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via our friend, Bee Ayer BK Farmyards is a new urban farming network in Brooklyn. Our mission is to increase access to healthy affordable food to Brooklyn residents through increasing […]

our friend jacob and courtney, greenhorns out at Prairie Heritage Farm, just wrote about this little happening.  A very sweet story.

Stop by and visit Waterpod: Autonomy and Ecology exhibit at Exit Art Underground Jan. 9- Feb. 6 Take a look at our events throughout the exhibit, all taking place at Exit Art […]

Below you will find information on short courses offered at Southern SAWG's previous annual conference. If these presentations pique your interest, then you should consider attending Southern SAWG's upcoming Practical […]

many thanks to Kimberly Hart for this piece. take action, greenhorns! Grassroots push for Student Loan forgiveness could remove barrier to new entry farmers I recently contacted my U.S. elected […]

Rare animal breeders in many countries are supported in this critical work by private foundations. As you are probably well aware the results of careless or greedy breeding is a […]

This opportunity just came through: For The Healing Garden and Landscape work I do at Thanksgiving Farm at The Center for Discovery, I am looking to fill 2 positions. If […]

and don't forget the young farmer conference on January 21st! The main conference homepage is here. Complete Your Walk-In Registration Online •Save time at the door by registering online for […]

at Time & Space Limited in Hudson, NY Hi Friends and Fans of TSL. This  Friday night Jan. 15.@ 7:30pm Puppets/music/creative use of the simple things---(like cardboard??? Wow!!) THE SAME […]

For all you techie geeks who want to streamline. our friend natsuko recommends running Mac operating system on this little MSI WIND computer.

Food first recommends these charities. thanks to Anna Lappe for spreading the word Partners in Health Founded by Dr. Paul Farmer, this nonprofit health delivery program has served Haiti's poor […]

this is a terrific opportunity for the right greenhorn - particularly one with cheese-making dreams! We have an immediate opening for a unique, full-time position at Hawthorne Valley Farm’s biodynamic/organic […]

if this means penalizing bad players. so be it. this land is our land, and we need it for food. State aims to protect Utah farmland By Josh Smith Deseret […]

Can we have some commentary about this atlantic piece? Cultivating Failure next point. If agriculture were dignified, not just gentrified. Wouldn't that set the economic conditions for the mexican child […]

thanks to Lisa Mitten for sending us this one! WESTERN LONG ISLAND - The Nassau Land Trust is seeking a farmer to operate an organic educational farm at the former […]

A lot of big thinking is going on about landuse in and around our culturally potent metropolitan places. http://themannahattaproject.org/ here is one example close to home. As we bring our […]

by Ian Wylie The Guardian, Saturday 9 January 2010 It's January 2020. You've commuted to the office in your titanium flying car, to be greeted by a robotic receptionist. You […]

The airplane magazines are talking about eat ins! well, point, set. from our friend hallie chen: I think it's really interesting to look at Gastronomy and Farming from the Mainstream […]

The Cornell Small Farms Program is seeking an Extension Associate to join our staff.  Please see position description and instructions below. To view the description online, visit http://www.hr.cornell.edu/jobs/ Then, click […]

just a shout out to the network that is home to our greenhorns radio show (every thursday!) No matter where you are, you can listen online to lots of great […]

this is an exciting coalition: Greetings MYCF! This is an exciting time and there's a lot going on, so here's our first newsletter to present all of the information to […]

from our friends at the hudson valley seed library: Our Full 2010 Seed Catalog is now online! New for 2010 This year we have expanded our offerings, printed more packs, […]

we've gotten a few tips on gear suggestions for our greenhorns gear list - if you have more, send them to [email protected]! In the meantime, here are a few more […]

Chautauqua i was utterly utterly bedazzled. What marvelous thespians. Greenhorns want an act in the variety show when it goes on tour

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3qFI59wGHY] http://www.filmforum.org/films/oldpartner.html

of "the real dirt on farmer john" fame. 2 job opportunities, one deadline has passed: Program Manager - Farm Training Initiative Application deadline: January 8, 2010 The Program Manager assists […]

this is a new book, from SARE + Renewing the Countryside You can purchase here

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W3aVZ9Tl1E] pretty good viewing around the holidays, with a snow theme. you can watch it on The Auteurs, which seems to be a place to watch old, hard to find […]

Michael Pollan with more good ideas. "Food Rules": A Completely Different Way To Fix The Health Care Crisis By Michael Pollan The idea for this book came from a doctor--a […]

from our friends in Wassaic. We are very pleased to announce the creation of: The Wassaic Project Artist Residency! Please help us spread the word as we place our open […]

to buy old posters: http://www.chezpanisse.com/store/posters/

the charming fellow who helped make it happen is going to be on the radio show sometime in the coming weeks.  stay tuned. you can see many beautiful photos here

there is a man who loves hazelnuts. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw7mQZHfFVE]

C Note. and a wonderful guide. for street vendors. helping them to navigate the regulatory frameworks: Vendor Power this is what we need for meat processing regs, I think our […]

this is useful stuff. learn how to compost your offal and scuttle away unscathed. Third International Symposium Management of Animal Carcasses, Tissue and Related By-Products Connecting Research, Regulations and Response […]

are you on our mailing list?  If not, sign up! We just sent out the first issue of our new newsletter, The Greenhorn Circular.  Read it in full HERE.

another cool urban farming project. City Farm is a sustainable vegetable farm bordering two very diverse Chicago neighborhoods: Cabrini-Green and the Gold Coast. The farm boasts thirty varieties of tomatoes […]

Beef gone beyond organic Alec and Sarah Bradford join a growing list of small family farms across the New River Valley that use environmentally conscious practices to raise their livestock. […]

The Corbin Hill Road Farm, LLC (CHRF or the “Farm”) is developing a 96+ acre farm located in the Town of Carlisle in Schoharie County, NY.  The Farm is a […]

here is the story of a chemist, who wanted to become a farmer. so he moved up into the mountains, in the engadin in the south of switzerland. to grow […]