mainstream on farm bill
Farm Bill Reflects Shifting American Menu and a Senator’s Persistent Tilling By Jennifer Steinhauer, MARCH 8, 2014 WASHINGTON — The farm bill signed by President Obama last month was at first glance […]
excellent ted talk: ron finley
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzZzZ_qpZ4w&w=560&h=315] Ron Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central LA -- in abandoned lots, traffic medians, along the curbs. Why? For fun, for defiance, for beauty and to offer […]
reverend billy in san francisco
'Hot Sermon & Heated Talk' on the subject of the sinful silence of the Earth Movement HoneyBeeLujah! WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014 - 6:00PM - 8:00PM 1) First, a fulminating Apocalypse by the Pastor […]
modern farmer endangers farmer
This is not useful journalism. This is inflammatory gossip talk about a topic at the intersection of food sovereignty and corporate-paranoia. It jeopardizes important and difficult work farmers are doing […]
let's help growing innovation get over the hump!
They are 67% funded with 12 days to go. Every little bit counts! Growing Innovation Online Library & Book Why does this project matter? Because stakes is high! In case […]
epic video: fall and winter
A Survival Guide for the 21st Century For over two years, director Matt Anderson traveled 16,000 miles to document firsthand our modern industrial world and the environmental destruction in its […]
clf to offer free legal aid for new england farmers
The Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), a regional New England environmental advocacy organization, is launching a pro bono legal services network for farmers, food entrepreneurs, and food- Through the Legal Services […]
after i pick the fruit: the lives of migrant women
"After I Pick the Fruit follows the lives of five immigrant farmworker women over a ten-year period as they labor in the apple orchards and fields of rural western New York, […]
mainers with televisions, tune in tonight
"Reviving Freedom Mill" premiers tonight (Thursday) on MPBN. 10:15 pm Settle in tonight for the premier of this wonderful film about the transformation of The Mill at Freedom Falls, and […]
a lesson in working with designers to get a nice logo done
Have you ever wondered how the Non GMO Project Verified seal was developed? This article interviews Barry Deutsch of Deutsch Design Works to give perspective of how the logo process […]
new book: grass, soil, hope
Build topsoil. Fix creeks. Eat meat from pasture-raised animals. Right now, the only possibility of large-scale removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere is through plant photosynthesis and related land-based […]
farm advocacy 101
upcoming webinar from RAFI USA Farm Advocacy 101 Tuesday, March 11th, 3:00 – 3:45 pm ET >> Click here to register. Sitting across the table from a banker or a loan […]
reminder: moses new farmer summit
New Farmer Summit April 4-5, 2014 Primrose Valley Farm, Belleville, Wisconsin (near New Glarus & Madison) Two full days of workshops, networking, hands-on learning, organic food and fun! 24 workshops focused on […]
greenhorns at healdsburg shed!
Friday March 7th, 7pm at the Healdsburg Shed PUNK YEOMAN: The Past and Future of the Grange Join Greenhorns founder Severine Von Tscharner Fleming and evangelist Jen Griffith for […]
featured resource: protecting organic seed integrity
Protecting Organic Seed Integrity Why Protect Organic Seed? The organic seed industry is at the same time especially vulnerable to transgenic contamination and also a crucial link to reducing contamination. […]
wonderful new grains company
Community Grains. Read on for information on their conference this weekend, and register HERE 2014 Conference on the Development of Our Local Whole-Grain Economy Community Grains Sunday, March 9, 2014 […]
skills in butchery
From the Food Craft Institute: ENROLL NOW! ~ BUSINESS OF BUTCHERY Three Week Intensive Master Course April 14th - May 2nd, 2014 FCI is proud to once again offer our […]
inspiring videos from a fellow greenhorn
You guys continue to inspire us! We just heard from Deann Horak who had this to say: About 5 years ago I saw a picture of Severine in an in-flight […]
beautiful piece
Greening the Ghetto [vimeo http://vimeo.com/40644123] With 7 billion people on earth and the rapid urbanization of our societies, any piece of land becomes strategic in the race to feed the […]
pesticide database
An incredible resource for information about pesticides, particularly the ones you see the containers of laying in the field near your house… PAN Pesticides Database The Pesticide Product Search page […]
thinking about the soil
A nice video of Abe Collins. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDblZnMFArk]
terrific grange resource!
Independent Grange Communications Network —an unofficial voice from and for the Grange grassroots— Download the full newsletter HERE Archived issues HERE. Subscribe HERE
one outcome of drought in california
...would be incentives for other regions to begin and expand vegetable production. Indeed here they are, stepping high! Imagine the job creation potential...OH WAIT, you don't have to: Leopold Center […]
down on the farm
The wolves of Wall Street are eyeing millions of acres of U.S. farmland that will soon come up for sale, much of which has been in the hands of family […]
greenhorns & grayhorns
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/70793446] The recently published book, Greenhorns: 50 Dispatches from the New Farmer Movement, includes nine “dispatches” from Oregon farmers and ranchers. These authors represent the growing youth movement in […]
beyond the farm bill
Here is a new venue for discussing policies and programs that do not exist within the current farm bill -- or even the farm bill debate. As an organizer I […]
a young farmer designing/running a profitable perennial farm
For those of you out there interested in permaculture and needing camaraderie in the young farmers growing perennials for a living realm, meet Grant Schultz of Versaland. He's transforming a […]
an mba student's guide to entrepreneurship (because farmers are entrepreneurs)
Dreaming of starting a farm? Running a farm business? You don't need an MBA to start a farm venture, but this online entrepreneurship guide does help shine light on the […]
voting ends march 2nd: real food media short film contest
The Greenhorns are in the top 10 and voting ends Sunday! To read more about the top 10 and the contest in general, check out this article in the Bay […]
cornell cooperative extension pre-season farmers market training
Four locations throughout New York State (see below) Cornell Cooperative Extension will present pre-season farmers’ market training to help North Country growers develop their salesmanship, labor management, […]
land and job opportunities can now be found at the agrarian trust
Go to the Agrarian Trust website for Farm Job/ Land Opportunities like these: Small Farm for Lease, Forbes, MO (2/26/2014) Tanglefoot Ranch, Southern IL (2/26/2014) Farm Ownership Opportunity, Ludington, MI (2/15/2014) 4.5 […]
mayor of richmond california, gayle mclaughlin, to speak at "our land symposium"
Wheeler Hall, UC Berkley at the Agrarian Trust April 26th, 2014 Gayle McLaughlin, the mayor of Richmond, California, is using the powers of eminent domain to bail out homeowners who […]
new data!
The 2012 Agriculture Census is out. Download the PDF: 2012 Census. It's jam-packed with interesting statistics, so dig in! DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES FOR THE PRINCIPAL OPERATOR SINCE 2007 • Fewer female operators […]
for west coast music lovers
Arann Harris and the Farm Band Hillstomp
music for your february farm projects
Check this out from Robin Grey: The Ballad of Hawkwood. One of our new favorites. Hawkwood Nursery is the main site of Organiclea, a workers' cooperative growing food on London's […]
support growing innovation
We need this library! Please pitch in. All contents of the library will also be contributed to the Farm Hack website. Here's the scoop: Growing Innovation Online Library & Book […]
are you joining the beyond the farm bill conversation?
via The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. And visit Beyond the Farm Bill.org Register for the National Network meeting and help build food and ag policies that work. March […]
food business planning 101
Fare Resources is a Bay Area-based food and farm business consultancy building strong communities through food business consulting, company fare, and education. In March we are launching a 10-class business planning […]
a garden in juvenile hall
A great model, courtesy of Planting Justice. Together, we can create a space that allows for incarcerated youth to experience the same healing power of gardening as men involved in […]
cooperative farming - a new guidebook for greenhorns
“It’s clear that we face common challenges. It’s also clear that by working together, we get more than just a solution to a problem: we get solidarity.” The Greenhorns presents Cooperative Farming, […]