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greenhorns ally Mark Andrew Gravel has a rad, tasty event planned for tomorrow.  Get on over there if you're in San Francisco... Fish 'n' Grits & all that Pimp Shit […]

courtesy of Cooking Up a Story [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFCfyP2tXSM&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcookingupastory.com%2Fa-conversation-with-claire-hope-cummings%2F&feature=player_embedded] In this 4-part series, journalist, environmentalist, and author of Uncertain Peril: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Seeds, Claire Hope Cummings speaks out […]

two sites will help you get your veggie trade on. The Farmer's Garden Do You Have Extra Garden Produce? Do you grow your own fruits or vegetables, but harvest more […]

Dear fleet. We're doing a fun set of events quite soon. making badges for bike safety. yes. we are proud to bike. we are strong. we are brave. but we […]

Farm Aid is looking for a full-time Program Manager to join our small office. Primary purposes of the job are to provide administrative and substantive support to Farm Aid’s Grant […]

the Northeast Food Security Roundtable is busy these days, with some great events coming up.  Click here for more on the project, and on the upcoming  Community Food Sovereignty Benefit […]

Greenhorns is looking for more residential interns! Our amazing summer crew is off to other adventures at the end of August, and we are looking for interns to start in […]

Here's a heads up from greenhorn Chandler Briggs at Island Meadow Farm who says: There is a position opening up for a farm manager on our island that is owned […]

Teen greenhorns in Kentucky, recipients of Rural Youth Loans from the Farm Service Agency. Working hard for the moo-la By Katheran Wasson July 19, 2009 published in The State Journal […]

we love it when zoe gets airtime. and particuarly since she lived on credit cards for the past year after being turned down for a Loan from the local farm […]

we received this comment on the greenhorns trailer.  Those of you who are concerned about white privilege or racial exploitation should be angry - not at white people, but at […]

Great resources, for urban and rural greenhorns alike! These publications are available free of charge from the ATTRA website or hardcopies are available free of charge by calling 800-346-9140. Both […]

Last weekend marked the 6th Annual Kickapoo Country Fair. The weekend was packed with a celebration of green-living and Kickapoo Culture, highlighted by the "Organic Heroes" Keynote Panel on Sunday. […]

check out their map - click on carrots to see who's growing what and where. The San Francisco Garden Registry is a tool created by the San Francisco Victory Garden […]

This is an important effort...watch the video. At People's Production House we are fulfilling the promise of citizen and community journalism by closing the gap in skills and access. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HTXbHmae7w&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.peoplesproductionhouse.org%2Findex.php%2Fmedia%3Ftask%3Dvideodirectlink%26id%3D15&feature=player_embedded] […]

please make this rain stop. and go on over to the Fantastic Local food fest in RHODY the littlest, pluckiest state. With the youngest, pluckiest farmers. Local Food Fest 2009 […]

it's beer friday. and this is our choice:  New Belgium's Fat Tire. Or, in fact, any of their beers. [vodpod id=Groupvideo.3089419&w=425&h=350&fv=streamer%3Drtmp%3A%2F%2Fnewbelgium.streamguys.org%2Ffyfvids%26file%3Dtvspottinker60.flv%26autostart%3Dfalse%26image%3Dfiles%2Fvideoimage%2Ftinkerer_0.jpg%26width%3D270%26height%3D202] more about "Fat Tire | New Belgium", posted with […]

Our only comment: Boys! Get some Land! Drive Through: A Truck Farm Grows in Brooklyn by Curt Ellis When my buddy Ian suggested we turn his ’86 Dodge half-ton into […]

we like this film. And particularly the vista/spoonbread fetishism. more at http://www.room609.com/films/promisedland/trailer.html [vodpod id=Groupvideo.3089284&w=425&h=350&fv=] more about "The Promised Land - A Swamp Pop Journey", posted with vodpod

Our friend Chandler Briggs, a greenhorn at Island Meadow Farm on Vashon Island, sent us this great article on some rad young farmers in Texas at Windy Hill Organics. Organic […]

Almost all towns have a few extra acres of land around their transportation department, police department, water department headquarters. They currently just mow that land. Why not follow the model […]

for market farmers, specifically. Growing for Market Growing for Market is America's most respected publication about growing and direct marketing vegetables, fruits, herbs, cut flowers, plants, eggs, meat, cheese, and […]

Dear greenhorns, we need a boson- based collaborator for a special covert operation... not actually covert. just special. we're needing art materials for our upcoming workshops-- bike safety badge stations-- […]

Click here to download the March 2008 Farm Country Magazine (a publication of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation) highlighting Mississippi's young farmers. Scroll past the Beef Council ads and the […]

thanks to greehorns ally Paige Churchman for alerting us to this and sending this note. Sign the petition at the end of the post! Bed-Stuy Farm (started by Brooklyn Rescue […]

beautiful and inspiring video of horse-powered farming at Beech Grove Farm. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8reHVRqXZ8&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.extension.org%2Fpages%2FVideo_Clip%3A_Ridge_Till_and_Cover_Crops_from_Vegetable_Farmers_and_their_Sustainable_Tillage_Pract&feature=player_embedded] "Eric and Anne Nordell have developed a farming system that integrates cover cropping, composting, crop rotation, and horse-drawn […]

No we’re not talking Simpsons. Here at Greenhorns headquarters on Smithereen farm we are teeming with Smithers ready to be passed out in exchange for good work or just our […]

of King Corn fame. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzuFO6g_n6s]

We're just sayin'.  Greenhorns, front page of USA Today. On tiny plots, a new generation of farmers emerges by Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY ROCHESTER, Wash. — Joseph Gabiou walks the […]

Editor's note: As always with these types of opportunties -- all land comes with baggage--sometimes its toxic legacy, sometimes is family drama, sometimes its degraded soil. Thomas Jefferson himself got […]

several of our friends are battling this right now, and we are watchful and vigilant that we are not the next struck It's deeply traumatizing. We coddle our tomatoes, give […]

a great opportunity for the right greenhorn(s). Smokey House Center (SHC) is seeking an individual or family with farming experience and an agriculture business plan to lease and operate the […]

if any of you out there happen to be in the UK, this day course sounds amazing. Garden Organic Open Day on Managing the future of your soil: the role […]

Here's another urban farm project to keep on your radar. Landslide is a Hill district based, not for profit, urban farm dedicated to being a free source of healthy food […]

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we're interested in the weaving together of these things.  Several past & ongoing exhibits explore them, including our own Land. Liberty. Sunshine. Stamina, which was up in April & May […]

which, you'll recall was released this Spring. this is worth a read just for the lively discussion at the end of the piece.  We welcome healthy, engaging dialogue like this! […]

If you're in NYC... there is an amazing benefit planned for reverend billy's campaign for mayor - tonight!!  Here's a letter from Savitri, and details on the bash.  Joan Baez, […]

Greenhorns, anyone out there want to help out at the Northeast Animal-Power Field Days?  They could use the help, and you'll get free admission in exchange! 2009 Northeast Animal-Power Field […]

we've posted about this course before, but it's worth another mention. Broadacre Permaculture and Holistic Management for Carbon Negative Agriculture Exploring Soil, Water, Carbon, Energy & the Economy Hands-on Training […]