nonprofit organization based in the Hudson Valley that works to recruit, promote and support America's young farmers. We are a […]

From Jeanine Davis, NCSU Now Offering Free Consultations for Pastured Egg Start-ups In response to the recent massive egg recall, Animal Welfare Approved is pleased to announce that it will make its consulting services available at no charge to any farmer wishing to start up a pasture-based egg operation. Farmers interested in learning more, or […]

MILK NOT JAILS is a consumer campaign to mobilize NY residents to support the dairy industry and the long-term sustainability of the rural economy.  It is a political campaign to advocate for criminal justice and agricultural policy reform that will bring positive economic growth.  MILK NOT JAILS insists that bad criminal justice policy should not […]

MIT Global Challenge: Agricultural Processing Problem Around the world, 550 million smallholder farmers lack access to mechanized agricultural technology. Many important food staples like maize (corn) and grains (e.g., rice or whet) are harvested and processed by hand, which is both labor intensive and time consuming. Processing agriculture manually can also lead to injuries or […]

Appalachia Rising is a mass mobilization in Washington, DC, September25-27, 2010, calling for an end to the devastating practice ofmountaintop removal mining. Mountaintop removal has already destroyedover 500 of the world's oldest mountains and more than 2,000 miles ofstreams, and has contaminated our nation's waters. Together, we willbring Appalachia's cry to our nation's capital: We […]

any young farmers want to weigh in on this? Broadband Trumps Farmer Payments in Rural Aid. By Alan Bjerga - Aug 26, 2010 "Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack knows that Farm Belt protocol requires paying respect to the Butter Cow. During a visit to the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 17, he made the pilgrimage to […]

2010 Women in Sustainable Agriculture Conference November 1-3, 2010 Lake Morey Resort, Fairlee, VT Bringing together farmers, ranchers, educators, agricultural service providers and activists to: build production and business skills share educational and organizational strategies forge new connections that support farm women in the Northeast. Featuring: Farm-based workshops and tours Intensive skill building sessions Engaging […]

GATES FOUNDATION INVESTS IN MONSANTO Both will profit at expense of small-scale African farmers Seattle, WA – Farmers and civil society organizations around the world are outraged by the recent discovery of further connections between the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and agribusiness titan Monsanto. Last week, a financial website published the Gates Foundation’s investment […]

The 2010 Young Farmers Conference is being held again at Stone Barns Center for for Food and Agriculture in NY. And they want your input for workshops and presentations! Request for proposals PDF can be found here: http://sbcweb1.stonebarnscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/YFC-2010-rfp.pdf Here are some ideas we've had: How to approach the beginning farmer service providers; coaching on interfacing with […]

If you're in the Green Bay, Ashland or Madison area -- come join me for an evening of inspiration, ideas and networking among kindred women farmer and food activist spirits. More detail/dates below.   The event is free; please e-mail me to pre-register or if you have any questions.  See you there! Lisa Kivirist Rural […]

Our friend and fellow greenhorns Sean Stanton is having a pig roast!  7th annual, it seems.  In the Berkshires.  Contact him at [email protected] for more info.

a note from american farmland trust - greenhorns, do you sell to chefs? let them know about this opportunity. Hey Greenhorn friends! I hope you are doing well. I just wanted to drop a quick note and let you know about an exciting campaign American Farmland Trust is running this fall. From October 10-16th we […]

this time a British take on what we're talking about. Check out their blog here. Who Would be A Farmer? “When it’s the middle of December and it gets dark about half past two, and rain’s coming down horizontal and it’s so cold that the dog goes home — you think, crikey, why the hell […]

here's a neat project in Kentucky. 15Thousand Farmers helps create, empower, and inspire 15,000 new, organic, neighborhood backyard/front yard farmers in Louisville, KY to feed their families and themselves and to give away! How? By using simple and easy instructions, checklists and materials and ongoing support provided through local growers and resources that will provide […]

wonderful! THE IRAQI SEED PROJECT VOLUME 3, SUMMER 2010 In the days of yore a farmer gave (these) instructions to his son... Your implements should be ready. The parts of your yoke should be assembled. Your new whip should hang from a nail -- the bindings of the handle of your old whip should be […]

TOMATO VARIETIES SURPASS 100 IN 10TH YEAR OF TOMATO FESTIVAL Red Fire Farm Hosts Celebration of Agricultural Bounty in the Pioneer Valley GRANBY, MA - The initial idea of a quiet little tomato tasting party has grown over ten years into a full- blown community celebration, the tenth annual Red Fire Farm Tomato Festival. On […]

Another from the Organic Trailer Competition. [vodpod id=Video.4296722&w=425&h=350&fv=vId%3D287%26amp%3BportalId%3D1%26amp%3BbaseUrl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fviews.newhope.com%2FDesktopModules%2FUltraVideoGallery%2F] Video Player > WWOOF the Movie, posted with vodpod WWOOF: The Movie  one begins by outlining the history and policies of the "World-Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms" organizations around the globe, then narrows the focus to the experiences of the two main protagonists: a couple of American […]

A reminder from our friend Tom Stearns and High Mowing Seeds - TONIGHT, August  22, at at the High Mowing Organic Seeds Trial and Showcase Gardens  in Wolcott, VT will be live music and the biggest free localvore dinner in the State served by the chefs and students of NECI in our fields.  We will spark up […]

hi farmers. for a photo collage project we are asking you to bust out your digital camera.. and would like please a collection of your dirty fingers. particularly.. the weeding finger that has dirt all up in the skin wrinkles. please email to [email protected] thank you SEverine

meatpaper is calling for submissions for their upcoming issue - do you have a meat story to share? or a story about a sandwich? the deadline is September 3!  For Issue Thirteen, the theme for Meat Up (our short essay section) is “The Worst Meat I Ever Ate.” Do you have a sweet, funny, terrifying, […]