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we can't get enough of this. Here is part 3 of 4. More here. [vodpod id=Video.64628&w=425&h=350&fv=docId%3D-6111922724894802811%26playerMode%3Dsimple%26hl%3Den] more about "The Century of the Self 3 of 4", posted with vodpod

Sunday, June 20th starting from 1pm @ the Market at the (OA) Can Factory, 3rd st/3rd Ave, BK for an afternoon of SkillShare and Performance, Enjoy Illegal Dairy and Art […]

Attention: Sustainable Farmers and Farm Education Programs Up to 110 acres of prime farmland may soon be available for lease in Northampton, MA.  Interested farmers please apply. The emerging non-profit […]

those of you who haven't yet read this amazing work, MALABAR FARM by Louis Bromfield.. get your hands on an old copy, there are new copies out as well. The […]

“A Pipe Dream Revolution” is a portrayal of a young person’s quest to be a sustainable farmer, to live off the land and with integrity. It’s representative of a surging […]

wonderful summer workshops abound at Glynwood Farm, located in Cold Spring, NY. + check out their blog-- where you can learn things like how to shear a sheep. Culinary Herbs, June […]

6th Annual Northeast Permaculture Convergence: July 2 – 4, 2010 at the MOFGA Common Ground Education Center, Unity Maine

Feds pledge "future farmers'" summit June 1, 2010 from country-guide.ca The federal government plans to convene a meeting this fall of young and beginning farmers with representatives from the ag […]

4th Annual Northeast Animal Power Field Days brought to you by NEFOOD Featuring: field and forest working demonstrations at Howevale Farm, workshops and draft animal presentations, resource exhibitors, local food vendors, […]

Greenhorns of Maine and New England!  We'll be doing our first event in Maine this August - a 2 Day Chatauqua.  Never heard of a Chatauqua?  Here's a brief history. […]

have been helping us find ovens for our CHERRY PIE MIXER (more about that next week) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ3Xc7-HxfU&feature=player_embedded]

and other crazy DIY projects. http://www.instructables.com/id/iPad-Optimized-Kitchen-Pegboard/

some great workshops on urban farming this weekend if you're in the area. WHERE and WHEN: Des Moines - Friday, 6/11, 3-6pm Waterloo – Saturday, 6/12, 9am-12noon, Cedar Rapids – […]

but I was reminded of it by some super Englishmen this past weekend [vodpod id=Video.3795931&w=425&h=350&fv=seed_name%3Dgreenstreets%26amp%3Bpresentation_id%3D184] http://www.landshare.net/ river cottage, a spawning ground for all sorts of wild ideas

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lisa Brenneis and Jim Churchill from Churchill Orchard will be bringing Ojai Pixies to the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx on Sat. and Sun. June 19-20. NYBG […]

on September 19, they'll be at NOFA Taste ARTFARM, a Middletown, Connecticut based non-profit organization which creates high quality theater with a commitment to environmental sustainability and social justice, has […]

Pie Lovers Unite! A Fundraiser for BK Farmyards Youth Farm at the High School for Public Service hosted by Jimmy's No. 43 will bring together 20 pie enthusiasts to compete […]

just today in the nytimes -- major food brands (sugar pap mostly) are advertising between 15- 82% more than usual. What does this mean and how are they doing it? […]

PASA has so many offerings for the aspiring agrarian.  Put them on your calendar! June Growing & Marketing Organic Vegetables This event is held in partnership with Future Harvest - […]

Thanks to Kelly Latimore for passing on this video about The Good Earth Farm in Athens, OH. [vodpod id=Video.3785045&w=425&h=350&fv=] more about "Religiously Sustainable ", posted with vodpod

25 year-old guy and 24 year-old gal mapping and documenting organic farm technologies via worldwide bike tour. ambitious-delicious. follow the blog!

Register now for the 3rd annual Rural Heritage Institute at Sterling College in Craftsbury Common, Vermont from June 18th - 20th for Is Local Enough? Promises and Limits of Local […]

Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) is seeking nominations for their 2011 'Organic Farmer of the Year' award.  Take advantage of this opportunity to acknowledge the outstanding efforts of […]

GNP Forum:  Hydrofracking - "The Gulf Coast Disaster" for New York State with Tom Prichard Wednesday,  June 9 ,  7:00 -9:00 pm Guilderland Public Library 2228 Western Avenue (US Route […]

Join Austin Growers Guild for their inaugural farm installation event.  This is a hands-on two day event, people!  Sure hope you can be a part of it---it's guaranteed good company […]

The Breaking Through Concrete Tour (BTC Tour) will document the American urban farm movement. Despite hundreds of farm and garden projects taking hold in major cities, the urban farm remains […]

because we can't get enough of swanky mapping, here is a great resource from the USDA showing the locations of animal processing facilities for small livestock and poultry farmers ( […]

next week in new york, a movie about a fabulously ancient french madame who specialized in herbs and afghan hounds.

This is happening on Saturday, with a high tunnel tour on Sunday! +++  June 5 -- FEAST Garden-To-Table dinner by the New River Gorge +++ Experience five lavish courses of […]

Thanks to Jacob Cowgill of Prairie Heritage Farm for the heads up on this program at Montana State University. Here's what Jacob has to say about it: I listened to […]

Perhaps you've heard of this new initiative of the USDA.  Apparently some senators are not very happy about it, notably John McCain, Saxby Chamblis and Pat Roberts. Click HERE download […]

This is in Southern Minnesota, a good opportunity to see what farming is like before taking the plunge. FARM-SITTING EXPERIENCE this summer (parts of June and July at least, longer […]

Here's a teaser blurb on some land in Maryland, and a few photos of the farmland that is in need of a farmer. Decent acreage, infrastructure, and housing are part […]

those white barn farmers sure are dynamo.  this plant sale is past already, but a good model for us. Our Plant Sale is here!!!!! May 22 & 23.    Saturday […]

steven's recent book" the call of the land" has a little passage about greenhorns in it. This is the Holy Land…I Am a Human Being May 22, 2010 – “I’m […]

Jennifer Washburn passed on this NYtimes article that references her forthcoming report, Big Oil Goes to College, which is being published by the Center for American Progress http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/26/us/politics/26energy.html Hopefully, this […]

Our friend Bennett, who traveled the world on a Watson Fellowship to learn work songs, was just featured in the NYtimes: City Slickers Take to the Crops, With Song Check […]

At Pollinaria.org download the pollinaria tour pdf which is full of more beautiful photos. Pollinaria is a concept of regeneration for the agrarian environment, a radical and composite organism designed […]

she's discovered Marlow & Sons. Watch her video HERE

well I'll be darned.  sounds pretty awesome. What I've also heard about is the revival of shaker seed saving, w/ ken greene our favorite green gremlin of local varieties. more […]