health care and young farmers
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dthAUBasLWM] We are so grateful to Shoshana Inwood, an assistant professor at UVM, for drawing attention to the struggles that young farmers face when it comes to procuring health […]
vintage grange pin
Spotted this weekend at the NOFA Mass Winter Conference! Thanks to conference presenter Martin Dagoberto of MA Right to Know and MA Pollen Action for coming over to share this […]
blog and podcast focused on women in agriculture
Interviews, coloring books, stories, and thoughts from female farmers across the globe.
man writes the NYT advice column in a panic that his son want might volunteer on an organic farm
This one here is a good laugh for all of us who may or may not be the black sheep of the family. (My grandma clipped the above cartoon out of […]
indivisable: a how-to for resisting the trump agenda
We are only exaggerating a little when we say that these ideas are too big for google: originally a GoogleDoc, Indivisable was so popular that the traffic overloaded GoogleDocs and has […]
organic grains and innovation on GH radio
Listen to the podcast here! Ben Dobson grew up in Hillsdale, New York, on a small organic farm and started his first agricultural business in 2001. After two years on […]
how do we feel about the vertical farm?
Illustration by Bruce McCall, published by The New Yorker 1/9/17 This is a genuine question for all future agriculturalists! Growing things without soil or sunlight: Are the farmers and gardeners who feel uncomfortable by […]
walden today might have thoreau turning in his grave
The little pond the keeps on giving, what we can learn about climate change from Walden 163 years after Thoreau.
aluna the movie
Aluna is a movie about the KOGI - A revered indigenous civilization living on a mountain in Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Columbia. The Kogi have reached out to the world through film, collaborating with Alan Ereira in […]
industrial vs. regenerative farming
The case for regenerative farming over industrial farming.
talking about transitions
Inspiring and thoughtful video lectures from the second 'Our Land' symposium in Sante Fe and Albuquerque.
can you get a fiscal sponsorship for your activism?
If there is one thing that we'd like to spotlight these days, it's change makers and organizations that are doing really great and innovative work across the country. Enter: Ecologistics, […]
get paid for doing good: grange school is hiring
Grange School for Adaptive Agriculture is hiring!
nofa mass winter conference, jan 14, worcester, ma
Looking for a way to get off the farm, dig deep into the New England farming community, and start preparing for next season? It's not too late to take workshops in […]
schlepping in style
Anchorpac is making some nice looking Made in Maine shoulder bags.
announcing the release of the new farmer’s almanac, Volume III!
Time to order your 2017 Greenhorns New Farmer's Almanac! Our third edition, Volume III explores the idea and the potential of the commons.
crop planning resources for farmers
'Tis the season for nailing down your crop plan for the Spring! (Hypothetically, this would have been on our to-do lists for early December ago, but I can't be the only one […]
farm hack needs you! help fun the patriot weeder!
In the grand tradition and the innovative spirit of Farm Hack, Lu Yoder is embarking on an engineering adventure to respond to the lack of effective, versatile, adaptive, and cheap weeding […]
great reasons (and three well- paid positions) to move to the Catskills (for)
Tianna Kennedy presents a compelling argument to lure agrarians to the Catskills. She also includes three great job postings.
another model for financing farm starts
Creatign farmer focused credit union in Maine.
dogfish: a shark for breakfast?
NPR's The Salt on why dogfish, a shark that is plentiful off the coast of New England, is primarily exported to Europe for consumption while Americans import 90% of the fish they consume.
magic molly, fedco's badass super farmer
Fighting corporate tyranny and planting the seeds of freedom, we're so grateful to Fedco for giving us this badass superhero on their 2017 seed catalogue cover.
is the world bank in with monsanto?
Influenced by agribusiness giants, the rating mechanisms of a World Bank index threaten the seed sovereignty of small farmers globally. Please help!
commons based technology: a glimpse inside l`atelier paysan
A photo tour of Les Recontres, a radical hands-on skill-sharing event in France hosted by French farm hacking heroes l'Atelier Paysan.
urban farm manager position in troy, ny
Capital Roots, a nonprofit in Troy, NY is seeking a farm manager for it's 2 acre urban farm.
woman power: home to cameroon's sustainable farming movement
Greenhorns correspondent Andrew Toothacker makes an expedition to Cameroon, a country where 90% of farmers are women and revolution is in the air.
music we love: alaska
We love this new song by Maggie Rogers, for dance halls and wide wild expansive spaces alike.
how the wolves saved yellowstone: a lesson in keystone species
A lesson in keystone species and biodiversity. When wolves are reintroduced to Yellowstone, incredible changes occur.
ranch management school
photo: Samuel Oslund Whatever it was that called you to farming - political, environmental, social, or your love of nature - one thing we often overlook as new farmers is […]
radio interview with draft-horse vegetable farmer
A brief but thought-provoking interview with David Fisher and Anna Maclay of Natural Roots Farm in Conway, MA.
our new favorite greeting cards
We love these female-farmer inspired greeting cards, and we love that a portion of proceeds go to support more women in agriculture.
successful tribunal and peoples assembly
http://webiva-downton.s3.amazonaws.com/877/59/e/7027/foei_web.jpg TNC's (Transnational Corporations) currently have world policy customized to streamline their interests. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is a primary example along with many other 'free trade' arrangements […]
farming internship opportunity in montreal
Looking to hone your French while farming? The Montreal community food hub, Santropol Roulant, is hiring two interns for their 2017 season. Santropol Roulant uses food as a vehicle to […]
contradance to stop the pipeline in western mass, jan 14, cummington, ma
CONTRADANCE to Protect Otis State Forest / Sandisfield from Kinder Morgan’s Connecticut Expansion Pipeline Saturday, January 14th, 7 p.m., West Cummington Parish House, 27 W. Main Street, West Cummington, MA […]
big thoughts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvyD2o7w24g Small farmers movements and defending subsistence both depend on a new worldview. We can't think in a mechanical rational way and personally relate to nature. We also can't patriarchy and capitalism and […]
new york certified organic meeting
This years NYCO meeting program dates are up! If you're in the NY area this a great opportunity to meet with folks and representatives from around the state working in […]
forget the champagne this NYE: we found lost apple cider
[vimeo 147721444 w=640 h=360] Shacksbury Orchard out of Vergennes, VT is collecting lost apple varieties and creating remarkably distinctive hard ciders from them. In the best thing since Rodolph came to […]
hospital plus farm
This seems like a combo we could use more of: according to Ecowatch, "this hospital prescribes fresh food from its own organic farm." The reporting in the linked article accurately […]
buy nothing catalogue
photo: Samuel Oslund It's that time of year. The gifts are torn apart,the wrapping paper lays warm next to the dying tree, boots are on, and people are piling into […]
poem for the dark holy days of winter
To Know the Dark By Wendell Berry To go in the dark with a light is to know the light. To know the dark, go dark. Go without sight, and […]