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how's that for an intriguing title? and we didn't even make it up.  see you on the 20th. Mysterious Brooklyn Pharmacy to Host Goat Roast, More By Hugh Merwin, June 9, 2009 Vermont Market and Pharmacy, the shuttered storefront on the corner of Sackett and Henry Streets in Carroll Gardens, has long been the source […]

the latest from wicked delicate films. TRUCK FARM is a Wicked Delicate film + food project about growing a little food in a big city. "Episode 1" is an excerpt from the film; visit wickedelicate.com to learn more! [vodpod id=Groupvideo.2701761&w=425&h=350&fv=clip_id%3D5031132%26server%3Dvimeo.com%26autoplay%3D0%26fullscreen%3D1%26md5%3D0%26show_portrait%3D0%26show_title%3D0%26show_byline%3D0%26context%3Duser%3A1061868%26context_id%3D%26force_embed%3D0%26multimoog%3D%26color%3D00ADEF%26force_info%3Dundefined] more about "truck farm - episode 1", posted with vodpod

at Sterling College - greenhorns will be there!  will you? We are looking forward to the upcoming Food, Farms, and Community Institute at Sterling College--less than three weeks away! -- and I wanted to keep you up to date on the schedule and highlights. As always, an updated schedule can be found at the Sterling […]

perhaps you'd like to share your theories, insights and bold gestures of genius with the larger biodynamic community... this just in from the biodynamics farming and gardening association: In order to foster an ongoing and inclusive conversation about future of the biodynamic movement, we are soliciting brief pieces on the current and hoped-for future state […]

looking to dance?  here's a tip from greenhorn margaret de bona, aka grackle of gracklesmalarkey.wordpress.com Guiding Star Grange Contra Dance - Greenfield, MA http://www.guidingstargrange.org/Events/events.html They have two dances a weekend there, and a very involved membership. they have raised so much money in recent years in order to make the building handicap accessible. it's a […]

Public Radio International is distributing this series highlighting five American farmers. Listen to the audio, look at the pictures, read about the farmers.  it's good work. When we slice a tomato, open a box of frozen spinach, peel an orange at breakfast, order a BLT from the lunch counter around the corner, or select a […]

Join California Food and Justice Coalition and local experts for “It’s Your City. Is it Your Policy? A workshop on using local-level policy to rebuild local food systems” on June 20th. Contact [email protected] with any questions or to register. Location: City Heights Wellness Center, 4440 Wightman Street, Suite 200, San Diego 10:30 am-4:30 pm. $30 […]

you'll recall that the usda recently released a report on young ("beginning") farmers in america.  we mentioned it a couple of weeks ago here.  Greenhorn Paula Manalo of Mendocino Organics had some feedback. I finally got around to reading this report. Along with "beginning farmer," they use a couple terms that have very specific definitions […]

some brilliant advice from a director of the Yale Sustainable Food Project to graduating students & their parents. Hey Mom, I Want to Farm Jun 5 2009, by Melina Shannon-DiPietro College graduations are wrapping up this week. There is no doubt that these graduates are heading into the worst economy of my lifetime, their lifetimes, […]

via greenhorns ally Alida Candor of the California Institute for Rural Studies... Help inform policies, programs, and funding to improve organic marketing The California Institute for Rural Studies, a nonprofit research institution working to promote sustainable agriculture and increased viability of California farmers (http://www.cirsinc.org), is studying marketing barriers affecting small and mid-sized organic farmers. The […]

this is a great resource for the "landlesss many".  and there are some great workshops coming up, including the one below.  check out http://permacultureforrenters.com/ for more info.

here's a note from Lisa Hamilton, journalist and author of the new book Deeply Rooted On June 23rd, chef Dan Barber, farmer/artist Matthew Moore and I will take the stage at Manhattan's Astor Center for what promises to be a great night of storytelling about food and farming. Please put it on your calendar! The […]

that's not so secret anymore! What: A once a week late night restaurant with an A la carte menu of classic american food, sourced from local farms and purveyors. The menu includes Prime rib for two, Oysters rockefeller and Fish stew royale.

any bakers out there?  this sounds like a pretty rad opportunity... I have just found out that a friend is preparing to open a restaurant in Dorset, VT, a small, rural community located directly between Rutland and Bennington, VT (about 30-45 minutes from both) and about 1.5 hours from Albany, NY. Annexed to the restaurant […]

an important video. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klJjRviA4PU&feature=Responses&parent_video=kpeLdXeIbwA&index=0&playnext=1&playnext_from=RL]

Food, Inc. is screening on Wednesday in Brooklyn and greenhorns will be tabling there!  will we see you? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqQVll-MP3I] we love pollan. we love schlosser. we love kenner.

Almost two years after its founding in a basement in Berkeley, California, The Greenhorns has matured from an idea for a recruitment film into a widespread national community. We are now happily rooted on my first commercial farm, Smithereen, on rented land in the Hudson Valley of New York. In the autumn of 2007 we […]

here's a note from greenhorn hannah geller... Dear Fellow Greenhorns, We’d like to invite all of you to join us here at Fishkill Farms on Saturday, June 13 for our re-opening party. Festivities will include free samplings of locally made food, yummy crepes and omelets with produce from our garden, a photography show, children’s nature […]

in two short weeks this spit will be powered by hipsters and greenhorns, peddling madly as we roast goats for our goat spit throwdown! [vodpod id=Groupvideo.2675279&w=425&h=350&fv=] more about "the goat spit in action", posted with vodpod

here's a letter from a greenhorn in Gill, Colorado.  Front Rangers - take note, and head to the barn dance on tuesday! Hello Severine, I love your blog and the whole idea of the greenhorns project. It's nice to know we aren't alone out here in young sustainable farmer land. . .so, that being said, […]

"the tragic topic is why has everything become so toxic" [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhxnuXMcMgE&feature=PlayList&p=2F5A9649A59E1684&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=14] they call him the sodfather, and also "zeke the sheik the compost freak", and he's rather brilliant.

Southside Community Land Trust in Providence, RI is looking for two new Americorps VISTA positions to help us with exciting new projects! With all of the new community gardens popping up around Providence, and the renewed interest in urban food gardens in every neighborhood, our two new VISTAs will be a welcome addition to our […]

our friend ethan roland brought this to our attention... brilliant artwork, eh? Tennessee Carbon Farming Intensive Broadacre Permaculture & Holistic Management for Carbon Negative Agriculture Exploring Soil, Water, Carbon, Energy & the Economy through a 6-part holistic curriculum When: August 25th- September 16th, 2009 Where: Ecovillage Training Center at the Farm in Summertown, TN

we're cleaning up for you you you!  this is the old pharmacy: auction items are flowing in. as are mustard donations. is the june 20 event on your calendar? are you celebrating the solstice with greenhorns? if you have any doubts about partying with us, the photos and video of the goat spit made just […]

NY Times:  Organic Dairies Watch the Good Times Turn Bad If you are 35, capitalized, and looking to buy dairy equiptment--now might be a great time. If you are 17 and working barn chores on your parent's operation, chances are you are doing double shifts-- and probably don't have time for your friends. If you […]

Dear Friends, As our awareness grows of humanity's harmful impact on the Earth, it is ever more important to learn the principles and skills necessary not only to lessen our negative impact on the planet, but to learn to enhance the vitality and beauty of the natural world, working instead with Nature's genius. "How to […]

greenhorns, this is interesting (helpful?) technology for you to know about: Food Web, Meet Interweb: The Networked Future of Farms By Alexis Madrigal May 22, 2009 Silicon Valley thinks the internet can transform anything from car sales to anonymous sex, but the way Americans grow and buy food is rooted in ancient, offline systems. Now, […]

City Slicker Farms is looking for one... We're still looking for leads on a NEW TRUCK Our 1987 Ford is on its last wheels and has broken down three times in the last month alone. A truck is essential to our weekly farm and gardening chores, which consist of hauling soil, compost, manure, wood and […]

good work being done in Davis, CA. The Gleaning Project’s vision is to continue creating and maintaining a group of passionate students and Davis community members working together to use the surplus of food produced on front lawns, backyard gardens, public spaces and research plots to strengthen our community and our partner communities, instead of […]

hey greenhorns! are you on our mailing list? are you getting our event updates and calender items? are you in the loop? If the answer is no, or "I don't know", then get on over to the website: http://www.thegreenhorns.net/ we have lots to tell you about.

Any more farmers rapping out there?  Tell us about it! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMNkDKySDdU&feature=player_embedded]

Dear Severine, I've been following your blog for the past several months, as I finished one farm apprenticeship and started another. I had been meaning to send a note to you about the farm in Jacksonville where I spent most of the past year, but never got around to it. Today I'm relaxing on a […]

Here's the latest from rooftop farmers Annie Novak & Ben Flanner... Thank you to all who keep coming out to help out at the Rooftop Farm! You--and our newly transplanted tomato, pepper and zinnia plans--are fantastic. * Farm with us! We'll be on the roof this Sunday (may 31) and Monday (june 1), from 8am-6pm. […]

Start this video at Minute 8. Why is farming relevant? Why must we raise the social status of farmers? Why must we transform the political structures of agricuture both domestically and abroad? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R0Uy15HUfI] Does anyone out in blog landia know how we can become members of via campesina?

a poem for you... The Road Between Here and There Here I have heard the terrible chaste snorting of hogs trying to re- enter the underearth. Here I came into the curve too fast, on ice, and being new to these winters, touching the brake and sailed into the pasture. Here I stopped the car […]

Buying farmland abroad: Outsourcing's third wave The Economist (London) | May 21st 2009 Rich food importers are acquiring vast tracts of poor countries' farmland. Is this beneficial foreign investment or neocolonialism? EARLY this year, the king of Saudi Arabia held a ceremony to receive a batch of rice, part of the first crop to be […]

And should you need further temptation than the poster provides, here's what you'll be tasting if you come to our block party on June 20th: Sandwiches featuring young spit-roasted goat from Belmond Farm & Bethlehem Boer Goat Ranch Local Grassfed Hamburgers from Dickson’s Farmstand Meats Herb Chevre from Beltane Farm Grilled Spring onions from Blooming […]

Should you happen to be in Montana this weekend... you will definitely want to check this out.  Greenhorns Jacob& Courtney Cowgill at Prairie Heritage Farm are making it happen. The small print: don't let a bad back or weak knees prevent you from coming and enjoying good company and a beautiful prairie sunset. Come whether […]

Economic Recession, Energy Crisis, Global Warming. Okay, so what are we going to do about it? On Sunday, May 31, join a city-wide gathering of innovating individuals, groups, nonprofits, government organizations, and local businesses who are transforming today’s challenges into opportunities. Discover how we New Yorkers can re-imagine our beloved Big Apple, making it resilient, […]

Switch Farm Marketing's new  web application is intended specifically for farmers - it's affordable, and fast! Here's a note from the developer: I am excited to announce that our doors are now wide open. You can sign-up and have your website ready to go in just 60 seconds. (Normally this would take 2-4 weeks and […]