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monday is always a good day to remember to resist. to resist consumerism. so hard so hard. but what is easier, I think, is to embrace producerism.

Farm & Garden Director, Ocean Song Farm & Wilderness Center Description of Ocean Song Situated on 350 acres in West Sonoma County, Ocean Song is a learning center with the mission […]

Dear Patagonia and Kim, I'm writing to request Patagonia reflective tape for use in a bicycle based action to take place in San Francisco during Slow Food Nation and the critical mass. […]

We have a vast blank canvas of 70 acres in western Colorado that needs a few good artist/farmers-poet/herders to begin a long term project of inventing/creating a 21st century energy-looped […]

these rules must be read by all attendees to the rabbit roast.  important to be legal and respectful and good little citizens at a perfect tiny agrarian pageant.  think of our […]

Hi Everyone, I run a web service for small farms that provides websites and ecommerce to farms across the country (see link below). The basic way it works is that […]

The Greenhorns is a small, volunteer driven organization whose mission is to support, recruit and promote young farmers in America.  Our main focus is the production of a documentary film […]

Beware the biotech, my son The jaws that bite, the claws that catch, beware the yum yum bird, and shun unscrupulous corporate balderdash hype and greed and green PR jabberwocky

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The Glynwood people are very wonderful.  We'd like to make sure that lots of young farmers are nominated for their award.  The Harvest Awards nomination deadline has been extended to […]

the hot hip shift when the young farmers are talking about 'selling the land' was the pelvic pivot that got me excited about filming young people shifting into farming instead of out […]

Saturday, August 9: Rediscovering the Farm with Keynote speaker Glenn Roberts of Anson Mills- 8:15 am-3:30 pm A day of mini workshops will include topics: New Crops/Niche Crops  (Dr. Bob […]

the second unfancy food show--amazing rain and boozy brooklyn food counter culture. Severine and merlin made a brief appearance. Severine was peddling her special flower tea, elderflower cordial and organic rabbit. (on […]

from Louella Hill Dear Friends: The count is in: 40 bodies were collected in June from the Arizona desert floor. This announcement (www.derechoshumanosaz.net from the US Border Patrol), interesting, coincides […]

Habitat Restoration and Native Plant Propagation Internship Redwood Creek Native Plant Nursery Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) The GGNRA Nurseries Program seeks an intern to assist in restoration field […]

"...embrace the flag. hope to live in that free republic for which it stands."  happy fourth!

from Paula Somoza Manalo, Mendocino Organics CSA The early morning of Saturday, June 22, a thunderstorm crashed through Northern California. My partner Adam and I were awakened by the shaking thunder […]

please note the date and location of the midsummer rabbit roast have been changed to 16 and 17 August at Glynwood in Cold Spring, NY.  Get directions here.

Oh the underground food revolutionaries. Oh the delightful illicit dairy products. The covert wholegrain homebaked crusties. The kitchen jam, the runny custard. These are the pleasures of un-industrial food production […]

Ringing bells, shaking hands, warm hugs, and good food were abounding yesterday as the third meeting of New Amsterdam Market got underway. New York's brightest bakers, chefs, food producers, purveyors, and […]

Hey everyone -- I know farmers are busy readying the fields and planting, but since I know a lot of you participate in and support farmer's markets, I thought I […]

The Family Farm Disaster Fund was established by Farm Aid to help farm families survive weather-related disasters. Right now we are working with farmers across the country who have been […]

I think I've paid heed to the modern agrarian's manifesto and sown the seed of my own revolution. It didn't begin with a two month sabbatical in southern Arizona, although the high […]

Greenhorns: We are currently working on a zine-guide for beginning farmers to hand out at our young farmer's conference/rabbit roast festivities in July and would love your input! Swimming in […]

  The National Young Farmer Education Association is holding their National Ag Leadership Conference July 7-9 in Austin, TX.  Should be nice! More info here.   and National Grange Youth is holding […]

The Unknown As we know, There are known knowns. There are things we know we know. We also know There are known unknowns. That is to say We know there […]

The cost of basic food staples is skyrocketing around the globe. Billions of people who live on less than $2 a day are sliding into hunger and despair. Now more […]

from Elisha Greeley Smith, Center for Rural Affairs Farmers are working longer than ever. According to the 2002 Agriculture Census, the average age of farmers is 55, and one in four […]

from www.michaelpollan.com Greetings. I haven't been in touch for a while, and some of you have written asking for an an update on the 2008 Farm Bill.   After many, many months of […]

i'm interested in helping! from 82 to 2000 i was a dairy farm kid on Wotokahan Farm in Ohio and then in 01 i was attending Drake in Iowa working […]

Severine's notes from a train ride Sitting on the train enroute from San Francisco to New York State, I've been looking at a lot of silly land use decisions, and […]

Howdy folks ~ This is Gabe Dominguez from SHAKE YOUR PEACE! San Francisco's own bicycle-touring folk band, and co-director of The Bicycle Music Festival, the coolest free 100% bicycle-powered event […]

via Zoë Bradbury   Every time I come in from my farm fields and tune into the news these days, the headline is about food: food prices, food scares, food […]

Grow Montana is now accepting applications for FoodCorps, a team of five full-time AmeriCorps VISTA's helping schools and colleges across Montana to buy more locally-grown foods. Now in the third […]

The California Conference Planning Team is very pleased to announce that registration for RIC’s 10th Annual Conference is now open!!  You can find the complete registration packet by following the […]

Severine emails with the USDA's National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS), about her missing census mail survey and related protocols. Severine: How do you address the under reporting of certain farming demographics, such as nomadic […]

Sadly we were unable to attend Planet Diversity and the international protest in defense of Seeds! in Germany last week.  However, you can read all about it, and watch youtube […]

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS for Glynwood Center’s 6th Annual National Harvest Awards!   The Harvest Awards honor individuals, organizations, and businesses across the United States that do an exceptional job of supporting sustainable […]

from Louella Hill, Cheesemaker, Narragansett Creamery Sev! You are kind to call to consult me the consultant. What a little dilemma you have... But also... not really. My instant gut reaction […]