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from the Post Carbon Institute. Post Carbon Institute has assembled 28 of the world's leading minds in the areas of economic, social, and environmental sustainability. While their areas of expertise range far and wide, one shared question binds them: How do we manage the transition to a more resilient, equitable, and sustainable world? Read more […]

Its a university in St. Louis Missouri. I visited a history of agriculture class. The professor was making a lot of assertions about sustainability, and the obsolescence of various simple yet sophisticated farming practices/equipment. It was quite infuriating. Luckily I had a tiny chance for rebuttal. The Long Now Foundation in San Francisco recently sponsored […]

The Young Farmers Conference is now in its second year! At Stone Barns Center, a seriously shiny set of cathedral-like barns built by the Rockerfellers to service their estate with raw milk in about 1927. Recently it was brought into use as a sustainable ag education center, and the site of the famous Dan Barber's […]

from the National Center for Appropriate Technology Southwest Urban Farmers Meet in Utah (11/10/09) In Salt Lake County, Utah—as in many places across the U.S.—urban development is eliminating farmland at an alarming rate. To combat this trend, county officials have identified more than 35 government properties that can be used for farms and community gardens. […]

we love tom. and the holler of maverick where he rambles. Community Gardens A small farmer on how the government can help rebuild the infrastructure he needs to survive. By Tom Philpott | Newsweek Web Exclusive Nov 11, 2009 Five years ago, I gave up a career as a business writer in New York City […]

Check out this video and write up of a panel in NYC in September. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX2i8ADMpPM&feature=player_embedded] Civil Eats November 11, 2009 by Paul Crossfield The discussion on American agriculture is evolving every day, and as a result, agribusiness has been stoking a backlash against those pushing for a change in how we grow our food.

In October 1978, with a seventh-grade education, 19-year-old Dolly Freed published a book called POSSUM LIVING: HOW TO LIVE WELL WITH NO JOB AND WITH (ALMOST) NO MONEY about the five years she and her father lived off the land on a half-acre lot outside of Philadelphia. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvn79E40VSc]

Unexpectedly even if you go off to farm in the forest-- the pastards might find some minerals or valuable petrolea under your land.... A note from the Regional Farm & Food Project: Regional Farm & Food Project is partnering with NOFA NY in a call to action and to alert the public of the impending […]

our own Smithereen Farm was just featured in our local paper, the Poughkeepsie Journal. Young Farmers Sprouting Up by Evelyn Gilbert Manziello November 1, 2009 Today the average age of farmers in New York is 56, according to the USDA. However, that number could be decreasing soon. Despite the graying of the American farmer, there's […]

The world's biggest potluck dinner returns to NYC. (and greenhorns will be there...) WHAT: Slideluck Potshow, just named one of the NEWYork100 most innovative, rule-breaking, model-changing ideas to come out of NYC, is a slideshow and a potluck to which members of the arts and photography communities bring food, drinks, and submit a maximum of […]

Well. Many of you have been asking how our pig event was.  Honestly, it took us a few days to digest the weekend, and the pork. Now that our many brilliant photographers have edited and uploaded their photos, and we're ready to fill you in.  We think the pictures say quite a bit. Photos + […]

Even if you miss the event today, check out what Wholesome Wave is up to. The 61st Street Farmers Market will launch Growing Power’s Market Basket Program TODAY, Friday, November 6, 2009. LINK recipients will be able to purchase full-size market baskets filled with certified organic and sustainably grown produce at half price. The program […]

check this one out, in Madison, WI, starting TODAY! Tales from Planet Earth We have an exciting line-up of 50 films coming to Tales from Planet Earth! A one-page pdf of the entire weekend's schedule is available here. Can't decide what to watch? Curious as to where in the world our tales of Planet Earth […]

Lucas is the lovey of Annie of the rooftop. http://www.lucasfoglia.com/ He takes pictures of wilderness buffs-- especially buff ones with arrows and feathers and fern gully fierceness. They came for a visit to the farm and we looked at the bullcalfs up on the hillside.

for Just Food's Food & Climate Summit    

We just found out about this terrific project - check them out! After working on Organic Farms in VT, founder David Stockhausen moved to San Francisco to learn about urban food movements.  The result is Amyitis Gardens, a San Francisco based urban farming project that links empty yards to eager hands and backyard farms to […]

The Greenhorns documentary will be shown at this Film Festival!   Perhaps you'd like to host a screening?  Or organize a festival yourselves?  We thought so.  And so we made a nifty little document detailing How to Start a Film Festival.  Download it HERE and call us when you're ready.

the people at Worldbike think so. Worldbike designs and distributes low-cost bicycles for programs that increase economic opportunity, improve health outcomes and boost enrollment and gender equity in secondary school among the rural poor. Our bikes withstand large loads, rough terrain and inclement weather and are configured to be not only affordable, but also maintained […]

Talk politics. Meet folks. Share seeds. November 19th 2009, 7-9 pm

from the Hudson Valley Seed Library!  Here's the latest from our pal Ken. Even though the leaves are brown and many gardeners have already laid their beds to rest, seed season is still in full bloom. That's because the new Art Packs are here, replacing the lost colors of summer and keeping our hopes for […]

A three-year, $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program will help Cornell University’s Small Farms Program (SFP) broaden its support for new farmers in the Northeast. “Demand for local foods has created new market opportunities for farmers with both large and small operations,” says Erica Frenay, project coordinator […]

Well, the pigs are back from Hilltown pork. There's a lot of backfat, their toes look like ballerinas, and shortly we'll be tossing one side (wrapped in burlap and bound in chicken wire) into a 6'x3'x3' helluva hole that we dug this afternoon with 4 of us strapping young farmers. The burlap used to hold […]

but we're all dorkily bobbing along with our ambitions and our careful planning. From the NY Beginning Farmer Project: In this new video series, "Voices of Experience," you'll find the kind of dirt-under-the-fingernails advice that can only come from someone who's been there. Check out clips on marketing, profitability, financing start-up, and more. Some clips […]

check this one out: Jones Valley Urban Farm is a community-based non-profit organization in Birmingham, Alabama. Utilizing over 3 acres of vacant downtown property, JVUF grows organic produce and flowers, educates the community about healthy food, and helps make Birmingham a vibrant community.

One of our rockstar summer interns, Michelle, is currently snuggling with wild ponies in Iceland.  And she has this tidbit to share: "To sustain the sacred in farming, we must find harmony among things economic, social, and ecological – among the personal, interpersonal, and spiritual." How lucky was I to have stumbled on the words […]

If you're a faithful blog reader, you may remember Ibti, the plucky young woman who'd decided to bike across the country visiting local, sustainable farms.  Having heard she'd made it as far as Niman Ranche, we thought we'd check in with her to see how it's all going.  Here's a note from the biking champion, […]

more resources for young farmers! Ready to Farm – Guide for New and Transitioning Farmers The FarmStart mission is to facilitate, support and encourage a new generation of farmers to develop economically viable, locally based, and ecological agricultural enterprises.

hilarious! there are quite a few greenhorns to be found in this slideshow... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/21/photos-your-favorite-hot_n_324182.html?slidenumber=0#slide_image

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Nominations are due in December! How about some greenhorns? Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has just announced this year’s Growing Green Awards 2010, a sustainable food award contest hosted by NRDC to honor extraordinary individual contributions to the sustainable food world.

Since the enactment of the 18th amendment, in 1919, wine has not been made or sold from the land that is now Scribe Winery. So it is with reverence for the land's past and excitement for its future that we announce the Inaugural Release from Scribe Winery. This release debuts two wines that have been […]

He used to be my neighbor. Now I like listening to how he promotes ruckus making against big pharma. - Sev [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nO47FwR3RE&feature=player_embedded#]

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@ Jimmy's No. 43 Thursday, October 29, 7 - 9 pm 43 E 7th Street Beekeepers of NYC: come out and share a little bit of your sweetness! (Non-beekeeping pollinator lovers and honey connoisseurs are welcome, too.) Just Food and Jimmy's No. 43 are thrilled to bring you this unique opportunity to taste and swap […]

have a gander over at our friend and advisor sandor katz's fabulous website. and chop chop chop those cabbages. even the outer leaves make great kimchee! http://www.wildfermentation.com/events.php?id=121

from PopTech... Author: Rachel Barenblat “This is one of the sessions I’ve been most looking forward to,” says Andrew Zolli, calling it a session of “incredible bounty.” (He adds that he is a “recovering hyperbolic,” given how often he calls things here ‘incredible’ and ‘wonderful’ — though it does seem to me that often as […]

Editorial Sacred cows at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo The university should be ashamed of its attempt to squelch an anti-agribusiness message to placate a donor. October 16, 2009 California restricts billboards along rural freeways, but there's a spot on Interstate 5 near Coalinga that's a better advertisement for vegetarianism than any Madison Avenue genius […]

A message to all members of Farmers || Future Hi, everybody. We hope you’re having a good fall and are managing well with harvest. Mobile Alert! One thing we wanted to let you know is that beginning this week, you can now easily visit the site with a mobile device. Check it out when you’re […]

http://www.sunfrost.com/refrigerator_models.html this is my dream refrigerator. i also have a dream woodstove, dream cooktop, and dream deydrator. but my dreams will have to wait for a little while longer hi there readers-- tell us about your dream gear?