the compost tea revolution
more from the amazing folks at Common Vision! Soil Food Web & the Compost Tea Revolution August 16-20th, 2010; M.A. Center in Castro Valley, CA Back by popular demand, Common […]
fighting the good fight
many thanks to greenhorn Tim Quinn of Lost World Farm for his words and photos. He says of the Greenhorns, "Your group has been a large part of my inspiration, […]
maybe we should have a sponsored "young farmer olympics"
Young farmers up for anything The seven young men vying in Gore for the title of the county's top young farmer yesterday got their hands dirty showing their practical farming […]
eat your heart out...
with data sets. FAO provides free access to statistics treasure trove World's largest database of food, hunger and agricultural information now fully accessible online 9 July 2010, Rome - FAO is granting […]
help the alaskan youth sharpen their claws
Real Food Youth Training in Bethel, Alaska July 26-30. Teens from villages and communities including Pilot Station, Togiak, Kotlik, Kasigluk, Quinhagak, Dillingham, and Palmer will be exploring issues around industrial/processed […]
So You Wanna Be a Farmer… in Vermont?
One of our allies from the Intervale Center, Mandy Davis, has compiled this wonderful listing of resources for young farmers and aspiring agrarians in Vermont. We'll be posting more shortly […]
cherry pie mixer video
The Michigan Young Farmers Coalition just posted this video of our Cherry Pie Mixer!
front step farm
Check out this video from the Providence Journal on a new urban farming project. | http://www.projo.com/video/news-index.html?nvid=414786
some farmers surf
look at this beautiful video of DIY delight. music by John J. Francis. straight out of the seventies. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S75a00owFFA]
greenhorn radio
featured this week on greenhorn radio (sponsored by the ever wonderful hearst ranch) severine talks to Sarah Petranek, former radiologic technologist and current blueberry farm proprietor. Sarah conveys the story […]
farmers = rockstars
--so says a recent piece by Christine LaPado in Chico's news, where the greenhorns get a shout out! you can read the blurb HERE rock on.
save the date! august 13-15
What is a chataqua? its a good time festival, its an adult education tradition born of the methodists in upstate new york. Our chatauqua begins at MOFGA home grounds, also known […]
benefit for Haitian agriculture July 10th / July 15th
Writer and wannabe farmer Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts is living in New Orleans for a while, partly because she’d intended to spend most of 2010 traveling in Haiti to start research on her second […]
another little city farm
we recommend checking out this short&sweet video about Front Step Farm-- a spritely little 1/6th acre farm in Providence, RI, with produce going to Providence's only urban farmer's cooperative, the Little City […]
all about appalachia
a shout out to some awesome appalachia organizers -- Farming for Health and Wealth is working with communities to increase access to fresh, local food for people in Wyoming and McDowell Counties […]
this is crazy
Young farmers: On-job training a must Federal proposal would keep non-family off land By Rick Dandes The Daily Item SUNBURY — A law proposed by a California congresswoman may make […]
work for city seed
new haven's farmers market is molto molto buono. Position Title: Executive Director Organization: CitySeed Location: New Haven, CT Position Summary The Executive Director (ED) will be responsible for the consistent […]
a new spin on farmer recruitment
our friend Noah clued us in to this: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/24/colbert-immigrant-farm-wo_n_624875.html In a tongue-in-cheek call for immigration reform, farm workers are teaming up with comedian Stephen Colbert to challenge unemployed Americans: Come […]
work at drumlin farm
Hi everyone, We’re looking to hire another apprentice here at Drumlin Farm for the remainder of the 2010 growing season. We are a non-profit, working educational farm doing 20 acres […]
the van greenhorns wants
CHECK IT OUT HERE dear world. we would like this van. for our touring with the film.. please!? xseverine and patrick, on a cheese field trip.
put 'em up
preserve the bounties of sweet summer! with the help of this new book by miss sherri brooks
Fruiting Tree/Vine/Shrub Workshops and Sale
WHERE: 766 Metropolitan Ave. betw. Graham Ave. & Humboldt Williamsburg, Brooklyn (L train to Graham / G train to Metropolitan) WHEN: Saturday July 10 & Sunday July 11. 10 AM […]
new album, first in a long long time
from our favorite bicycle-powered musicial pixies, the ginger ninjas. Golden Bubble (span: [femenina] burbuja dorada): (n), The Golden Bubble is a force, my force, your force, our force. Benevolent, yet […]
hone your hoophouse skills
MOFGA Farm Training Project - Hoophouse Tomato Production Tuesday, July 6 at 5pm @New Leaf Farm, Durham Tomatoes are an enormously important cash crop for mixed vegetable growers in Maine. Join […]
kickstart Farm Lot 59
We recently received this note from from Sasha, a young farmer and regular greenhorn radio listener who needs help Kickstarting an urban farm in Long Beach, CA: I'm very excited to update […]
need young farmers!
Agriculture struggles with lack of young farmers BY COURTENAY EDELHART, Californian staff writer [email protected] | Saturday, Jun 12 2010 12:00 PM Don Davis' grandfather founded his family's northern Kern County […]
The Last Crop film screening
Great Works Regional Land Trust is proud to offer screenings of The Last Crop, a documentary-in-progress by Chuck Schultz about a small California farm’s conservation journey. We invite you to […]
milling, doggy guardians, silvipasture, cucurbits!
Save the Dates: Upcoming Field Days with PASA Managing Nutrients and Pests in Organic Cucurbit Production Thursday, July 8 Penn State Research Farm PA Furnace, Centre Co. Dog Days of […]
yougurt for the hospitals
my first summer farm job was for the head of the swiss biodynamic association on his farm in the emmenthal, switzerland. Every week we delivered six cases of yougurt to […]
vermont cheesemakers festival
July 25th! Check it out here. Formaggio Kitchen, one of our favorite places, is making a field trip out of it. Climb aboard the Formaggio Kitchen bus to lovely Shelburne […]
best management
The Journal of Extension recently published a short paper called "Best Management Practices for Beginning Farmer Support," documenting strategies and recommendations shared by great CCE educators who have a long […]
dissertation to dirt
Greenhorn Neysa King keeps a blog about her transition to a career in organic farming, Dissertation to Dirt. Recently, She sent us this new post about her first year working […]
for the ladies!
The USDA has provided funding for Beginning Women Farmers in Connecticut to learn more about whole farm planning in a Beginning Farmer Program developed specifically for women-- brought to you […]
forage crop webinar
Forage Crop Identification and Fall Seeding Webinar--July 8, 2010 at 7 p.m. with Sid Bosworth, UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture coordinated by the UVM Extension New Farmer Project Join Sid […]
leadership, we need leadership.
4th Annual Farm & Food Leadership Conference, "Taking Back Control of Our Food Supply". Jim Hightower will be the keynote speaker, and the lunches will be prepared with local, sustainably […]
farmers' wives!
Missouri Young Farmers & Young Farm Wives Tour hosted by the Bolivar Chapter. Registration starts on Sunday, August 1 from 4:00 - 6:30. ... ozarksfirst.com/index.php?option=com_jevents... In Switzerland there are schools for farmers' […]
how nice they look framed
add some farmer swag to your life and get one (or four) of greenhorns artist brooke budner's posters, available on on etsy.
they are leasing trees.. innovative!
Little Dog Orchard, Hudson Valley NY, needs irrigation and that means we need your help! Our goal is to raise $5,000 to offset the costs of installing a drip irrigation […]
New Farmer Workshop Series begins July 14th!
6 New Farmer Training Workshops in the Rutland Region of Vermont this summer, starting July 14th brought to you by Rutland Area Farm and Food Link: July 14 • Marketing […]