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A few terrific program for the summer from the University of Vermont. [vodpod id=Video.3473123&w=425&h=350&fv=clip_id%3D10527201%26amp%3Bserver%3Dvimeo.com%26amp%3Bautoplay%3D0%26amp%3Bfullscreen%3D1%26amp%3Bmd5%3D0%26amp%3Bshow_portrait%3D0%26amp%3Bshow_title%3D0%26amp%3Bshow_byline%3D0%26amp%3Bcontext%3Duser%3A2351152%26amp%3Bcontext_id%3D%26amp%3Bforce_embed%3D0%26amp%3Bmultimoog%3D%26amp%3Bcolor%3D00ADEF%26amp%3Bforce_info%3Dundefined] more about "Farmward Bound™ Preparation for farm ...", posted with vodpod The Summer University at the Horticulture Farm is a 6-8 week period where six summer courses will be held at UVM's 100 acre research farm. The courses include Entomology and Pest Management, Plant Pathology, Weed […]

an essay by Tom Philpott, actually the full-length version of what he wrote in the NYTimes piece we just referenced. To enter a farmers' market in a U.S. city in the summer is to experience firsthand the recent revival of small-scale farming. Stand after stand offers a dazzling variety of chemical-free produce, pasture-raised meat and […]

at Baker Creek Seed Bank, Petaluma California, 199 Petaluma Blvd. North Petaluma, CA 94952 April 25; 6pm-8pm after-party to follow at Green String Farm. A social gathering for young, beginning and aspiring farmers. w/ 600 Oysters, wool carding, heirloom seeds+ delightful local food and beverages.Presentation on the history of poultry by Sonoma Historical Society.Presentation for […]

A nice little piece in the NYtimes by Benjamin Shute - greenhorn + one of the co-founders of our new National Young Farmers Coalition!  His piece is part of a lengthier commentary on "Making It Easier to Eat Local Food".  Several great writers are featured. Small Grants Can Help Us Benjamin Shute is the co-owner […]

Check our our friends Annie & Ben at Rooftop Farms in this sweet video! [vodpod id=Video.3466567&w=425&h=350&fv=] more about "Food Curated » A Farm Grows in Brookl...", posted with vodpod

opened up in Chelsea Market.  Here are the details: Three seasons in, we've finally grown up.  It's still me, my prom date and his old Craigslist roommate, but now we have a new crappy van instead of our old crappy van, we've sheathed ourselves in a 14-foot wall of popsicle sticks, and we can talk […]

Pasture-Based Dairy: Restorative Grazing Strategies Long DeLite Farm; Williamsport, MD Held in partnership with Future Harvest - Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture (CASA) Thursday, April 22, 2010 10am - 2pm Free of Charge. Registration is Limited & RSVP is required. Lunch is provided. RSVP to Alice Chalmers, 443-243-2998 or [email protected] Come spend the day on […]

another school garden army:  Food Corps In the Washington Post: Will work for food? Try Food Corps The problems with school food are well-established. There’s not enough money, not enough manpower and often not enough know-how to produce fresher, more healthful food. Now, a group of good-food advocates has a plan: Establish a national Food […]

Which happened last week in Madras Oregon. Listen in on the auction!

The Art of Eating has gathered all bread issues into a new collection - The 12 issues cover pizza, croissants, baguettes, pain au levain, and more. 12 issues, $87 no. 22 “Pizza in Naples” — Pizza in the city where pizza originated and remains better than anywhere else — the history and origins, what defines […]

an update from Sweet Deliverance. Greetings! Spring is here and Sweet Deliverance is excited to announce Summer AND Fall service for 2010! We have some great new additions to the service including a fruit share, a selection of goodies from The Meat Hook, Brooklyn's famed butcher shop, as well as fresh soy and nut milks […]

via our pal Mark Gravel. Bouwerie & Friends Bean-in at CCA bean-in is a temporary free restaurant that is happening from 9am to 9pm on tuesday, april 20th at california college of the arts in the graduate center atrium. bean-based meals will be served over the course of a twelve-hour happening. bean-in examines conviviality, adaptability, […]

A new documentary that is also a kickstarter project with just three days to go! They could use a little greenhorns push. From Grass to Cheese is a feature documentary that chronicles the ups and downs of a family-run dairy farm in Ohio during it’s first year of cheese production. From Grass to Cheese will […]

Shared Earth - a website where landowners can share their garden space with gardeners. Seems wonderful.

Out they hatch! Make sure you get naked, and check for ticks. MILFORD – A local pathologist and his team have developed a new DNA test to catch Lyme disease early and treat it more swiftly. “The earlier Lyme disease is detected, the better chance we have of treating it,” said Dr. Sin Hang Lee […]

Here's a little note on some press for our friends at Urban Patchwork. Dear Severine (and all the rest of you wonderful greenhorns) If you wanted to know, the lovely Paige Hill and I (of Urban Patchwork) have been featured in today's issue of the Austin Statesman. (click here for more) Keith McDorman -- Urban […]

workshops on how to be a useful one in this world. Garden for the Environment, out in CA, is offering an amazing list of workshops.  Bees, Soil, Poultry, Bamboo.  You name it!

Pay attention at the 8th minute of the video, in which the sweet old farmer couple starts talking about the Young helper they found through the farm beginnings program in MN. A little light went off for us. More at Arlena's website [vodpod id=Video.3453853&w=425&h=350&fv=] more about "gardenwise", posted with vodpod

Still looking for summer work? Here's an opportunity at Frost Valley YMCA , which has a wonderful summer farm camp. Position Summary: This position is responsible for preparing, serving, and cleaning up after meals for up to 75 at the Frost Valley Farm Camp.  This farm based camp has activities including gardening and animal classes, […]

Having brought the agricultural literacy of the average american up at least six notches with his articles and books: with elegant simplicity and  succint summings up , michael pollan has now got the awkward task of addresssing the undeniable complexity of agriculture. It must be a bit maddening for him, because every field is different, […]

Dear friends, The food safety bill (S 510) was supposed to go to the full Senate next week, but we were told today that the timing is being pushed back a week or two because the Senate will instead be debating finance reform.  The following is the food safety update that NSAC put out yesterday […]

We wanted to confirm locations of elder bushes before sending folks outon bikes, so we've moved the elder event to berry season. ELDERBERRY JUICE! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-83UM1UxcA&feature=related]

TRADESCHOOL At Trade School, students barter for instruction. We turn storefront space into a platform for learning, a place where enthusiasts and specialists teach in exchange for basic items from students. Anyone can offer to teach a class. Students sign up for classes by agreeing to meet the teacher's barter needs. We ran Trade School […]

Micosta Nursery will be hosting a series of free pruning workshops on April 18, all taught by berry expert Steven McKay. 1pm Stone Fruits including Plums, Cherries, Peaches, Apricots 2:30pm Berries and Kiwi 4pm Pome Fruit including Pears and Apple Micosta Nursery is located at 3007 Country Route 20, Hudson, NY 12534. Please RSVP to […]

The Farmer and the Horse is a feature-length documentary film that tells the story of young farmers in New Jersey with an anachronistic passion: farming with draft horses. Follow filmmaker Jared Flesher as he follows farmers Tom, Matt, and Aubrey out of the suburbs and back to the land. Way back. The rough cut of […]

  People who hear the phrase “Mountaintop Removal” have a common response:  “Mountaintop Removal? How is that possible?” And then you ask if they mean by that question – how is it physically possible to do such a strange thing?  Or do they mean – how does it ever occur to anyone, how is it […]

Community voices  and togetherness matter. Ahee makes it clear in this essay on the meeting of food justice and urban ag in Detroit, in the form of the Hantz project. In Honor of Self-Determination, by Will Ahee.             John Hantz envisions farming 10,000 acres in Detroit using the most modern, mechanized methods of farming available.  […]

just for fun, when you need a pick me up. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edkHTJ118DQ] Lovely Paula sent this video off her hilltop, little baby lambies

at Eden Foods. By the way, Quaker Oats is owned by Pepsico.

go meet those chefs. CHEFS COLLABORATIVE MEMBERS AROUND THE COUNTRY CELEBRATE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH DAY Over 50 acclaimed chefs and restaurateurs bring diners to the table for "Earth Dinner" (Boston, MA) - Chefs Collaborative and Organic Valley Family of Farms will commemorate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day with Earth Dinners at restaurants around […]

NRDC has announced the 4 winners of the 2010 “Growing Green Awards". And the food producer winner will receive a $10,000 cash prize! Russ Lester is co-owner of Dixon Ridge Farms, the largest U.S. handler of organic walnuts. Located in Winters, CA, Dixon Ridge has dramatically slashed its environmental impacts, with the goal of becoming […]

at New Morning Farm in Hustontown, PA.  Perfect for an ambitious greenhorn. We are seeking a younger grower or couple to help operate and, in time, to assume ownership of our established, certified-organic family farm.  This is a year-round, full-time operation which is profitable and provides a solid return on investment.  While working with our […]

Here is a bit of an essay from greenhorn Derrick Mead, of Mead Orchards, who has graciously hosted events on his farm, donated apples and veggies to our 2009 pigs, and much more. Tight Pink; Agricultural Relational Aesthetics April 14, 2010 Apple blossoms in Northern Dutchess County are largely in the tight pink stage. This is […]

no gmos we say.  yes seed sovereinty. Positive organizing effort by Organic Seed Alliance and others. Hua ka Hua - Restore Our Seed A Public Seed Symposium April 17-18, 2010. Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort in Kona

At the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center. They are giving you a second chance if you missed the sale last weekend. SECOND CHANCE PLANT SALE April 16, 2010 9-5 pm If you missed the April 10-11 Plant Sale, you have a second chance on Friday, April 16th.  For the first time ever, OAEC is offering […]

And if you are looking for a job, a good set of criteria to access your own hireability. Two Positions available at Veritable Vegetable in San Francisco, CA: Class A, B and C Truck Drivers NeededWe are seeking Class A, B and C local route and long haul drivers to deliver organic produce to stores […]

this comes to us from greenhorn Eric Budzynski, who has this to say: Howdy Fellow Greenhorns! This is a great article on GMO regulation coming from a major news outlet. Not only is this a good intro to the issues for those who have not heard much about it, but it also raises some pretty […]

from my local extension agent: "Authentic help means that all who are involved help each other mutually, growing together in the common effort to understand the reality which they seek to transform." Paulo Freire With whom I'm organizing a set of papers and a meeting about "land drama" and how to avoid it. Actually its […]

Seth and Mica are superstars, grassfed superstars.  They just launched an online store for their business, Open Space Meats in central California. Check them out and get inspired.

Alex Smith, who recently interviewed Severine on his show Radio Ecoshock, shared these thoughts with us.  You can listen to that interview HERE The Radio Ecoshock interview went very well.  It took me back to old times. When I went to the Algonquin Park area of Ontario (Canada), there were about 400 people, many of […]