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http://ifarmbecause.weebly.com/ This past summer I spent two weeks volunteering on a farm in Maine. While I was there, I created a project photographing farm apprentices in the Penobscot Bay area in hopes of capturing the incredible work the young individuals have chosen to do, as well as gain a better understanding as to why they […]

Why the Climate Corporation Sold Itself to Monsanto Posted by Michael Specter For this week’s issue of the magazine, I wrote about the Climate Corporation, a company that is trying to deploy a vast and growing trove of data to help farmers cope with the increasingly severe fluctuations in weather caused by climate change, in […]

A worthy indiegogo campaign. Small Farm Videos: Learn How Successful Small Farms Produce Good Food [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1a9hzgjJ2U&w=640&h=360] For the past 7 years the Northeast Beginning Farmer Project has helped thousands of new and aspiring farmers get started, by providing trainings and connections to the resources they need to develop strong farm businesses.

Building a Sustainable Business For start-ups to five years in business. Where: Berlin, Springfield & St. Albans,VT Dates: Dec. 4, 11, 18, 2013 & Jan. 8, 15, 22 (plus Jan.29 reserved for snowdate) Time: 1-4 pm Early registration deadline: Nov. 15, Cost: $165. Registration deadline: Nov. 22, Cost: $210 Registrations received after Nov. 22 will […]

Gallery 16 is excited to announce a major exhibition/archaeological look at the important Bay Area art collective Futurefarmers. This exhibition will present objects spanning nearly 20 years of art making. The human brain is wired for categorizing, it's an essential trait, but one that makes following the myriad artistic, design, and social engagements of Futurefarmers […]

if you can read spanish!  Here's the site: Projecte Gripia

The Sail Transport Network connects people – locally and across oceans – who are building community resilience by reviving heirloom technologies that will enable them to thrive in a fossil fuel-depleted, climate-disrupted world. We are the people – traders and sailors, farmers and craftsmen, artists and merchants – who will continue to tie your world […]

Check it out. And then listen to a recent Greenhorn Radio episode about GEESE Raisers in Vermont!  HERE Wesley Bascom grew up on a working dairy farm in the verdant valleys of the Connecticut River. He studied Ecological Design and Environmental Science at the University of Vermont - graduating in 2010. After pursuing interests in […]

Finger Lakes LandLink Farmers in the Finger Lakes region who need access to land, and landowners who wish to have their unused acreage farmed, now can be matched through Finger Lakes LandLink, a new project developed by Cornell Cooperative Extension South Central NY Agriculture Program and the Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming in […]

The conference is coming right up!  November 20! And they are offering discounted registration to beginning farmers. Interested farmers can contact the office directly at (518) 581-0078, [email protected]. Register Now! Are you a beginning farmer looking for a place where you can grow your farm business?  You’re not alone – there are many farmers facing […]

Hi all! Please come (and bring your farm friends!!!) to the BFN/Mass Fall Forum next Tuesday, November 12th. I am organizing and facilitating this event and it should be really fun and a great opportunity to make really useful connections for our farms. It is free and includes breakfast and lunch! Details and a link […]

  ELECTED OFFICIALS URGE AN OPEN & TRANSPARENT  COMMUNITY-LED PLANNING PROCESS FOR THE SOUTH STREET SEAPORT  Last week, city and state elected officials representing Lower Manhattan sent a strongly worded letter to the New York City Economic Development Corporation urging an open and transparent, community-led planning process for all public assets at the South Street Seaport, including […]

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Farm Hack by Courtney White, originally published by The carbon pilgrim  | NOV 1, 2013 Welcome to the virtual coffee shop for agrarians! Pull up a laptop and join the conversation. Do you have a farming issue on your mind, or maybe a tool design that you’d like to share, a crop problem that needs to be solved, […]

The American List There are a lot of brands listed and we have not vetted this list, but it's a start! American-made workwear brands, that we know of, include Round House, Pointer Brand and Red Ants Pants. Have anything to add?  email us: [email protected]

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If you participate in agriculture – as a producer, processor or eater – then attend NEFU’s 2013 convention. It’s democracy in action Every year, members of New England Farmers Union (NEFU) convene to set the organization’s priorities, review the policy goals, and elect a board of directors. Please mark your calendar for this year’s annual […]

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“Greenhorns”: California couple learns farm life running local CSA farm By Polly Keary, Editor Andrew Ide, 27, has a degree in philosophy and theology. His wife Micha, 29, has a degree in anthropology and part of another in interior design. Both have experience in the California corporate world. None of that knowledge is doing them […]

To Market, To Market, No More By Rachel Wharton, for the New York Times CHANGEWATER, N.J. — As he pushed a manual weeder through an inch-tall row of fall cilantro, Bill Maxwell ticked off a list of the types of people who make good vegetable farmers: worriers, workaholics, obsessive followers of the weather, those able […]

BFN/Mass Fall Forum- November 12th from 10:00 to 3:00 at the Charlton Public Library. Register at: www.tinyurl.com/bfnfallforum2013 About BFN/Mass: The Beginning Farmer Network of Massachusetts (BFN/Mass) is a collaborative group of farmers and farm service providers dedicated to beginning farmer success in Massachusetts.  By creating more space for networking and collaboration amongst Beginning Farmers and Service Providers we […]

If you're Salatin fans like we are, this will be right up your alley: [vimeo http://vimeo.com/76483042] We are an Australian family, who for over 20 years have worked with farmers all over the world helping them to regenerate their farms, communities and most importantly soils.   We are in America for a 2 month workshop […]

with a forward by Severine!  Pre-order HERE. http://www.themarketgardener.com/

Farm Hack South Dakota Friday, November 1 11 am to 4 pm Collaborative workshop with a tour of Cycle Farm, presentations by local farmers, break-out groups & a roundtable discussion, or “hack” to come up with creative solutions to human powered tools to support beginning farmers and ranchers.Open to Public. Great for tinkerers, hackers, makers, engineers, designers, […]

Ceres arrives in NYC today! Food Matters | Fifteen Tons of Groceries, Sailing Down the Hudson Now that urban rooftops are buzzing with beehives and C.S.A. deliveries are the new FreshDirect, where does the slow-food movement go next? One key issue confronting the locavore movement is transportation — the “to” in “farm to table.” Before […]

Notes from the field…Dearest Young Agrarian, We’ve got lots of exciting updates heading into the fall and winter season. From a newly updated website, release of our Land Linking Guide and a series of events across the province, there is much to see, do and share! If you haven’t already please join us across the […]

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[vimeo=https://vimeo.com/74515269] The Last Crop is a CALL TO ACTION that addresses timely issues that are confronting our nation's farmers – see The New York Times Op-Ed piece, “Keep Farmland for Farmers”. The film follows Jeff and Annie Main of Good Humus Produce located in Capay, California. Their struggle to ensure their family farm’s future in […]

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Severine is speaking: http://www.mainefarmlandtrust.org/annual-meeting-november-7th/ More information HERE  

This 16-acre property is MOFGA certified organic and ready to be a home to your operation. The fertile pastures are fully-fenced, and there are existing NRCS Contracts, established Infrastructure for poultry & ruminants, and a well-managed woodlot. It's located just a few miles from MOFGA's fairgrounds and in the midst of one of Maine's key farming communities. […]

View The Boston Tree Party Handbook (pdf) During the course of the Boston Tree Party’s work we’ve gathered an extensive amount of information about heirloom apple trees and civic fruit. At its heart, this project is about sharing, so we very much want to provide this information to everyone, whether or not you are part of the […]

Seems like a work in progress, but a great idea.  Graines de Troc It is a online platform where everyone can share and trade seeds. We all build the same available list. Each shipment of seeds is worth a token that allows members to choose any variety in the list. Swapping is an opportunity to try another […]

GLEASON RANCH: Risking Everything A Fundraising Campaign to Finish the Documentary Film! In the face of great loss, two sisters struggle to hold onto their 150-year-old, 5th-generation family ranch. And while the ranch—their home—becomes more difficult to maintain, so does their relationship. Harnessing moments of celebration, sadness, tragedy, and joy, Gleason Ranch becomes a powerful […]

Stay in the loop NYACK Oct 22   Location and time 11-4 Market at Hook Mountain Marina in conjunction with Pie Lady and Son YONKERS oct 24 location and time: Groundwork Hudson Valley Science Barge, time TBD Downtown Yonkers just North of the Yonkers Pier. Event reception at Groundwork Science Barge CERES meets the CLEARWATER […]

Banksy: Think Twice about What You Eat By Twilight Greenaway on October 17, 2013 Few contemporary artists have been the subject of quite so many rumors as Banksy. Depending on what you believe, the anonymous, larger-than-life British graffiti artist is not one man, but a collective of people. He participates in social media–or not. His identity […]

Beautiful photos from our friend Grant Delin.  http://www.vermontsailfreightproject.com/