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check out this snippet from a new documentary directed by Jared Flesher, The Farmer and The Horse. If you like what you see and want to get your hands on a DVD for a public screening, contact [email protected]. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qsAvKxqhto]

someone in the farmer world should get on THIS.

the site of our goatspit, summer 2009, now a homey farm store/ soda shoppe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRzzYDmYLOY

of super cool projects all of us should know about and keep in our arsenal of hope Giving color to the well-researched data, are six case studies that show what can be done when a commitment to values is held equally to that of the bottom line: Shepherd's Grain [3], Indian Springs Farmers Association [4], Woodbury County, IA […]

by Johanna Divine.  Check it out here

check them out HERE

these folks have a "Next Generation" program as well. Practical Farmers of Iowa Field Day July 31st, from 9AM to 1 PM Starting at the Student Organic Farm (55519 170th St, Ames), ending at Mustard Seed Community Farm (366 W Ave, Ames IA, 50010) with a lunch provided, the field day will focus on community-to-agriculture […]

via the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition's Blog.  Also check out a response they posted from a farmer. Vilsack: Farm Bill Should Emphasize Beginning Farmers A funny thing happened on the way to a Senate Agriculture Committee farm bill hearing to review progress on implementation of the 2008 Farm Bill’s commodity, crop insurance, and disaster assistance […]

about how the women's land army at first had issues with harvesting tobacco, in connecticut so close to the women's colleges... but ultimately they did it. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfon799_FI8&feature=related]

Two upcoming workshops at Foxglove Farm's 'Centre for Arts, Ecology and Agriculture'. Both are taught by farmers Michael Ableman and Josh Volk.  Register at www.foxglovefarmbc.ca or call 250-388-6800 for information.  Growing for Family - September 23-25th: This workshop is for people who would like to learn simple systems for growing food in small spaces for themselves and for […]

www.thisisrubbish.org.uk food not bombs meets eat in - UK style. oh yes please!

Garrison Keillor At The State Fair. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111538579 In the July 2009 National Geographic, Garrison Keillor, host of public radio's A Prairie Home Companion, listed the Top 10 joys of the State Fair. Keillor talks about what made the list, from food on a stick to oversized swine. Do you have a favorite state fair?  Tell […]

Their annual potluck was Sunday, but this is a beautiful message be sure to check them out HERE Bees teach patience, resilience, and thankfulness for nature’s gifts. They teach us to work with them rather than control them. Today, bees have been forced to work in an agricultural model that poisons and malnourishes them. The […]

Scholarships are available for youth to this conference - apply ASAP!  There is also a special youth gathering. There is a revolution in human values taking place in our midst - some have called it the food revolution. Countless human beings are waking up and pioneering new approaches to food, farming, health, community and sustainability. […]

Check out this film about biocontrol research on vineyards that greenhorns Anya's friend Houston is a key leader of. Kudos to someone for trying to make agroeco research look cool and accessible to people. [vodpod id=Video.4098186&w=425&h=350&fv=] bio control, posted with vodpod

To all you budding vineyard agroecologists, we highly recommend checking out UC Berkley's extensive stash of resources on all things organic/biodynamic grape-growing.

Unsafe at Any Meal By ERIC SCHLOSSER July 24, 2010 EVERY day, about 200,000 Americans are sickened by contaminated food. Every year, about 325,000 are hospitalized by a food-borne illness. And the number who are killed annually by something they ate is roughly the same as the number of Americans who’ve been killed in Iraq […]

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www.thebarnstormers.org/motionpaintings we could use some help painting some young farmer barns! I know there must be a cool 'this american life' episode on the nomadic crews of southern barn painters-- they come north with spray-nozzle paint applicators and cheaply maintain many of the lovely barns in our landscape. can someone send me a video or […]

calling all ruckus raisers: we are putting the finishing touches on a final chautauqua schedule-- look for it monday! in the meantime, interested volunteers should contact anne - [email protected], and send those RSVP's to michelle - [email protected].

the wicked delicate boys ( aka king corn boys) also made a really nice film called The Greening of Southie. which i was reminded of by watching mat damon bravely defending his tradesman-ship ethos in good will hunting

Here's a trailer, that is part of the organic trailer competition. [vodpod id=Video.4081771&w=425&h=350&fv=vId%3D284%26amp%3BportalId%3D1%26amp%3BbaseUrl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fviews.newhope.com%2FDesktopModules%2FUltraVideoGallery%2F] Video Player > Urban Roots, posted with vodpod Urban Roots is about the spontaneous emergence of urban farms in the city of Detroit, a city devastated by the loss of half it’s population due to the collapse of manufacturing. With the most […]

learn what organic industry elders are doing to protect their ingredients: www.nongmoproject.org ! and they have a non gmo iPHONE app

What’s big and yellow, has three wheels, hauls a quarter ton and is poised to revolutionize small-load urban transport?  Answer: the cargo tricycle!  from the super cool new GRACE site ECOCENTRISM

http://www.subpop.com/artists many of whom are singing about saving the mountains from coal mining. and some of whom are singing the values of new agrarianims. We are looking for a band to play the NESAWG mixer in Albany in November-- New England Sustainable Ag. Working Group conference.

From California Farmlink: Will you make a call to support the next generation of farmers? Please call Senator Diane Feinstein in support of a key program helping farmer get started in farming.  Agricultural funders in the U.S. House of Representatives marked up (voted on) their Fiscal Year 2011 agricultural appropriations bill last week, and they […]

And a successful kickstarter project!  More on Flood Time the movie HERE.  Their teaser is wonderful. CONTEXT: Flood Tide is a collaboration with the Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea, a project dreamed up by the artist Swoon and built by an eclectic group of artists and performers. In the summer of 2008, the crew built […]

yeah. essex farmstyle. go see for yourself. year round CSA, self service, so breathtakingly punky

instructables- there are more and more of them. cornell beginning farmers website sometimes its easier to see it in video format than reading about it.

life is unfair. be brave like billie! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-Viwv-yvrk&NR=1&feature=fvwp]

look how super wonderful they are!  mfta.org [vodpod id=Video.4048894&w=425&h=350&fv=video%3D1515701086%26amp%3Bplayer%3Dviral] art, posted with vodpod

PBS stations around the nation are scheduling summer broadcasts of the film GOOD FOOD, about sustainable food and farming in the Pacific Northwest. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0BHrA4hG80] Upcoming Broadcasts of GOOD FOOD We are continually updating this broadcast schedule on our GOOD FOOD Facebook page, so please visit there often to see the latest additions! > July 17 […]

www.goodfoodthemovie.org also super is the film " broken limbs" and the whole inventory up at bullfrog films. and the pdf. of ours. 'how to start a film festival' oh. and UC berkeley is throwing another food and farming film festival www.agrariana.org

INVITATION TO CO-CONSPIRE If you receive our emails, chances are we met you at a Greenhorns event somewhere along the way. Whether it was a workshop, a mixer, a bike ride, or at a conference, we all found our way there through the currents of some lovely agricultural magnetism. And we want to keep that […]

http://www.allianceforarts.org/get-the-facts/current-reports.php when the downturn spins down, art pays for it our revolution must be powered by photosynthesis, at least mostly

Maine’s Young Farmers Gather to Revive Century-Old Agrarian Tradition: Grassroots-Organized “Chautauqua” A Further Signal of American Agricultural Renaissance The Greenhorns will host a key cultural gathering in Maine in August. In a state where conventional statistics suggest a decline in youth-led economy, this “Chautauqua” will demonstrate how young people are reviving diversified, sustainable farming and […]

so fill in your thoughts. organic farming research foundation is leader of the pack on farm bill reform along with sustainable ag. coalition, family farm coalition, organic coalition, land stewardship and iatp. So get on those mailing lists if you aren't already.  Negotiations on the 2012 Farm Bill will begin in the next several months. This […]

With all the prejudice for agribusiness in our official systems it's really a compfort to see progress on the issue of childhood obesity. Get kids outdoors. Feed them real food. Let them move their arms and legs around in the sunshine. etc. very groundbreaking.  see these new resources... Note the Administration's new Let's Move website:  […]

Coordinated by the Food Justice Project of the Community Alliance for Global Justice Third Event of 2010! Refugee Farmer Project - Auburn, WA Saturday, July 31st, 10am-3pm