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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

 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 […]

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! […]

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. […]

 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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