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a failure to do life-cycle analysis of treating all carbon as a fuel! Trash Into Gas, Efficiently? An Army Test May Tell By PAUL TULLIS There is an indisputable elegance to the idea of transforming garbage into fuel, of turning icky, smelly detritus into something valuable. But big drawbacks have prevented the wholesale adoption of […]

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On Thursday, MoveOn members joined Americans Against Fracking—and actress and activist Daryl Hannah—at the White House to deliver 650,000 public comments to the Bureau of Land Management demanding a ban on fracking on public and Native American lands. All told, concerned Americans submitted more than 1 million comments—the largest unified outpouring ever from Americans calling […]

September 28 & 29, 2013, Barton, Vermont http://www.draftanimalpower.org/dap-field-days/

The National Conference is coming right up. November 6-8, Des Moines, IA Gather with women farmers, advocates and landowners from across the US engaged in healthy food and farming for a unique mix of sharing, learning, field tours, and seasonal food from Midwest women farmers! Keynotes by Danielle Nierenberg of FoodTank, Pakou Hang of the Hmong American Farmers […]

at Fibershed. Always a good reminder. Fibershed is a non-profit organization that provides experiential education that both generates awareness, and teaches the necessary skills within our community to build and sustain a thriving bioregional textile culture that functions hand-in-hand with principles of ecological balance, local economies, and regional organic agriculture..

Lets discuss it with leading political economist Gar Alperovitz at the Schumacher Center (founder of the first community land trust in the USA) and across the street from the first CSA ! Seems a pretty likely place for some insight. Severine will be there, and we hope for  a strong young farmer turnout from the Barrington […]

Check out this article about the toxicity of Round-Up. And two responses: Rodale vs. Monsanto

Implementing a Black Soldier Fly Waste Recycling Operation on Your Farm Hosted by Clemson University August 30th 2013   Registration fee: $25.00 (includes lunch) Register and pay online HERE Implementing a black soldier fly waste recycling operation on your farm August 30th, 9:00 – 3:00 Clemson University Organic Farm and Kresge Hall, Clemson University Outdoor Lab (directions will […]

The Maine Grain Alliance seeks applications to award mini-grants of $200 - $1,000 to fund need-based technical assistance (TA) that will help grain-based business owners secure economic opportunities in Maine.  A total of $2500 will be awarded in this round of grants.  For more information about the Maine Grain Alliance and its other programs, please visit mainegrainalliance.com.  The Maine Grain Alliance […]

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Despite Drop in Commodity Prices, Farmland Values Rise By PAUL SULLIVAN DAN LINDSTROM remembers looking at a piece of Nebraska farmland six or seven years ago that cost $3,300 an acre. Raised on a farm, he ran the numbers with his brother who is farming the family land and concluded that it was too expensive. […]

BERKSHIRE FOOD GUILD PRESENTS A WHOLE HOG WORKSHOP, 10:30 am AUGUST 24 New Marlborough, Mass. (July 25th, 2013) – The Berkshire Food Guild will be hosting a Whole Hog Workshop on Saturday, August 24th at Cricket Creek Farm in Williamstown, MA. This will be the second public event organized by the Berkshire Food Guild. It […]

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Mobile Slaughter Units: Reports from the Field and Future Directions Tuesday, September 10, at 1pm Eastern (noon Central/11am Mountain/10am Pacific) for 90 minutes At: https://connect.extension.iastate.edu/nichemeat. Inspected mobile slaughter units for red meat species have been in operation, and evolving, for more than a decade. On this webinar, we’ll learn from MSU pioneers about their experiences and ideas […]

Not All Industrial Food Is Evil By MARK BITTMAN I’ve long wondered how producing a decent ingredient, one that you can buy in any supermarket, really happens. Take canned tomatoes, of which I probably use 100 pounds a year. It costs $2 to $3 a pound to buy hard, tasteless, “fresh” plum tomatoes, but only […]

Fall presentations & workshops in Vermont! Download the flyer HERE http://dochammill.com/    

Burdock 2013 12th annual gathering for a free and sustainable future. New location! August 20-27, Pittston, Maine A participatory community gathering Workshops, discussions, & skillshares Kids workshops & activities Campfires, swimming, music & art Lots of fun & free healthy food Participating rain or shine!  Music, Bartering, Performance and Celebration Barter Fair! Saturday August 3rd from […]

Always a good thing. Can-do: Grange shows how to preserve nature's bounty by Mike Lauterborn Monday, August 12, 2013 for the Fairfield Citizen With a can-do attitude and an interest in preserving the bounty of the harvest, a group gathered Saturday at the historic Greenfield Hill Grange to learn about canning and preserving homegrown fruits and vegetables. […]

Sept. 6-7! Lowville, NY -- Ever wanted to cook with maple or grow mushrooms, harvest honey or stock a root cellar, make your house more energy efficient, or raise sheep, pigs, goats, cows or turkeys?  The 2013 Homesteading Fair at the Lewis County Fairgrounds on Friday, September 6 from 4pm to 8pm and Saturday, September 7 from 7am to […]

Fable Farm Theatre presents "Crimes of the Heart" By Beth Henley Join us this August at the Clark Commons for a late Summer evening of food and theatre amongst our gardens and towering mama maple trees.  Grab a bowl of soup from the cauldron, talk  with friends, fill your jar, and find your seat; the show is about […]

Baking Bread for a Sustainable Future by Chris Riedy, 2 August 2013. It’s raining lightly in Oslo as our procession makes its way past the gleaming white of the Opera House, jutting like a glacier over Oslo Fjord. I am following an artist, Eva Bakkeslett, on a strange journey to a kind of guerilla bakehouse. Colleagues […]

Farm Bill out of touch with Rural Americans by The Center for Rural Affairs, 26 July 2013 The US House of Representatives’ farm bill is out of touch with rural America in its disregard for protecting the small town and rural way of life. If and when a conference committee meets to produce a final […]

[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/72276251 w=500&h=375] Check out this video of the rally held in Madison, WI on Sat. Aug. 10th against Fast Track and the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP).  The TPP is the "mother" of all free trade agreements. Yikes!! Several hundred people attended.    

Learn the craft of draft power at Ruby & Amber's Farm in Dorena, Oregon http://www.workhorseworkshops.com Farming and Driving Draft Horse Workshop September 7-8, 2013 Single Horse Driving and Farming Workshop Setember 21-22, 2013 Doc Hammill's 3 day Farming and Driving Draft Horse Workshop October 18-20 2013 Plowing with Draft Horses October 26-27 2013 Beginning Draft […]

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published Jul. 10, 2013, for Harvest Public Media. While the farming community continues to age fewer young people are filling the ranks, prompting the question: Do young people even want to farm anymore? The quick answer is yes, just not in the same numbers as they used to. And surveys indicate many of them don’t […]

Terrific offerings and a guide to choosing which courses are best for you. With the growing season at its peak, it's hard to believe that the "down" season is just a couple months away. Use that slow season wisely to continue your farming education with a selection of 12 online courses. Registration is open now […]

THE ECONOMIC PAMPHLETEER Rethinking Science: The Highest Research Priority for the Next 5 Years by John Ikerd, Posted online 8 July 2013 First paragraphs: At the risk being labeled an uneducated Luddite or a right-wing political conservative, I believe the highest research priority for the next five years should be to rethink science, in concept […]

Serious props to this new farm in the Adirondacks for their great tumblr site.  (and their farming skills)     http://sugarhousecreamery.tumblr.com/

Coming up on Friday at Stonewall Farm in Keene, NH. Small Scale Grain Fodder & Demonstration Day, Friday August 16th, 9 am-12 pm Want to witness the next chapter of our farm story take shape? On Friday August 16th, with technical assistance and support from GreenStart New Hampshire, we will be demonstrating our first-ever barley […]

Farm Hack is in an online voting competition for $2,500 so that they'll have a truck to take them to Maker Faire in NYC this fall. Let's help them do it! Here's the scoop: The truck will take a route from Cambridge, MA up to Burlington, VT hitting places in the Pioneer Valley and NH. […]

INTRODUCTION TO ROOFTOP URBAN AGRICULTURE Click here to register.  Thursday, August 29, 2013 9:00 am - 12:30 pm BLDG 92, Brooklyn Navy Yard 63 Flushing Ave. (at intersection of Carlton and Flushing) Brooklyn, NY  11205 Learn about multiple approaches to growing food on rooftops through design, installation and maintenance principles, as well as case studies […]

CROWFEST 2013: Fledging Crow Vegetable Farm's annual CSA member/ community appreciation day!  August 24, 2013, Noon til' Dawn. Keesevile, NY. Ticket price is $30, and this includes: Headliners: Spiritual Rez, Lucid, The Blind Owl Band, Big Slyde, and more! Local craft beer Camping on the farm Tons of farm-fresh food (Pit roasted pork, BBQ Chicken, incredible […]

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The NSA Is Building the Country’s Biggest Spy Center (Watch What You Say) by James Bamford The spring air in the small, sand-dusted town has a soft haze to it, and clumps of green-gray sagebrush rustle in the breeze. Bluffdale sits in a bowl-shaped valley in the shadow of Utah’s Wasatch Range to the east […]

Gabfestry for Creative Dissenters August 19-24, 2013 What is this? Gabfestry will be an opportunity for politically minded artists (of all media) to geek-out, talk shop, learn from each other, and share our experiences and concerns.  This event will be held August 19-24 and offer a chance for artists to plug in to perspectives of […]

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