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The Northeast Organic Farming Association has lots of appealing happenings coming up. NOFA 2009 Organic Field Days - sweet little summer calender of workshops and various farm events-- free, open […]

greenhorns, this is a most fabulous, understated dutch publication. a worthwhile subscription, and available online--such a lot of academic research avail to us: directories case studies post graduate programs for […]

4H just got a nice facelift on their website. I noticed. and then this PSA http://4-h.org/b/Pages/Layouts/GroupPage2889.html?SiteId=2323&PersistentTheme=4H about 1 million new scientists. and the companies who are supporting 4H to make […]

we've been gazing at these posters for over a week now, and we can't get enough. we think you'll love them just as much as we do.  Available on our […]

Any artistic hudson valley-based greenhorns out there?  The Hudson Valley Seed Library is seeking artists to illustrate their seed packs!  Read on... Hello from Seedy Farm! I'm excited to say […]

yes. it goes against many of our instincts to borrow money. Guiding thinking on this issue is borrow as little as you can. Pay it back as fast as you […]

Medium scale food processing. YES! we need more and better. May every PETSMART in america be converted into a smokehouse. Every walmart into a slaughterhouse Every Kmart into a farmers […]

on a farm. bluegrass. yes. Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival July 16-19, 2009 Walsh Farm, Oak Hill, NY get your tickets now!  And check out the line up - http://greyfoxbluegrass.com/gfblog/2009/06/26/grey-fox-2009-main-stage-schedule/

young farmer ninjas have what it takes to survive the global warming blasts. real guts. real courage. real resilient diversified systems! here's the latest from our friend Nic Koontz of […]

we've mentioned the greenhorns radio show before, broadcasting weekly on Heritage Radio. It's quite informative and entertaining - interviews with young farmers, events, etc.  We recently heard from another radio-saavy […]

we got to meet & share goat sandwiches with Annie & Ben of Rooftop Farms last saturday at the Goat Spit, truly delightful folks.  if you're urban and needing to […]

Patti Moreno is known as the Garden Girl.  She's got a pretty rad site, and some great informational videos, including this on, on sustainable urban gardening. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmmBXqHpdV8&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gardengirltv.com%2F&feature=player_embedded] and check out […]

give them a shout, greenhorns... Hello from Farmers for the Future! We now have more than 1,800 members from all 50 U.S. states and more than 100 countries. You have […]

Some news on Slow Food's Time for Lunch campaign... Remember this date: September 7, 2009. We’ll look back on that day as the moment when people across America took a […]

by now you've probably taken note of the artwork that adorns our letters, websites, stickers and guidebook.  It's all the work of the brilliant Brooke Budner, official Greenhorns illustrator!  

well. the goat spit was an utter success. with a rugged volunteer crew of young farmers, ex-restaurant managers, underground chefs, micro-brewers, and assorted aspiring agrarians of all stripes-- we pulled […]

our little summer goat spit has somehow astral-virulized itself into quite some promotional prominence . We expect quite some hundreds of people. Lets hope that they are all hungry, and […]

news from natalie & the popsicle boys... Hey y'all, Our 29-day popsicle shop in Battery Park starts today, woot woot! We just found out this was happening earlier in the […]

dear greenhorns goat spit summertime throwdown attendees, We've decided to simplify your eating and enjoying experiences at tomorrow's event... and so, we now proudly present a newer, hipper, simpler (and […]

hey party people, we're ready to rock out with you tomorrow at the goat spit summertime throwdown!  The goats are on ice, and so's the beer.  The vegetables are on […]

We just got word from Greenhorn Talia Kahn-Kravis, who's busy spreading the good greenhorns vibes in the mountains of Spain!  Talia worked with us all of last year, maintaining databases […]

we highly recommend signing up for this Small Farms Monthly Update from Cornell - it's juicy reading.  Here's June... June 15th 2009 Small Farms Update Announcements * Organic Dairy Summer […]

bring your smiles, your positive energies and your wallets to the Goat Spit Summertime Throwdown this Saturday!  We've already shared the menu, now here are some additional items that could […]

June 27-28, Golden Vineyards and Mendocino Organics are hosting the Biodynamic Association of Northern California (BDANC) Summer 2009 Meeting at beautiful Heart Arrow Ranch in Redwood Valley, CA (about 2.5 […]

Lots!  and much of what you'll get is free: good vibes, great entertainment, sunshine, pep talks, Reverend Billy!  But it's also a fundraiser for the greenhorns, so we're selling things! […]

"Compost Only" comes via the Hardwick, VT - based Highfields Institute. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7qNPUYh5Yo&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.highfieldsinstitute.org%2FCompostVideo1.htm&feature=player_embedded] "This video covers the basics of composting in an entertaining and informative way, interspersing nuts-and-bolts lessons of composting […]

Reverend Billy is our spiritual advisor. and the only candidate for mayor that specifically targets 'young farmers' as protagonists of place, nutrition and economic retrofit. check out his stop shopping […]

The Greenhorns seek an HTML-savvy, Excel-tolerant, Photoshop-friendly intern who will put time in on their laptop each day to perform entry-level feats of data entry, banner banging, spreadsheeting, and code […]

we asked greenhorn Neysa King to tell us a bit about her experience transitioning to the farming life.  here's what she had to say... My fiancée Travis and I had […]

ivili.org pulls together short films on practical sustainable solutions, such as this one on growing your own: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCPEBM5ol0Q&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ivili.org%2Fvideo%2Fhomegrown-revolution-growing&feature=player_embedded] here is the founder's statement: One day early last year I came […]

State programs out to help young farmers Two beginning-farmer programs are helping a new generation of farmers and ranchers with below-market interest rates, fee reductions and other services by David […]

come out come out of the green hills! and to our roundtable discussion at Sterling. and to our young farmer mixer at High Mowing. - severine

novella is killing two of our rabbits at her NYC book signing for Farm City.  Stay tuned. and tune into her blog: http://ghosttownfarm.wordpress.com/. You can read the first chapter of […]

This brand new journal has some terrific content, quite relevant to greenhorns. Including: BURNING FOOD| How corn ethanol is effecting food supply in Zimbabwe, FOOD SCRUTINY| Why the sustainable food […]

who want to serve sustainable ag.... here's an opportunity. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR NORTHEAST ORGANIC FARMING ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) is […]

Slow Food Youth Workshop at Quillisascut Farm School of the Domestic Arts Date: Aug 6-12, 2009 What: A week long Slow Food Youth Workshop at Quillisascut Farm School of the […]

Please join us this Saturday, June 13, for our seasonal opening day celebration! For some dancing and fiddling by the Wahoo String Band, homemade crepes and omelets, a tasting of […]

Cargill, Bunge Win Most Export Aid Since 1992 as Credit Slows By Alan Bjerga May 27 (Bloomberg) -- Cargill Inc., Archer Daniels Midland Co. and Bunge Ltd. are benefiting from […]

or wanting to?  here is a great opportunity: 100th Annual Meeting of the Northern Nut Growers Association Learn how to grow nut trees on your farm or in your backyard. […]

fresh stuff from greenhorn Trace Ramsey Farm or Die - A Revised Manifesto A few months ago I wrote an essay that became known as “A Young Farmer Manifesto” for […]