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and want to get involved in our bike tours? We're psyched for Farm Aid, and for our events happening around the festivities.  Check out the concert lineup here and a little willie nelson from last year: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdUDGX3m7rE&feature=fvsr] On October 2nd we're doing a daylong bike tour in La Plata, MO Meeting at 10 am at […]

Hello Homesteaders… This is quick note to remind you of our annual outdoor Homestead Equinox Film Screening at Garden for the Environment on Saturday, September 19, 2009, 6:30 – 9:30 PM.   780 Frederick Street, San Francisco, CA 94117

LGBTQ Gardeners and Queer Farmers’ Field Day! The Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems' Apprenticeship Program (CASFS), the UC Santa Cruz LGBTQ Resource Center and the Rainbow Chard Alliance are hosting our first annual LGBTQ garden work party and potluck!

We received this email notice of some land available in tennessee - sounds promising for a greenhorn? photos included in the link. Hello Team Greenhorns, I know of a farm for sale in East Tennessee...where I live. The owner, Eric, would like to find some young like-minded farmers to carry on his family's work with […]

Greenhorns will be at this event! See you there? When: Saturday October 3 from 10am – 2:30pm Where: Tower Grove Farmers Market in St. Louis How: Exhibits, workshops and demos celebrating modern homesteading and how we’re connecting to good food, farmers and the earth. Hands-on, interactive and educational. Kickass music from Scotland Yard Gospel Choir […]

now is the time to nominate! farmers are welcome. USDA Announces Timeframe for Nominations to the Advisory Committee for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers USDA Announces Timeframe for Nominations to the Advisory Committee for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2009 - USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Jonathan Coppess today announced that nominations for […]

lots of greenhorns we know work with draft horses, and our friends at Sterling College are busy teaching the next generation.  Yes! Magazine takes note: Sterling’s Draft Horse Program Receives Accolades from Yes! Magazine Craftsbury Common, VT—Having a 2000-pound draft horse as a teacher is something a Sterling College student takes for granted. So it […]

this is from the USDA! (and click on the map to buy our poster...) Mapping and Modeling Eastern U.S. Food Production By Ann Perry September 2, 2009 Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are mapping an array of county-level data from Maine to Virginia on weather, soil, land use, water availability and other elements. Then they'll […]

Greenhorns - comments are due Sept 28th! This is an alert from the National Sustainable Ag Coalition. Since the 1930s we've been paying farmers to produce corn, wheat, rice, and cotton. What if instead we paid farmers for producing healthier soil, cleaner water, climate change mitigation and greater bio-diversity? That's the "Big Idea" behind the […]

In a city? Just Food will help you! Here's info on an upcoming workshop series: Interested in how to get fresh, local and organic produce in New York City? Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) connects local farmers with New York City residents through a unique, pre-paid share system.

this is a fantastic resource for moms whose kids need a good dose of nature.  Nature Rocks' "Find Nature" feature

This weekend! Any greenhorns in Michigan going to the festival? We'd love to hear about it!  they have a bicycle valet service.  awesome. The HomeGrown Festival celebrates local food and community and seeks to focus broad mainstream attention on the community-wide benefits (and pleasure!) of eating from our own foodshed. September 12th, 5-10pm Ann Arbor […]

this is worthwhile - from the national organic coalition. They need folks to sign on today! URGENT ACTION ALERT from NOC and RAFI-USA TELL USDA TO FUND PUBLIC PLANT & ANIMAL BREEDING FOR SUSTAINABLE AND ORGANIC FARMERS SIGN ON BY September 11; COMMENTS DUE BY September 14 SIGN ON to Comments on AFRI -- the […]

We are pleased to host a Seed Ball making booth this Saturday, September 12 at Monticello's Heritage Harvest Festival in Charlottesville, VA. Come get your hands dirty!  We'll be using Southern Exposure seeds, red southern clay and Monticello compost to make portable projectiles of biodiversity. You can take the seedballs home with you to dry, then toss […]

EAT WELL BRING FOOD Potluck Dinners every Tuesday & Saturday Eve Leo Koenig Inc. Projekte 541 West 23rd Street New York, NY 10011 http://projekte.leokoenig.com/exhibition/view/1785 The metaphors linking food and art are abundant. They persist: the ideas of sustenance versus subsistence, to satiate concomitant with nourishment, to simply serve, or to present. Don’t Perish posits the […]

We are thrilled about our upcoming bike tours in Missouri: headquarter state of Monsanto, landscape of glory. October 2nd: daylong bike tour in La Plata, MO Meeting at 10 am at the Possibility Alliance: 28408 Frontier Lane La Plata, MO 63549 October 3rd: the HOMEGROWN Urban Country Fair Bike Tour with the Greenhorns in St […]

New Entry Sustainable Farming Project's 8th Annual Fall Harvest Festival Sunday, Sept. 27th, 1 - 4 pm Dracut, MA Please join us for a meaningful and fun-filled afternoon! First, meet immigrant farmers whose experience with New Entry has inspired international initiatives to improve conditions in farmers' homeland communities. Second, help us inaugurate our new incubator […]

before you let them loose on a farm... why not let them loose on the forest service Student Conservation Association employment opps.

we like this movie. Lemon Tree. Watch the trailer here

we just found out about this movie - Flood.  Watch the teaser here FLOOD is an experimental narrative film about a journey down a river in the midst of ongoing economic and ecological collapse. The film tells the story of a group of friends who, driven by dreams, desperation, and a sense of adventure, decide […]

which means "our seeds". [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPZwgjJW5xs] www.seedsavers.net offers you the working papers for the documentary. This is just the first 2 mins of our 57 min documentary on traditional diets we made in our own editing suite in Byron Bay. The film is shot in eleven countries.

A re-post from Comfood on the Doha Round in India: Trade ministers are attempting to revive the Doha Round in India today. Thousands of Indian farmers are protesting. You won't see this on CNN i guess. A good article from Christian Science Monitor, one of the few to cover the protests: http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0903/p06s16-wosc.html However, the slant […]

Here's the latest from Red Rooster - give them a listen!  Great music, great vibes. Howdy dear friends and fans - happy Labor day! -We are back from a long year spent writing and recording and are getting back out there.  A lot has happened in the past year: we finished a new album, redesigned […]

if any of you haven't submitted photos to Farm Aid's contest, now is the time! Dear Farm Aid Fan, Have you ever sat in the front row? Whether at a football game or a rock concert, it's an amazing feeling — and at Farm Aid, with some of the greatest acts in America, it's a […]

and others in the food system... this will be a solid resource, and they could also use some help. Here's the word from designer (and greenhorn) Shawna Hein: My sister started her farm, Honey in the Heart Farm, last year.  At the time I was in the middle of my graduate program at the UC […]

This should provide one: GM crops: Battlefield (Download a PDF of this story - not free) from Nature Publishing Group Papers suggesting that biotech crops might harm the environment attract a hail of abuse from other scientists. Emily Waltz asks if the critics fight fair.

from our friends at High Mowing Seeds: Hello friends of local agriculture! Come celebrate early fall at the annual High Mowing Organic Seeds Field Day on September 13. Full details available online: http://www.highmowingseeds.com/field-days.html This years' Field Day is co-sponsored by The Center for an Agricultural Economy. In addition to tours of High Mowing's extensive Trial […]

our friend Jay Dunbar is posting regularly to a rad little blog that focuses on microfarming & agricultural experimentation in and around Winston-Salem, NC. Check it out: http://astralamerica.wordpress.com/ Here's what he has to say about his work: Winston-Salem Microfarms is devoted to small-scale agriculture experiments, permaculture design efforts, and local foods events and organizations in […]

we hope so. Need a refresher?  Read the full list or scroll down. Need enticing? check out this poster for our upcoming Young Farmers Mixer in Charlottesville, VA. - Sept 12! >events. As you know, The Greenhorns is a non-profit organization working to support, promote and recruit young farmers. We’ve found that one of our […]

you could take this weekend off, or you could get your hands in the dirt.  If you're in NYC, get on over to our friends at Rooftop Farms. Dear friends and urban farmers, What better way to celebrate Labor Day than to...labor?  Come and farm with us up on the roof if you are around […]

via Common Vision This is part of the World Leaders in Sustainability Series Fruit Forest: Orchard as Ecosystem September 11-13 MA Center in Castro Valley, CA Join us as we explore the uncharted intersection of Food Forests and Production orchards. Following up his eye-opening classes and keynote address at this year’s CRFG’s Festival of Fruit, […]

we've written about the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project before, but here it is featured on NPR's Here and Now: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkAiqEk1Ik4&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hereandnow.org%2F2009%2F08%2Fpumpkin-greens-grow-in-massachusetts%2F&feature=player_embedded] Read the full story here

check out this event on Sept 30 - a great panel w/ greenhorns friend Lisa Hamilton. "The Changing Role of American Farmers" A panel discussion at McNally Jackson Books with Fred Kirschenmann, Verlyn Klinkenborg, Mary-Howell Martens & Lisa Hamilton Over the past decade, our relationship to food and how it’s grown has transformed. But what […]

from "Cooking Up a Story" [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVd47pY313k&feature=channel]

Latest SCOOP from The Land Institute Issue 32, August 27, 2009 ==================================================== NPR’s Richard Harris at Prairie Festival Starting Friday, September 25, 2009, evening, through noon, Sunday, September 27 Richard Harris is a Correspondent at the Science Desk at National Public Radio (NPR).

Re-post from Comfood: Please see the email below from a contact that saw our work with farmers here in Phoenix.  She has land available to farmers in New Mexico and would like to see her land put to use.  Her description of land and phone number are below. - Jon Jon Vosper | Community and Economic […]

Brooklyn folks - The new Greenpoint Food Market will be launching Sept 12th from Noon - 6pm and they're looking for vendors! Greenpoint Food Market is inspired by all foods fresh and local, artisanal and homemade. It is a response to a burgeoning culinary food scene billowing through Brooklyn and functions as a support system […]

Job Description: Gardener and Facilities Administrator. Mature, well-organized, and self-motivated individual sought for full-time, live-in position at New York City’s oldest house. Qualifications: College degree (preferred) with 2-3 years gardening experience; interest in historic ecology and landscape studies; strong interpersonal skills and some public speaking experience; demonstrated experience with household repairs and standard tools; and […]

in male band version. The Smithereens: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM5_8CQbYZw&feature=related] you could, instead, check us out: Smithereen Farm

An old article, but solid.  Read a more recent article on Travis & Amy Forgues here The New American Farmer By Noel C. Paul ALBURG SPRINGS, VT. - If the average farmer is American Gothic, Travis Forgues is decidedly postmodern: He wears denim shirts and stone-washed bluejeans. His hair hangs down to his shoulders. He […]