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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 exhibition.

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 organization, Grow Food Northampton will undertake a fundraising campaign to purchase the Bean/Allard farmland in Florence, MA in order to create a community farm. Provided […]

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 farm is now a historic part of Ohio State Park, and you can visit! www.malabarfarm.org [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEBoAEb7Opw]

“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 movement of idealistic 20-somethings who are abandoning their urban lifestyles, sometimes forgoing college, to help spur agricultural change in the United States. With nothing but […]

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 26.  Learn how to start, grow, harvest, and use eleven culinary herbs. Cooking Seasonally, monthly through October.  Learn to prepare simple, quick and delicious dishes […]

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 industry and Ottawa, toward what's expected to be a "redesign" of policy tools meant for renewal in the ag sector. Jean-Pierre Blackburn, the federal minister […]

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, and networking sessions, one-on-one time with teamsters and equipment dealers, and the premier annual meeting of the newly formed Draft Animal Power Network. October 15, 2010 […]

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. Expect music, skillshares, workshops, young farmer mixers, worksong singalongs and much more.  We'll be sending out details soon, but for now, we just want to […]

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 – Saturday, 6/12, 2-5pm Marshalltown – Sunday, 6/13, 11am-2pm Call or email for exact locations COST: Free - space is limited, so please RSVP to reserve […]

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 is kicking off their summer-long Edible Garden Exhibition with a big "Opening Weekend Barbecue" benefit event featuring "displays, demonstrations from food and gardening experts, celebrity […]

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 launched a unique and exciting touring circus. Imagine a circus in which actors juggle bottled water, polar bears dance on melting ice floes, the props […]

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 for bragging rights for the best sweet and savory pies in the city.  Gourmet goodies from sponsors Jimmy's No. 43, Whisk, and more will be […]

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? Insight from The Century of Self, a BBC 4 Documentary

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 - CASA (Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture) One Straw Farm Whitehall, MD Wednesday, June 16 The Art & Science of Quality Small Grains Production Small Valley […]

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 Action to explore these questions as well as the developing dialogue between local and global concerns as it applies to economy, agri­culture, history, food, culture […]

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 an organic farmer!  As in years past, the award will be presented at the Organic Farming Conference to be held next February 24-26, 2011 in […]

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 20), Guilderland, NY 12084 Learn more about  the potentially disastrous "hydrofracking" currently underway in New York State.   Underneath much of upstate NY is the […]

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 and a true community learning experience.  Tell your friends! For more info visit www.austingrowersguild.wordpress.com Registration is greatly appreciated to [email protected] All donations help cover cost […]

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 a misunderstood and overlooked part of our food production system. We will bring to life the diverse projects that are, in distinct ways, transforming our […]

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 ( which are far too far and few in between). kudos to our friend Jacob Cowgill for the tip! check it OUT

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 locally-grown delights from JMCatering, a local Fayetteville-area gourmet caterer specializing in local and organic food and featuring several products from our Farmers Market sellers.  Proceeds […]

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 your interview with Olivia at Farm 255 in Georgia and she was talking about land grant colleges being far behind on sustainable ag. Until recently […]

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 and read a PDF of their letter to Secretary Vilsack.  Here's an excerpt: "unfortunately this spending doesn't appear geared toward conventional farmers who produce the […]

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 is an option) would involve: the option of having a your own garden, helping with haying, caring for a few meat goats, and generally watching […]

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 of the deal.  The set-up would be perfect for an experienced young farmer. "Our mission at Golden Quarter Farm is the restoration, preservation, and protection […]

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 and Sunday.     10am - 4pm.     both days Looks like the weather is going to be beautiful!! We have been getting ready. […]

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 always a little surprised when I hear people say that they are getting on a plane and heading off to the Holy Land,” Winona LaDuke […]

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 NYT "mention" will draw some much-needed media attention to the actual contents of my own report, which examines university-industry alliances to finance energy research on […]

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 out the Sylvester Manor website for more on the songs he sings, including some amazing lyrics to learn and sing in your own fields!

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 to distill the essence of a new rural archetype. Concentric fields of study and action shape a constantly evolving system through art, science, agriculture and […]

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 on that soon The Woolman Summer Intensive A six day residential program for adults integrating the practices of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and Permaculture in a […]