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in a funny "Unlikely Farmer" video.  You've got to watch it on the Food2 site - HERE

who is the partner of Greenhorns soundtrack composer Paul Curreri. Her newest record is officially out, including our favorite "Ain't That The Way" Hey folks, TODAY'S THE DAY! ¡Don't Hurry for Heaven! is officially out in the US & Canada.  The record is currently #1 on the Folk/Roots/Blues Earshot Canadian Radio Chart, in the good […]

We received this note from an aspiring Georgia agrarian, and then asked him to tell us a little more about himself.  We met Jared Pickard on our Southern Trip.  Check out his blog! Hey Severine, I just wanted to say thanks for the time we spent together at Riverview Farms.  Meeting you opened my eyes […]

news from the Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming: HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO WORK ON A FARM FOR JUST ONE DAY? Are you an aspiring agrarian looking for hands-on experience? Are you a Local Foods enthusiast who enjoys being outside and getting your hands dirty? Do you want to be part of a […]

for all you urban cyclists out there, the yike bike! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X813eTuZJkc&feature=player_embedded]

these days, we can't get enough of all of these oh so fabulous mapping interfaces. now the USDA has stepped up to the plate and created the Food Environmental Atlas, which identifies crucial food environment factors—such as store/restaurant proximity, food prices, food and nutrition assistance programs, and community characteristics—and shows how they interact to influence food choices […]

 By Megan Krigbau, Food and Wine. Sonoma's Scribe makes wines using wild yeasts. Fittingly, its young winemaker, Andrew Mariani, throws wild parties at the estate's old hacienda, complete with amazing food and great wine served right from the barrel. The Scribe Winery tale begins with a charming young entrepreneur named Andrew Mariani and a storied […]

Our friend and hoggett attendee Jenna Woginrich posted about it on Huffington Post, starting quite a flurry of comments that are worth a read. We hope to see you tomorrow! If you are coming, please be sure you've written down directions.  Here they are again, just to be safe.  And please grab a map and […]

we love this interactive atlas of the New Western Range, which locates innovative ranchers, farmers, scientists, agency personnel, individuals and organizations are creating a new vision for the Western Range. brought to you by The Quivira Coalition.

 Monday, NO Farms, NO Food! came in the top 10 out of a field of 2,500+ ideas on Change.org: No Farm No Food: Save the Land that Sustains Us. the state budget in the state of New York is $134B, and farming receives a scant .4 of 1%, about $100M of that.  and with proposed budget […]

tomorrow! Pie Ranch (pescadero, CA) is hosting a community work day, potluck dinner, and rollicking barn dance in the roadside barn. celebrate the spirit of community at this monthly ritual of working together on the ranch, sharing locally grown food, and then spinning, laughing and dosey-doing together into the night. The work party starts at 2 pm. Then […]

Greenhorn and Greenhorns' friend Jenna Woginrich wrote quite a nice little piece about our Hoggett event, and her thoughts about it, on her blog.  She's a terrific young farmer and writer.  Thanks, Jenna!  Check out her projects and read that post at http://coldantlerfarm.blogspot.com/

Tonight! At the Wilton Library. Celebrate Women’s History Month with a discussion with Elaine F. Weiss, author of Fruits of Victory – The Woman’s Land Army of America in the Great War. Imagine a spunkier, and more controversial, Rosie the Riveter–a generation older, and more outlandish for her time. She is the ‘farmerette’ of the […]

You can now get bicycling directions on google maps! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN5_NBSu7Lw&feature=player_embedded]

Beginning next month, these guys are going to be biking across the country to explore and share the local food movement.  As they say, "one part bike, one part local, one part potluck."  Check them out HERE. They're also competing to win one of 10 $5,000 grants from Pepsi's Refresh Everything Campaign.  Here's what they […]

Walk with artist: Hera, up up on the mountain.

Our vernal equinox hoggett event is sponsored by this terrific organization.We thank animal welfare approved for their support of this event, making it affordable for beginning farmers -- but also for their mission: helping farmers improve conditions for their animals. On their website, you can read profiles of animal welfare approved farmers, and find out […]

A celebrational/educational event, feast and community gathering in the hudson valley In honor of the vernal equinox, spring and the start of a new growing season, join The Greenhorns and Animal Welfare Approved at Kinderhook Farm in Valatie, NY on March 20-21 for a celebration of agricultural activities, rural community and a farm to table […]

This was written by our friend Elizabeth Manus: Rotational Grazing on Common Land A creative farmer shows how turning her sheep into nomads yields more than just organic grass-fed lamb. read the full article HERE

A Food Chain Radio Release from METROFARM.COM The Federal Government has admitted to discriminating against black farmers and taxpayers must now pay $1,250,000,000 to make good. These reparations lead us to ask… Can a lender discriminate without discriminating? This Saturday at 9am Pacific, Michael Olson’s Food Chain Radio hosts Carl Horowitz from the National Legal […]

or, as the New York Times dubs it, "Hip Hop Cuisine" By KIM SEVERSON Published: March 2, 2010 RABBITS are supposed to be easy to kill. The French dispatch them with a sharp knife to the throat. A farmer in upstate New York swears that a swift smack with the side of the hand works. […]

Jones Family Farms is a seven generation, 400-acre sustainable agriculture farm located in Shelton, Connecticut. Presently the farm maintains 15 acres in strawberries, 15 acres in blueberries, 25 acres in pumpkins, squash, and gourds, and 200 acres in Christmas trees, all harvested by pick-your-own guests. The farm also grows grapes and operates one of the […]

We just heard about this terrific organization in Oregon - a good model, and helpful for all of us. Thanks to Sarah Sullivan, who clued us in. Check them out @ friendsoffamilyfarmers.org The average age of farmers in Oregon is 57 years old. Without a plan to get new farmers onto the land, with access […]

today!  Greenhorns is going. More than ever before, we need your help to tell the Governor and state leaders why they have to invest in New York's farms, food and agricultural land. On March 15th we will deliver this message with a No Farms No Food Rally and Lobby Day at the Capitol in Albany.

some good news out of washington: Obama Keeps Two Factory Farm Promises - Will Hold "National Rural Summit" David Kirby, The Huffington Post March 14, 2010 The Obama Administration on Friday fulfilled two campaign pledges that affect factory farming in America: It agreed to hold a long-delayed National Rural Summit and, on the same day, […]

book talk +Q&A, folled by a signing and reception to celebrate the release of Anna Lappé's latest: Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It WHEN: Thursday, April 1st, 2010 @ 6:30pm WHERE: Wollman Hall at The New School, Eugene Lang Building, 65 […]

this just in! the greenhorns swanky mapping website, Serve Your Country Food, has been nominated for a TreeHugger.com "Best of Green" award in the Food & Health category . Starting today and running until Friday, April 2, 2010 is the reader's choice voting period. Show some love and vote for Serve Your Country Food for […]

Searching for a live-in farm steward at Urban Edge Farm in Cranston, RI (a farmer program run by Southside Community Land Trust).   Person must be well organized; have good interpersonal skills, with a strong ability to communicate to farmers and people of different cultural backgrounds; have  experience with meeting facilitation, and a sense ofhumor.  Farming […]

in november 2009, a documentary film shot by one of our comrades premiered on national television and told the story of mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia from the view of the people who live and work in the coal fields. in case you missed Coal Country the first time around, there are a number of […]

an invitation from the Oakland Intitute to join a discussion of the recently released research: Biotechnology and Agricultural Development: Transgenic Cotton, Rural Institutions and Resource-Poor Farmers March 18, 2010 Lunch Briefing: 12:30 - 2:30pm 1100 15th Street, NW Suite 600 Washington DC 20005

raw milk advocates speak out! read about recent raw milk hearings in Wisconsin in this article by rick barret of the journal sentinel Eau Claire — Hundreds of raw milk advocates packed a legislative hearing Wednesday, demanding the right to buy and sell unpasteurized dairy products that some claim have powerful health benefits but that […]

we highly recommend watching temple grandin's TED talk about the need for more visual thinkers, pattern thinkers, verbal thinkers, and smart geeks, (and we'd like to think) farmers in the world.

and we'll be posting pictures along the way. here are a few:

which we recently attended in Washington, D.C. with several other young farmers. Blowin’ in the wind: The true meaning of ‘ag unity’ by Debra Eschmeyer; 8 Mar 2010 Of the 50 or so food and farm conferences I've attended in the last several years, the Drake Forum for America's New Farmers: Policy Innovations & Opportunities […]

Hogsback Farm is looking for an apprentice for the 2010 growing season.  We are a small, family-owned, non-certified organic vegetable farm located on Vashon Island.  We grow a wide variety of vegetables, fruits, and berries which we market directly via a 30 person CSA, as well as at our local farmer's market.  This year we […]

EcoVersity: Topbar Beekeeping Monthly, March 20 - September 11 at EcoVersity, Santa Fe, with Talon Van Howten [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6jE3BEKJqs&feature=player_embedded] EcoVersity is once again offering very affordable Topbar Beekeeping Classes for its 6th season!

These folks are looking for some insight on hydrofracking from people who are living in the two New York districts cited below. Bonnie and Elizabeth will be heading to Albany on Friday for some important meetings. If this is new to you, here's an article about hydrofracking. Here is their note: We will be meeting […]

this just in from the good folks at SARE: Got a great idea?  Need a grant or loan to get a jumpstart?  Check out Building Sustainable Farms, Ranches and Communities, a guide to federal programs that provide financial and technical support for sustainable agriculture. Download the publication for free at http://www.sare.org/publications/ruralplaces.htm.

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