sunnyfield on lopez island barnraiser
They are almost there with less than $1500 to go! Help these micro goat dairy people if you can, HERE!
hollerin' - the original group chat
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voSURH87mHI] Hollerin' is considered by some to be the earliest form of communication between humans. It is a traditional form of communication used in rural areas before the days […]
farm transition planning for women
Farm Transition Planning for Women: Course Starts March 16 in Plattsburgh, March 17 in Canton, NY. Plattsburgh, Canton, NY. Cornell Cooperative Extension and the New York Annie’s Project will host […]
expired! watch the film!
[vimeo 154439089 w=500 h=281] Together, the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC) and Racing Horse Productions presents Expired? Food Waste in America. The film is visually compelling, full of all kinds of trivia […]
Andrus is the kind of guy who puzzles over why, in the face of tremendous evidence, people continue to do things they know are ultimately maladaptive. You followed our great […]
grange school applications due feb 20!
It's no secret that we love the Grange School. We're here to remind you that applications for their Spring term, which starts in April, are due in by Feb. 20. […]
arann harris: cultivator, curator, creator
Arann Harris can be found on his family farm herding sheep, singing and dancing in the barn with toddlers, teaching elementary kids sustainable farming, producing concerts in a cornfield, or performing in Northern […]
these kids are awesome open source farm architects
Three Students Design & Crowdfund Radical Sustainable Educational Center For more than a year, students at Cal Poly Pomona College’s School of Architecture in Los Angeles, CA, have been designing […]
defenders of gill tract farm arrested
This brave defender of the land was arrested standing up to the bulldozers and heavy machinery destroying the soil today at the Gill Tract Farm in Albany, CA (just north […]
throw away the teflon, use cast iron
There have been several stories lately about the poisons of teflon and the down-right corruption from DuPont (influencing the EPA, among other agencies). There is currently a corporate lawyer battling […]
scientific american chimes in on beyonce's "formation"
Beyoncé's "Formation" makes many statements about social and political realities in the U.S., but song and video perhaps speak especially strongly to black women in academia. Truly, Formation by Beyoncé is the hype […]
cool people in academia
Meet Ross Gay: Gay is an associate professor of English at Indiana University. His most recent book of poetry is Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2015). He […]
updates on tpp and ttip
The recent legal challenge brought by TransCanada seeking $15 billion in damages over the Obama Administration’s decision to reject the Keystone Pipeline, has raised new questions about the TPP. The […]
kerrygold ballymaloe litfest of food and wine!
20-22 May 2016 The Kerrygold Ballymaloe Literary Festival of Food and Wine is a weekend filled with fascinating facts, inspirational stories, intriguing discussions, incredible knowledge, fantastic music, fabulous dancing and […]
irish food art chick
Katie Sanderson is a chef on the move. For the past five years she’s been putting on imaginative food events in locations around Ireland: a café for artists in a […]
TPP signing represents corporate wish list; farmers, consumers and the environment lose
The newly released IATP statement on the Feb. 3 signing of the Trans Pacific Partnership reflects the major flaws with the trade agreement and the growing TPP opposition in the […]
just food forum on land access, rights, and ecology: march 25-26, cambridge, ma
who owns organic?
An updated version of Dr. Phillip H. Howard's Who Owns Organic info graphic is now available here. When Howard, who is an associate professor at Michigan State University, first made […]
yeah baby! cover cropping makes the NYT front page
I can almost hear organic farmers across the country rolling their eyes, cover cropping: this is news? And, I know, I know, you've been doing this for years-- but, yes, actually […]
baby goats to a good home, west cornwall, vermont
Greetings from Twig Farm! We're a small goat dairy in West Cornwall, Vermont. Kidding season will soon be upon us, and while baby goats are unquestionably most adorable animals of […]
hard time not to be paranoid
Zika Outbreak Epicenter In Same Area Where GM Mosquitoes Were Released In 2015 The World Health Organization announced it will convene an Emergency Committee under International Health Regulations on Monday, February […]
rick berman, gun for hire, is attacking chipotle
Who is Richard Berman? Richard “Rick” Berman is a longtime Washington, D.C. public relations specialist whose lobbying and consulting firm, Berman and Company, Inc., advocates for special interests and powerful […]
carbon farming gives hope for the future
From wellnesswarior.org The concept of carbon farming is relatively simple. The industrial agricultural system we’ve developed over the last 60 years, while being incredibly productive, robs the soil of carbon […]
fellowship deadlines for the vermont studio center
February 15th We accept general (non-fellowship) applications on a rolling basis year-round. Image: This Is Where We Live Now (detail), ©Kathryn Lien, 2015 (www.kathrynlien.com) VERMONT STUDIO CENTER'S february 15th, 2016 […]
if you harken to lonesome whistles
The veins of trains run deep in our souls. Watch this documentary about how amazing they are. [archiveorg lovethosetrains width=640 height=480 frameborder=0 webkitallowfullscreen=true mozallowfullscreen=true]
eat less water; eat dry farmed grain
(excerpt from Eat Less Water chapter Wheat and Water) December 31, 2011 I followed the rain clouds along the two-lane road leading to With the Grain farm. On a slope […]
medicinal herb growing and marketing conference
Fort Worden, Port Townsend, Olympic Peninsula, Washington, April 15-17, 2016 http://friendsofthetrees.net/sites/default/files/images/MHGMCPoster-2-image.jpg To learn more about this conference, click HERE!
the civilian conservation corps
The October 1929 crash of the American stock market ushered in a major economic depression that would effect nearly every US citizen. The hardest hit were unemployed young men and […]
cannabis - science, legality & best practices, a six-part course series
Growing Cannabis - the Outdoor Garden Open to the public - this Wednesday at 6:30pm at Ricker Addition room 202, University of Maine at Farmington Coordinating educator: Erica Haywood of LoveGrown♥™ Guest expert lecturer: […]
from corn-fed to vegetarian to freegan to vegan to meat eater
Dustin's View, Jan. 31, 2016, Wreflective Writing Would you describe yourself as a long-time farmer and environmental activist? Not at all. I used to be a redneck. I used to […]
$200 cash prize for the largest chestnut tree in new york
The New York Chapter of the American Chestnut Federation (ACF) is offering a $200 reward for the discovery of the largest living Chestnut tree in New York. And $50 for […]
the year that ended dangerously: the ETC's ireverant, snarky, and spot-on end of year review
Every year, our friends at the ETC (stands for Action Group on Erosion, Technology, and Concentration) puts out an, as they say, "irreverent," year-end recap-- and this year's is out […]
we are all flint
The same forces that have made the Flint disaster possible are the same ones that are bent on privatizing public water supplies and preventing a just resolution to the growing world […]
the world's most important fruit
http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/D0F8/production/_87469435_f9a4b729-ae1a-4488-8aef-6ba8b944b043.jpg Sitting in picture-perfect Peak District grounds, Chatsworth House seems an unlikely birthplace for today's global banana industry. But practically every banana consumed in the western world is directly descended […]
the grain divide
https://vimeo.com/104358546 The Grain Divide is a cinematic journey into the most debated food issues of our day. The film began as an unbiased, journalistic pursuit of real answers to growing […]
farm manager position open at brooklyn grange
LOCATION: Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn, and LIC, Queens JOB TYPE: Full-Time ABOUT THE POSITION: Brooklyn Grange, the world’s leading soil-based rooftop farming business, is seeking experienced and knowledgeable Farm Managers to run […]
trail angel ponytail paul
Trail Angels are people who perform random acts of kindness for thru-hikers. Our man Paul does it because he's got a nasty case of PTSD, and helping people makes him […]
greenhorns is happy to be beneficiary of XTRACYCLE and we want to share the love with our team...
20 years ago, Xtracycle started a cargo bike movement that's changing the world.* Now, the Xtracycle Leap is poised to change the game again and take personal mobility to the […]
some of these cool exhibits
http://ecoartspace.org/images/projects_02.jpg Ecoartspace is one of the leading international organizations in a growing community of artists, scientists, curators, writers, nonprofits and businesses who are developing creative and innovative strategies to address […]