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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 & […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]