apply to be a faith fellow
Application deadline is November 1st. Fellowship dates: January 11 – 14, 2016 Location: Stoneville, North Carolina What: A holistic leadership development program for young North American faith leaders (we define […]
challenges facing young farmers
It’s a cloudless Saturday morning at the farmers market, perfect for strolling past stands overflowing with tomatoes, summer squash and melons. Filling your bag with fresh grown goodness, you feel […]
maine sail freight is hiring (again)
Maine Sail Freight is hiring! Position: Sales Associate DECEMBER 2015 Dear Mainers and Maine-lovers, Apply for this retail position to represent Maine Products and producers at the Boston Public Market […]
a tale of two food prizes
What’s in a prize? The politics of distribution versus growth. On October 14th in Des Moines, Iowa, the Food Sovereignty Prize will be awarded to the Federation of Southern Cooperatives, […]
2-day biochar workshop this weekend in massachusetts!
October 17 & 18, 2015 9:00am to 4:00pm Location: Kittredge Farm, 24 Hillsville Road, North Brookfield, MA 01535 Cost: $150.00 for both days, with Financial Assistance available, and for more […]
small food businesses talk about scale
This 50-minute film by Caroline Paras explores how food enterprises in Portland, ME are scaling in size with an inspiring commitment to the triple bottom line. Good use of a […]
food fights brought to you by WGBH
Listen to this five part broadcast of stories that paint a picture of both the joys and the challenges faced by the growing number of small suburban and urban farms in New […]
work song concert & workshop at mettabee farm
Calling all farm crews and musical historians! Mettabee Farm & Arts in Hillsdale, NY is hosting a two day worksong concert and workshop with Edith & Bennett. To see the event […]
learn to farm in alaska
Calypso Farm and Ecology Center, located in Fairbanks, Alaska, is now accepting applications for their 2016 farmer training program! Calypso's Training Program is an intensive experiential education program focused on […]
this month in food justice: peanut butter CEO sentenced to 29 years in prison
Before it was over, the Salmonella outbreak of 2008-2009 infected hundreds of people, killed nine, and was traced to peanut butter from the Peanut Butter Corporation of America. Seven years later, […]
for the mommies, grandmommies, someday mommies, and everyone who cares about mommies and babies
[ted id=1356] Lest we forget why we care so much about this whole sustainable ag movement... Tyronne Hayes and Penelope Jagessar Chagger on "The Toxic Baby," or how the chemicals […]
money out; lessig in(to the debates)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh3LWzRCnzQ] This. Conversation. We think it's the one the whole country should be having. (Get money out of politics. It's a no brainer.) This
the french take their agriculture very seriously
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgib25VYUJA] Check out this dorky awesome video. Commence agricultural trance.
rocking co-op in montana
[vimeo 131463009 w=500 h=281] Putting food from local farm fields onto dinner tables in Polson, Montana, (pop. 5,000) is about healthy eating and a whole lot more.The Polson Food Hub, […]
food waste and folly
Although his jokes are goofy, he makes some very important points. Thank you for bringing these issues to the mainstream, John Oliver.
great michigan resource for new farmers
The MSU Farmer Field School is comprised of intensive one and two day hands-on workshops. They are tailored to deliver in-depth, practical information building on the decade of farmer training […]
fermenting, one mile at a time
Tara Whitsitt, converted a 1986 International Harvester school bus into a fermentation lab and workshop space during the summer of 2013, departing from Eugene, Oregon October 2013. Since its departure […]
EPA (finally) updates (antediluvian) standards to protect farm workers from pesticides
Seeing as the the USDA's worker-training about pesticide safety still (very necessarily) includes the above image and instructions, we couldn't welcome these development more. The new revisions to EPA standards […]
who fishes matters
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bring your body! show up for fisher people, the ocean commons, and the health of the gulf of Maine, sept. 30, plymouth, ma
Urgent! This just in from the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance and Fish Locally Collaborative: Family fishermen and supporters are inviting ally networks to join them and call on Congress, NOAA National […]
we're featured in this beautiful magazine
But we don't think that we're the only reason that you should pre-order it. The cover (like a good cover should) speaks for itself: ffreelancing co-ops, abandoning the perpetual growth […]
working the land symposium, oct. 10, shelburne, vt
Next week, in conjunction with its current exhibition Eyes on the Land, the Shelburne Museum in Vermont is holding a Working the Land Symposium. From 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Sunday, October 10, regional scholars […]
california matters
Here is an awesome video series on food in California. Topics include: the health of farming families , UC Santa Cruz's farm program, school lunches for food justice, the pollinator project […]
defending new england's family fisherpeople
The next generation of fisherpeople are facing policies that force consolidation, privatization, and corporate takeover of the ocean and rights to fish. In 2010, the New England Fisheries Management Council […]
wool symposium, nov. 7, point reyes station, california
The fourth annual Fibershed Wool & Fine Fiber Symposium November 7th, 2015 • Dance Palace, Point Reyes Station 10:00 am to 6:00 pm In addition to hands-on activities and demonstrations, […]
art peeps in farm country
WASSAIC, N.Y. — When Bowie Zunino is interviewing candidates for residencies at the Wassaic Project, she spends a lot of time trying to talk them out of coming. “I tell […]
opportunities new york conference, nov. 4, albany, ny
American Farmland Trust is excited to announce that the next Harvesting Opportunities in New York Conference will be held November 4th in Albany! This conference is for people who care […]
not a very green revolution and eight more short, sweet, totally rad films about agriculture
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6ihrPOrhbg&w=560&h=315] From 9x9, nine short (and really amazing) films about agriculture. Read more and check out the rest of the films here.
alaska public radio on farmers and fisherpeople
Featuring Greenhorn's Director Severine VT Fleming on her Alaska tour! The maritime workforce is Alaska’s largest private sector employer. From harvesters to processors, ship builders, maintenance and fisheries researchers and industry […]
young farmers fermenting the deep south: donate to the first fermentory in alabama!
Harvest Roots Farm & Ferment focuses on small batch wild ferments and specializes in not only sourcing from local farmers but foraging and gleaning fruits and herbs primarily for our […]
who owns the fish?
Any commercial fisherman used to be able to fish in U.S. seas. Not anymore. Today, the right to fish belongs to a number of private individuals who have traded, bought […]
want to add fish to your csa offering?
Here's the place where you can find your local fisher people who would be happy to partner with you in bringing local fish to your local community. With provided maps, vendor locators, […]
soil and water conservation policy conference november 19 and 20 at drake university
The Drake University Agricultural Law Center, in cooperation with the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, will host a two-day, state-wide conference on soil and water conservation policy. The conference will […]
solution to pollution (or overfishing), is it really aquaculture?
As scientists struggle to count fish, and conservationists attempt to save them, America’s oldest fishing community – Gloucester, Massachusetts is dying. Fishermen are losing their livelihood and even their homes. […]
how long has big oil believed in climate change?
As the Union of Concerned Scientists unveiled in their July 2015 report, The Climate Deception Dossiers, Exxon internally recognized climate change as fact in 1981-- right before they went on to […]
an APP for transparency of shipping
This absolutely mind-blowing APP, called Marine Traffic, shows real-time information about maritime traffic into and out of ports all over the world. It is an open-community based project, and costs $3.00, […]
an entire conference just for farm access geeks, october 19, new gloucester, maine
What do we at the Greenhorns love about a Farm Access conference? Oh, just give us a second to count the ways. The Farmland Access Conference will offer workshops and […]
the unexpected effect of pigs
From Elizapples.com, a blog run by Greenhorns' Eliza Greenman A couple weeks ago, I made the decision to move the pigs out of the orchard and into a new series […]
feds say it's time to get serious about food waste...
"[We're] basically challenging the country to reduce food waste by 50 percent by the year 2030," Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilasack recently told NPR. Currently, Vilsack says an estimated 133 billion […]