sheep for sale
a beautiful flock from Phillies Bridge Farm Project in New Paltz. After working with our small sheep flock for a few years, we have decided let go of them and […]
another "ex-cap" greenhorn blog
this just in from Marc Rumminger I've been collecting articles about farming in Detroit for a while (2 years, perhaps) and finally got around to putting together a digest over […]
wild & scenic film fest
greenhorns will be shown! Buy Advance Tickets ... Win Prizes! TWO WEEKS TO WILD & SCENIC! Do you have your tickets yet?
benefit for queer farmer film project
on January 9. And here's a video: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yJpw0IOaZI] Saturday, January 9th 7PM $5-$20, sliding scale 1399 Pacific Street, Brooklyn (Take the A, 3, or LIRR to Nostrand Ave) T W […]
a good little vector into apocalyptica
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-he1KXxK2E&feature=player_embedded]
the call of the land
great new book: The Call of the Land Explores Surging Agrarian Movement New book is “An Agrarian Primer for the 21st Century” “Food and farms are involved in a blitzkrieg […]
retrofit!
for nutrition as well as recreation. The Team that Saved the High Line Last week miss annie novak came up in a little rav 4 to pick up rabbit poop […]
looking for NYE plans?
if you're in the Hudson Valley, anyway... a fundraiser/masquerade ball for WGXC radio.
free high tunnels from uncle sam
Funding available to help farmers extend the growing season while protecting natural resources AMHERST, Mass. (December 21, 2009) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has […]
smartypants at MIT
talking foodsheds MIT Researchers think America's obesity epidemic can be reversed via "foodsheds", in which healthier, more affordable food is produced and consumed regionally.
how about a crowdsource?
We've mostly stopped our shopping. But then there is the exception: Gear. Gear for rain Gear for mud Gear for thorns Gear for maintaining fence-lines. And frankly, it's quite a […]
i just met Lucien
who made the film Sweet Grass. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV9iah71iPQ&feature=player_embedded] he talks well about the right wing and the left wing-- both out in the wilderness, armed and unarmed this film he recorded […]
NOFA winter conference
If you would like to promote at the conference, here's your opportunity. See you at the mixer... As most of you are probably already aware, the NOFA winter conference will […]
from iowa to rwanda
We met Julie Carney at the Hungry Filmmakers event last week - she's a rockstar who works for Gardens for Health International, as the Country Director for their Rwanda program. […]
so. not quite as 2.0 literate as you'd like to be?
How about a supersonic flowchart to get you all oriented. eh? Best Online Collaboration Tools 2009 - Robin Good's Collaborative Map
good to keep these struggles in mind
Love v. Vilsack could be settled by legislation Back in 2000 Rosemary Love of Harlem, Montana brought a discrimination lawsuit with other women farmers alleging they were denied loans by the US Department […]
minority farmers
Minority farmers seek redress, claim USDA discrimination By Kari Lydersen Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, December 21, 2009 In November, the Agriculture Department began negotiations with Native American farmers in […]
ecofarm scholarships
everyone's making room for beginning farmers! make sure to check out their GenNext program. EcoFarm has awarded 13 Conference scholarships in an effort to support beginning farmers and make the […]
FarmApartment
we just heard from a new friend, Evangeline, who has a great blog called FarmApartment. She wrote a post about Hungry Filmmakers + the greenhorns. I write a blog called […]
new radio show
out of minneapolis. you can listen online, and soon will be able to download podcasts. Sunday, December 20th, from 6-7 pm Central time. From that point on, a new episode […]
grassfed beef conference
on January 29. This is going to be good... photo from the grass whisperer The Small Farms Program and Northeast SARE are pleased to co-sponsor the Second Annual Winter Green-Up Grass-Fed Beef […]
dairy day with PASA
Value-Added Dairy with the pennsylvania association for sustainable agriculture Turn excess fluid milk into a cash flow for your farm. This group of experts will lead you through the information […]
farm educator position
@ Weaver's Way Co-op in Philadelphia. Position: WWCP Farm Educator Status: Full-Time / Salaried Reports to: Executive Director of WWCP Weavers Way Community Programs (WWCP) is the non-profit arm of […]
grown in detroit
wow, totally amazing. the look on the faces of the girls when their teacher is challenging them to figure out how to make money from the farm products-- fantastically made […]
grown in detroit
wow, totally amazing. the look on the faces of the girls when their teacher is challenging them to figure out how to make money from the farm products-- fantastically made […]
serve your country food
Have you all registered yourselves as servants of nutrition? www.serveyourcountryfood.net I got a few folks last week telling me that the site was slightly glitchy-- please let us know if […]
review of fresh by a young chicken
Fresh the movie. We're getting our copy this week. By Orren Fox Orren Fox is 12 years old and lives in NoBo (North of Boston). He goes to school where […]
barn razing
these are our friends in Georgia - a really amazing farm family. Riverview Farms, a strong and constant leader in Georgia's good food community, was severely damaged by a tornado […]
farmland protection webinar
Join American Farmland Trust for our Webinar, "Building Consensus to Implement Your Town's Farmland Protection Plan" on December 17 from 12 to 1:30 pm. This Webinar will help towns awarded […]
big question: feast or famine?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1IWkbU0SG4] http://environment.umn.edu/
leave it to the europeans
do have a design charette for their organic logo. http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/organic/logo/index_en.htm much more suave that the good o'le lazer horizon at the usda.
conventional or organic, you'll still have to scrimp
no one accuses these kids of living in teepees, but still. from the Stock Journal Young farmers advised - save before borrowing by ALISHA FOGDEN; 10 Dec, 2009 04:00 AM Young […]
the transition document
here is a review of an important book, by a friend of ours, Harry MacCormack of Sunbow Farm The Transition Document:Toward a Biologically Resilient Agriculture A Book Review by Dan […]
US Social Forum
The USSF will take place June 22-26, 2010 at Cobo Hall and Hart Plaza in downtown Detroit. Other workshops and community art and culture programs will take place across the […]
veggie oil mobiles
Here's a documentary, Greasy Rider, about two guys going across the country in an old mercedes veggiemobile. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rxIugs5FZ0] Our former intern Michelle, just back from Iceland, told us about it. […]
unilever
hedgemon of soap + ice cream products. dastardly purchaser of plantation palm oil. From the Times: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6952288.ece A reminder to the yummy mummies out there: buy local soap! vermont soapworks, for […]
bike lanes and bloomberg
today, lindsey lusher (of transportation alternatives and national young farmer coalition) told me about this incident between the hipsters and the hassidic community who (it has been leaked) were promised […]
canada's outstanding young farmers
Stratford couple voted Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2009 By DAVE STEWART The Guardian Canada’s top farmer prefers to think of himself as a technologist, an entrepreneur. “The term farmer […]
young farmers on the radio
thanks to Paul of Civil Eats for telling us about this: Young Farmers on the Leonard Lopate Show, WNYC If this leaves you wanting more, tune in to the Greenhorns […]
geminid meteor shower
we think this would be best viewed in a field on a farm . anyone planning sleepovers? Dec. 8, 2009: Make hot cocoa. Bundle up. Tell your friends. The best […]