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Yesterday (April 17th) 100 farmers and growers from the Landworkers’ Alliance travelled to London from around the country to protest outside the head offices of DEFRA and the National Farmers […]

This video demonstrates how a community is trying to save their water and wetlands and reduce the impact of an unnecessary freeway. Save Little Lake Valley http://www.savelittlelakevalley.org/ members are requesting […]

Let your future organic farmers know. The CCOF Foundation, in collaboration with partner organizations UNFI Foundation, Driscoll’s, Organic Valley, Bradmer Foods, and National Cooperative Grocers Association will be making grants […]

The White House will be hosting a Champions of Change event to celebrate local agriculture leaders who are taking innovative approaches to support American farming and ranching—both now and in […]

1940 vocational guidance film targeting teenagers. The film was made at a time when America was starting to rebuild its workforce after the depression years. Various careers and the skills required […]

Glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup herbicide, has spawned a new generation of superweeds that are spreading rapidly across the United States. Since farmers planting Monsanto's genetically engineered Roundup […]

Live and work in Immokalee! TheStudent/Farmworker Alliance (SFA), Interfaith Action of Southwest Florida (IA), and Just Harvest USA (JH) are currently seeking full-time interns for Summer and Fall 2014. Summer applications […]

Fayetteville, Arkansas July 21 – July 25 Join us for the Native Youth in Agriculture Summit and become a part of the next generation of food and agriculture leaders throughout […]

'Another Way of Looking at the World' Arundhati Roy in conversation on writing, politics and her latest: 'Capitalism: A Ghost Story.' By Derrick O'Keefe and Jahanzeb Hussain, 1 Apr 2014  

Sterling College’s continuing education courses are inspired by the artisans and the landscape of the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, and by our philosophy of a liberal arts edcuation through the […]

Less than two weeks away! April 26th & 27th:  http://agrariantrust.org/symposium/ Gary Paul Nabhan is one of the speakers. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYPdRZG52fI&w=420&h=315]  

Agrarian Trust has an upcoming negotiation training workshop in the Hudson Valley. The workshop will be held at the beautiful Carey Conference Center, located on an historic 100-acre estate overlooking […]

via Quivera Coalition: New Agrarian Program apprenticeships Other Great Opportunities Please note, the opportunities listed below are not through the Quivira Coalition; if you would like more information on any […]

http://realranchers.com Usually the FB stuff is lame, but these ranchers have the right flavor saltlick. Check it out, communications majors.

Stone Soup Institute is a small non-profit organization teaching sustainable/rural living skills, located in Harpswell Maine. Our program is project based, and hands-on. We are offering the Spring/Summer semester with […]

Registration is currently open for the 2014 year of Cascade Mountain School. Five programs for middle and high school students run from June to August. Need-based scholarships are available on […]

2012 and 2013 were tough years for planting/growing anything in much of the US.  If it wasn't flooding, it was a drought.   Trees died.  The FSA office of USDA […]

During the summer of 2013, Land Stewardship Project Farm Beginnings journalism intern Alex Baumhardt interviewed families in Minnesota and Wisconsin that were in various stages of farm transitions. The following […]

Trevor Newman of Roots to Fruits Ecological Design leads the way in this practical instructional video on how to take one currant bush and turn it into many (for FREE)! Check […]

From OUR LAND presenter Eric Holt-Gimenez, of Food First

April 17, Noon - 1 pm EDT We need these farming partners to pollinate our fruit and vegetable crops, yet our native pollinators and honey bees are struggling from multiple […]

Across the northern plains, native grassland is being turned into farmland at a rate not seen since the 1920s. The environmental consequences could be disastrous.  Article by Jocelyn C. Zuckerman […]

  Springtime Greetings to the Citizens of Earthalujahville! This spring we run our parallel performances - our nonviolent dramatic activism and our run at Joe's Pub at the Public Theater […]

Hi there Greenhorns blog community. Things are moving fast and furious in the Greenhorns basement kitchen. Yes, we have many projects. We have about sixteen pots on the stove, some […]

An important article.  Is there Atrazine in your drinking water? By Allison Vuchnich and Gil Shochat For more than 50 years farmers across North America have been spraying atrazine, a […]

For any young farmers with the ability to travel, this would be a great experience.  As part of its biennial conferences, IUFN is happy to invite you to a new international workshop, LAND […]

featuring our friends at the Hudson Valley Seed Library among others. First chance to see it will be on Earth Day in NYC- but ONLY if they pre-sell enough tickets […]

Anyone thinking about visiting a GMO free zone in Europe? These MAPS will lead the way.

  Excerpts taken from the Pesticide Action Network Dow and USDA are hoping to quietly approve a new genetically engineered corn seed that basically swaps RoundUp (glyphosate) for a worse weedkiller […]

April 26th, 2014, Little Rock, AR   The Central Arkansas New Agrarian Society (CANAS) is hosting a day-long series of workshops devoted to backyard gardening, food security, skill sharing, and community […]

Calling all greenhorns, sustainable farmers, and local food groups... BRING THE INSPIRATION OF GROWING CITIES TO YOUR COMMUNITY! From rooftop farmers to backyard beekeepers, Americans are growing food like never before. A […]

Management Intensive Grazing School

A VALUABLE REPUTATION After Tyrone Hayes said that a chemical was harmful, its maker pursued him. By Rachel Aviv for The New Yorker; February 10, 2014 In 2001, seven years after joining […]

Dear Community, Eliot Coleman suggests that we educate ourselves about this issue at the National Organic Program to allow for "soil-less" organics. He is one of  dozens of elders in […]

Journey to the heart of coca country where United States tax dollars have financed the aerial fumigation of 2.6 million acres of land in Colombia – the world's second most […]

  Cartography Portfolio   We enlisted the imaginations of artists to realize the aesthetic, visualize the psycho-geography and describe the terrain, landscape, characters and stories of The House of Fairy […]

SARE's Library of Publications is Now Available on USB Drives. Whether you are in the field, on a flight or simply without an internet connection, SARE's library of publications is […]

Comment HERE. The public comment period ends Monday, March 31st!  From the Bangor Daily News: America’s booming brewing industry and farmers alike are bothered and befuddled by a proposed U.S. […]

"Small Farm Equipment" covers many facets of equipment use and maintenance on the small- to mid-size farm. Topics include the following: Mechanical concepts and terminology Best practices and safety around […]