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  This year’s ASFS/AFHVS Annual meeting and Conference invites dialogue about the importance of collaboration and innovation across the food system. Such dialogue can occur at many levels: across disciplines, […]

we highly recommend a few online archives of useful content https://openlibrary.org/ to find any book at a public  library near you www.archive.org to find online books, movies, music.. and a copy of the […]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxNtgMSHJGA] more videos here  

Rebuilding America's Economy with Family Farm Centered Food Systems Seeds of hope lie in America’s family farmers and ranchers despite the grim economic conditions facing the nation. Our new report […]

and what would that mean? Secret trade agenda threatens shift toward sustainable food system October 24, 2013 by Karen Hansen-Kuhn After being delayed by the U.S. government shutdown, talks for […]

Worth a watch if you haven't seen it already. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPKKQnijnsM]

Map it!  With Farmland Monitor Create a Digital Postcard Add a PDF You can also alert us to land grabbing activity through one of the following channels and we will […]

We know that many of you are writing books, or working on other projects, right now, and we wanted to share information about this amazing Adirondack retreat/residency center which has […]

who will soon be celebrating their big anniversary. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjitiULIHPs&w=640&h=360] Brazil’s Landless Worker's Movement was born from the concrete, isolated struggles for land that rural workers were developing in southern Brazil […]

One of the pre-conference offerings at EcoFarm is a seminar on low-stress livestock handling which will be held at Asilomar on Wed., Jan. 22, 2014 from 8-5. Download the flier HERE  

worthwhile winter reading!  Subscribe here.   The Baffler, est. 1988, is a printed and digital magazine of art and criticism appearing three times annually—spring, summer, and fall. We’re headquartered in Cambridge, […]

A unique and inspiring model.  Here's the scoop from one of the founders. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIaO9o4unK4&w=640&h=360] An exciting project is under way in Indiana, which I am proud to be a part […]

A beautiful film: http://soskentilevigtid.no/home/ [vimeo http://vimeo.com/73042105] "Siblings are Forever" is a warm and poetic documentary about a brother-and-sister couple, Magnar and Oddny. Both are about 70 years old. They live on […]

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http://preview.grazeful-living.com/   * CSA directory   * Market vendor directory   * Market product availability   * Farm Facebook integration Available now is Facebook integration with many of the markets […]

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At Bob-White Systems in South Royalton, VT, we aim to provide small farmers with access to affordable and appropriately scaled equipment  (something that is hard to find outside the industrial large […]

this one in berlin http://contemporaryfoodlab.com/

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vVR5Pdufqs] A series of six videos about farming grains and healthy soils: http://www.youtube.com/user/BluebirdGrainFarms/videos

Another webinar from UVM. What are Lenders looking for?  A UVM Extension New Farmer Project webinar.   Join Benneth Phelps, Loan and Outreach Coordinator for the Carrot Project for a webinar on […]

The Right to Food. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74n5I0h4kUQ]

Here's a  little bit of Wendell Berry for your day. The Mad Farmer, Flying the Flag of Rough Branch, Secedes from the Union From the union of power and money […]

another important film. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/15693148] TASTE THE WASTE A film by Valentin Thurn Why do we throw away so much food? And how can we stop this kind of waste? […]

Amazing! http://ca.statewater.org/ The California Water Atlas, a book published in 1979, continues to inspire map-makers and water lovers alike. We are making a new version of this Atlas for our generation […]

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or orphaned animals-- on your land. Is to call the wildlife rehabilitation professionals. DO NOT FEED wild animals, this will cause them to be shot dead as they will now […]

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I have been pursuing self education in technology criticism here is a good one "[People] somehow assume that the Internet is going to be the catalyst of change that will […]

Another nice video: http://foodmyths.org/ [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWOcP-bXuO8]

particularly those in and around Minnesota. Help New Farmers by Taking this Quick Survey Adjust 2015 is an initiative to gather and share information that will help new farmers learn to […]

Young farmers planting futures in San Mateo County By Max A. Cherney Tony Cozzolino and his wife, Stephanie, are not your typical millennials. While the majority of their peers live […]

"Man of Aran" Man of Aran (1934) is a fictional documentary (docufiction) by Robert J. Flaherty about life on the Aran Islands off the western coast of Ireland. It portrays […]

WHO WILL FOLLOW IN OUR FARMERS' FOOTSTEPS? Succession Planning the Topic of February Conference Craryville, New York, December 5, 2013 - "Succession" refers to farmers handing the reins to the […]

Greenhorns ally Owen Hablutzel will be speaking at, or involved with, the following events: January 18-19, 2014   -  Am Keynote Speaking at Nevada-County Sustainable Food and Farm Conference  - come hear Wes Jackson, […]

Thank you, Bob St. Peter! The list is just a start. Wendell Berry wrote in Conserving Communities of the need for farmers to stop looking for help where we continually […]

Making a profit off of real estate investment is no new thing, even when it comes to farmland. Land grabs make the land valuable without valuing the land. There are […]

  Ring of Power ‘The Circle,’ by Dave Eggers By ELLEN ULLMAN Mae Holland, a woman in her 20s, arrives for her first day of work at a company called […]

Arizona Food, Farm and Ranch Finance Forum, January 13-15 Biosphere Two: What’s in it for YOU? If you are a social impact investor or venture capitalist: Come and hear Slow […]

ENSSER Comments on the Retraction of the Séralini et al. 2012 Study Journal's retraction of rat feeding paper is a travesty of science and looks like a bow to industry […]

I suppose this is a tradition in england. "naked old ladies raise money for local hospital"...etc Their traditional boots and hats help keep dignity, but not totally. S http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2510460/Young-farmers-pose-flat-caps-wellies-risqu-charity-calendar.html