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Here's an excerpt of a letter from the Friends of the Farm Campaign about a terrific program training veterans in organic farming. Please take a look at Archi's Acres Veterans […]

Three members of the Hudson Valley Biodynamic Group, Steffen Schneider, Mac Mead and Malcolm Gardner, will be leading a four-day seminar on Rudolf Steiner's Agriculture Course at the Pfeiffer Center […]

Hello all, My name is Jacob Slosberg, and I am a student at the University of British Columbia in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems. I am current an […]

Check out this great post on Civil Eats... it documents the journey (so far) of Naomi Starkman, as she seeks to be an organic farmer. From WWOOF to Stone Barns […]

Sandor Katz, fermentation guru, author of Wild Fermentation, and Greenhorns Advisor is coming to New York!  Sandor will make three appearances in New York this January... January 10, Third Root […]

Here's a great post on the Green Fork Blog (the blog of the Eatwell Guide) about the recent Young Farmers Conference at Stone Barns.  The Greenhorns attended, along with dozens […]

Here's the first installment of some notes on the Greenhorns' recent trip to Appalachia! From Severine... "The Greenhorns have just returned from a whirlwind, and quite blizzardy tour of Appalachia […]

Howdy fellow young farmers, This upcoming season, my partner & I have the privilege of stewarding a small piece of land nestled in the Puget Sound. Island Meadow is a […]

Fantastic article about young farmer Christy Raymond, who founded White Barn Farm this year... The Boston Globe, November 27, 2008 "If there are ghosts that walk the Raymond home - […]

Just received - You can sign this live petition effort to encourage President-Elect Obama to consider a Sustainable Choice for our next Secretary of Agriculture. The letter includes 6 recommendations […]

Here's a link to a petition you can send to your congressional representatives asking them to put a halt to subsidies for biofuels: http://www.change.org/foodfirst/actions#letter_form If you're looking for some inspiration, […]

We've just heard from the Local Food Project at Ailie, a fabulous food & farming initiative in Warrenton, VA.  The The project consists of an organic culinary garden which supplies fresh, […]

Here's an oldie but goodie (Feb 08) from The Lacrosse Tribune...  New farmers, The Land Stewardship Project of the upper midwest, etc. Back to the farm: Program aims to beef […]

We Greenhorns love farming, and food, and bikes.  We like biking from farm to farm, and we think bikes, like farming, are the future.  So, naturally, we love this latest […]

The Greenhorns' planned visit to Williams Island Farm (A small farm situated on an island in the middle of the Tennessee River!) got rained out, but these cool cats are […]

Happy Thanksgiving from The Greenhorns!  We hope you spent today eating delicious, local, sustainable, farm-fresh fare with good family and friends (tell us about it if you did!).  Now that […]

Severine is in Appalachia, filming rosy-cheeked (because it's chilly) greenhorns. There will be much more on that adventure later, but to whet your appetite here's an article about a pair […]

We'll be doing this, maybe you should too... Building New Farmer Incubation Programs Join us for a Webinar on December 2 Time: 8:50 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Here's a link to a beautiful calendar for 2009, celebrating local farms from Columbia County in Upstate New York. All of the profits from the calendar go to farm-to-table education […]

Here, Andy Glaser gives us what he calls his "late night rant."  Let's hope for a strong '09 season for Andy and the "student" garden club at Rutgers.  Cheers, Andy.

This came to us via Comfood...looks like another great film. If you're in Washington, DC area, don't miss this powerful and emotional film about an L.A. community fighting to save […]

For a fun, inspirational read, here's an email that greenhorns' friend Rebekah Guss sent out after visiting some new Tennessee Farmers...

Lists are fun, so we thought we'd post a recent note and to-do list from farmer/writer/greenhorns ally Zoe Bradbury: Well, here's the thing: I'm leaving in 36 hours for a […]

Young Farmers Conference: Reviving the Culture of Agriculture December 4, 2008 @ 9:00 AM - December 5, 2008 @ 1:00 PM Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture presents The […]

Greenhorns' ally The Eatwell Guide has teamed up with Consumers Union to launch a Thanksgiving Challenge - it's simple, and we think young farmers should rock this one. Here's the […]

Yes We Can influence Obama's choices for Ag Secretary, and other appointments in the USDA! In the last week there has been much exciting talk of potential people Obama could […]

We're looking for cool maps to post on the website of our mapping project, Serve Your Country Food!  Here's a great one that represents which areas of the country are […]

While this Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) season comes to a close, it's never to early to start fantasizing about next season! In many major cities, demand for CSA shares far outreaches the […]

Seeking: Techy whiz kid for grass roots film media project in Red Hook, NY A documentary film about young farmers needs a few good hands. Our protagonists are fierce patriots […]

Here is an exciting opportunity for a young farmer with a few years experience... Yellowstone Land Opportunity Experienced organic beef farmer and landowner seeks young, entreprenurial farmer to come grow […]

Excited about our new president-elect? Come celebrate with the Greenhorns at our farm in upstate New York! We're having a cheese melt to celebrate change, an "Obama Melt", if you […]

We wanted to share some information on a terrific community garden project that Greenhorns' friend Jacob Gordon is involved with in Nashville, Tennessee.  The Sylvan Street Garden was founded in […]

Here's the official press release for the Greenhorns newest project, Serve Your Country Food. Young farmers, join the map and share your vision, practices and obstacles, friends of farmers, nominate […]

Today. Unexpectadly, and with the trumpet- force of simultaneous ambitions finally aligned -- the young farmers of Terra Madre made a resolve. We met informally, at a place and location […]

Scott Cantini is looking for experienced or green farmers to grow food on his land in Tivoli. He has about 17 acres available for organic farming. The property is approximately […]

Dear USDA beginning farmer listening session: ref: CSREES-2008-0003 I'm writing as the director of a small, grass-roots non profit that works to recruit, promote and support young farmers in America. […]

hey there! We get a ton of email from intelligent young people with ambition. Particularly they are often looking for a job in sustainable agriculture. We'd like to suggest that […]

Kaycee Wimbish and Severine V T Fleming just presented to the US delegation at Terra Madre. We showed the film, and gave our list of what young farmers need to […]

  Come on down to the Fall Festival this Saturday, October 25th at WOW farm, located at 537 Lewis St.  Join us in celebrating the harvest season and all the […]

We at the Greenhorns have some sayings. Vote with your fork: as a person faced with the decision of what to eat (hopefully) 3 times a day, you have the […]