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It's a worldwide trend - young folks getting back to the land.  This time, in a government-sanctioned program. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/business/global/16farmer.html?emc=eta1 excerpt: YOKOSHIBAHIKARI, Japan - A motley group of unlikely farmers descended […]

City Slicker Farms, a non-profit urban farming program in West Oakland, California is seeking qualified applicants for our Community Market Farm Coordinator position. The Coordinator will be running the opening […]

NPR on Seed Balls... http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103129515 Neighborhood organizations across the U.S. that want to improve the environment are using a surprising weapon: seed balls. It's a technique for planting in abandoned […]

Greenhorns, nominate yourselves or those you know who are doing important work! 2009 marks the 7th Glynwood Harvest Awards. To find out more about the Awards and Glynwood go to […]

This is good follow-up on that controversial op-ed piece in the New York Times... http://food.theatlantic.com/the-food-channel/free-range-pork-really-riskier.php Curator's note: Like pretty much every advocate of sustainable agriculture, including our own Bill and […]

Exploring the Small Farm Dream - May 13&14, 2009 Orientation & Train the Trainer Session The New England Small Farm Institute (NESFI) will offer a training session to introduce its […]

Need a place to stay in Providence this summer? Here's the latest from Dirt Palace Some Dirt Palace News! First off - The Secret Restaurant of the Dirt Palace is […]

via East Bay Permaculture: I have found a "trailer" (2 bedrooms with a third huge room built on) that I want to live in and am looking for a roommate […]

Hi Friends! Underground Food Collective is back in New York City with a series of three multi-course dinners celebrating Spring Bounty and Foraged Foods, May 15, 17 and 18, 2009. […]

California folks, here are some great fermenting events & celebrations... Ferment Change! On the Dance Floor! Brass Liberation Orchestra, Stratosphere 68, Clar Mooncalf, Sabrina followed by DJ One Chance & […]

Greenhorns. cowboys. young farmer icons -- we welcome submissions of 'graphic identity' totems. The American Farmer Needs A Cowboy Image by Gary Truit No image of America is more widespread […]

Forage Oakland Anthology Call for Submissions Forage Oakland is a neighborhood backyard barter network by which anyone living in North Oakland or South Berkeley, California, USA can join the project […]

Here's another blog worth keeping up with: http://www.freshmanfarmer.com/ ... Witty, engaging and a great resource for Greenhorns out there.  Six new farmers, all posting about the trials & tribulations, successes […]

NYCers, check this out on Saturday! Third Annual Food For Thought Film Festival April 11 & 18, 2009 Naniola Productions presents the annual Food For Thought Film Festival presenting films […]

This piece was written by Greenhorns ally Twilight Greenaway for Culinate.  Great work, Twilight! The Young and the Landless here's an excerpt: They're not wearing overalls or brandishing pitchforks, but […]

We just got wind of this organic farmland in Iowa via the Women, Food & Agriculture Network (a great resource, by the way)  It's calling out for a young farmer!  […]

Rodale Institute's Compost powers USDA's organic People's Garden (despite Chemical Ag's concerns) WASHINGTON, D.C. - About the time that Chemical Ag spokespeople were chiding Michelle Obama for promoting home-grown organic […]

Here's another important event in New York City. Youth Forum & Expo: Food, Farming and Active Living April 16, 2009 | Hostos Community College | NYC This one-of-a-kind event is […]

Any New York City Greenhorns out there?  This is a terrific project. http://foodstockings.wordpress.com/ We are a group of food justice and urban agriculture activists working to ensure that people of […]

If you're in the Hudson Valley, check out this great workshop, tomorrow! We should have something to offer at these workshops for beginners and experienced permies alike. And we have […]

This is important work from the Oakland Institute. Important for the future of sustainable farming in Africa and around the world. Oakland, CA: Concurrent with the release of a printed […]

Rising to the Challenge: Entrepreneurs Building Living Economies Denver Colorado, May 21-23, 2009 The seventh annual BALLE conference is the premier venue to forge deep connections with entrepreneurs, social innovators, […]

Greenhorn Erin Bullock of Mud Creek Farm just got a shiny new tractor!  It's that time of year.  You can read about it on her blog, http://www.farmererin.blogspot.com/ And in the […]

Assistant Organic Farm Manager Position Description Open until filled. Review of applications begins 1 May 2009 Position Summary: This position provides support to the Organic Farm Manager; the Assistant is […]

FOOD SECURITY IN THE HUDSON VALLEY Lets get together! 10AM SATURDAY APRIL 11th @ TSL 434 Columbia Street in Hudson, NY This will be a gathering of farmers, gardeners, educators, […]

We got this nice note from Greenhorns ally Michelle Rehme: Today was the official groundbreaking for UVA's community garden - and quite possibly the happiest day of my life. Under […]

We love the Hudson Valley Seed Library. Here's the latest event list from Ken Greene: Art Opening Saturday, April 11th, 4-6pm Kaaterskill Fine Arts Gallery at the Catskill Mountain Foundation. […]

If you want to work for a foundation, this is a pretty darn good one. Winrock International is accepting applications for Program Associate 1 for the Wallace Center. The position […]

There's not an awful lot to be gleaning right now, at least in the northeast, but we'll be in the thick of things soon.  Gleaning is a process, dating to […]

This just in from Greenhorns friend Ethan Roland: Howdy All! In just a few weeks I will be starting a Permaculture Design Course in the Hudson River Valley -- it's […]

Registration is now online for the 3rd National Conference on Facilitating Sustainable Agriculture Education, July 15-17, 2009 The Sustainable Agriculture Education Association (SAEA) is proud to announce our 3rd National […]

Carpinteria High School, in Carpinteria, CA, is seeking an Agricultural Fellow. For the full description, click here: Ag Fellow Announcement. Read on for a summary! Great opportunity for a Greenhorn. […]

This will be a great talk, great conversation.  If you're near Point Reyes Station, CA, check it out. Dance Palace Community Center.

If you're in Brooklyn, check out Here We Go Magic, next Tuesday, April 7.   With Greenhorns friend Peter Hale!  Here's his message: This is Peter Hale (alternately Texas Pete, Peter […]

We'd like to remind you, in these early days of Spring, of an amazing resource for young farmers in New York, and anywhere, really.  Another of Cornell's great projects. http://www.nybeginningfarmers.org/ […]

Two hip young ladies, Zoe Fisher & Audrey Snyder, have been working on a sustainable fashion show to benefit the San Francisco Victory Gardens project.  If you're in the area, […]

If you're on the mailing list, you already know this, but... Goat tshirts are in! Here are the nitty gritty details: - Organic bespoke cotton tee shirts in a short […]

Farm Loans especially for Young Farmers! https://www.firstpioneer.com/en/Products/FarmStart.aspxFarmStart Are you a new farmer or farm cooperative who is confident that you'll be successful, but have a minimal track record and limited […]

May Fly is a duet of sweet harmony vocals and folk instrumentals influenced by southern appalachian old-time, and new england blues, ballads and soul music. Check them out here: http://www.myspace.com/mayflygirls

Or anybody humor, really.  This came through ComFood A cowboy named Bud was overseeing his herd in a remote mountainous pasture in California when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced toward […]