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Every year the apprenticeship program of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) serves up to 200 potential farmers, with or without previous farming experience. MOFGA pairs these future growers with experienced organic farmers who are willing to share their knowledge and skills. Typically an apprentice works on a farm in exchange for room, […]

On March 25, 2013, we on Just Peace (WRFG-Atlanta 89.3FM) interviewed urban farmer Rashid Nuri on the recent Congressional passage of what is referred to as the Monsanto Protection Act and about the NAACP opposition to New York Mayor Blumberg's efforts to curb the sale of huge bottles of soft drink. Listen to this interesting […]

"The Future of Farming in America" featuring greenhorns director, severine vT fleming In this farm podcast you will learn: The power of proving how serious you are. How to use stunts to tell your story and get your message across. The future of American agriculture Farmer retirement plans. How to be braver, stronger, calmer, and more […]

Obama Signs Monsanto Protection Act Into Law After Promising GMO Labeling in 2007 By Anthony Gucciardi, via NationofChange.org President Obama has signed into law the notorious Monsanto Protection Act legislation hidden inside of the Continuing Resolution spending bill, which protects Monsanto and its genetically modified creations from federal courts. Passing up the chance to veto the bill […]

meet Patrick Diedrich, a young farmer working on a family farm near DeWitt, IA [youtube=http://youtu.be/EHjRiOVwvok]

The Hickories (www.thehickories.org) is looking for a part-time intern to work in all aspects of our farm: field crops, greenhouses, livestock, and especially harvesting.  We offer diversified production experiences and introduction level training to farm management.  As with all working farms, some days are full of varied tasks and others are more monotonous (for example, lots […]

The USDA's Sustainable Food Champion Steps Down —By Tom Philpott Back in 2009, when President Obama chose Kathleen Merrigan as second in command at the US Department of Agriculture, celebration erupted in sustainable-food circles. Last Thursday afternoon, the USDA announced the imminent end of Merrigan's run as deputy secretary of ag with a terse note […]

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"Visit a village in Rwanda and hear from small farmers telling their story of how their lives have changed since they received a title to their own plot of land." [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd8hnxTblcc] more information here

The Queens County Farm Museum is seeking a Director of Education. About the Queens County Farm Museum The Queens County Farm Museum is a 47-acre working farm dating back to 1697. We are a public resource, visited by over 400,000 people each year. The site includes a landmark farmhouse, glass greenhouse, and restored barns which […]

Summer of Soil is a 5-week, multi-disciplinary accelerator program designed to awaken and inspire a collaborative movement to rebuild and maintain living soils. The program will include a series of hands-on soil-related Courses, an exhibition of regenerative growing practices and the 5-day Living Soil Forum for bringing conversation to action. The Summer of Soil presents the 5-day Living Soil […]

Rural Resources is seeking an AmeriCorps Garden Assistant for a productive and educational vegetable garden. The AmeriCorps Garden Assistant will help the farmer with management of a half-acre production plot and assist with farm education programs for local youth.  The position runs from May 1st to August 31st, 2013. Skill Requirements Must be comfortable with […]

California greenhorns! If you're interested in ranching, check this out:

Farming's New Faces by Daniel Looker published March 20, 2013 on Agriculture.com They are different, yet united by a toughness that farming demands. They are among the newest faces on the nation’s landscape, yet many have a long heritage in growing food. Laurie Schmidt of Nemaha, Iowa, is one. By midsummer of 2012, her face […]

Gaining Ground farm is looking for a full-time seasonal assistant farmer. We are an 5 acre nonprofit farm in Concord, MA. Our mission is to grow organic food for hunger relief with the help of volunteers of all ages and abilities. All of our produce goes to food pantries and meal programs in the metro-West […]

America: Becoming a Land Without Farmers by Evaggelos Vallianatos published May 2, 2013 in Independent Science News The plutocratic remaking of America has a parallel in the countryside. In rural America less than 3 percent of farmers make more than 63 percent of the money, including government subsidies. The results of this emerging feudal economy […]

Lakeside Orchards in Manchester, Maine is seeking a Gardens and Greenhouse Manager to manage its several acres of organic gardens and greenhouse. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to develop a high production operation that supplies our retail store and other established markets. This is a full-time seasonal position for 2013. The […]

Tech-Savvy Maine farmer Clayton Carter of Fail Better Farm created this sweet crop-planning software and has offered it up for free!  If you've always wanted to be more organized but couldn't find the time, this is your lucky day.  Here's the deal: You've found a sweet piece of land, ordered a pile of seeds, rigged […]

at Breezy Hill Farm. Here's the scoop: As many of you know, we lost our historic 1820 cider house in a devastating fire nearly 10 years ago.  But hope springs eternal, and despite hurricanes, floods, crop loss we have continued on, with your help and patronage.  Last fall, we were finally able to begin to rebuild the historic post and […]

Keep Growing Detroit, a new food and agriculture-focused organization serving Detroit is now on its feet! We are also excited to announce that we are hiring three new staff positions and are accepting applicants immediately.Over the next few weeks Keep Growing Detroit will be hiring a Farm Assistant, Grown in Detroit Farmers’ Market Coordinator, and Outreach and Community […]

Five acres of beautiful, prime farm land available for an experienced vegetable farmer to use without rent in exchange for a small portion of the crop. Formerly used for grazing grass-fed sheep, the soil is rated 29A (prime farmland) by the NRCS. Land includes electric fencing, barn, drip irrigation equipment, access to a tractor as […]

behold! an epic teaching moment by greenhorns friend, neil: below are a bunch of links to videos related to succession agroforestry or multi-strata agroforestry. Most are in Spanish or Portuguese often with subtitles. If you don't understand the words just observe the systems and planting style. Please pass these links around as a mini education […]

brought to you by The Land Magazine Demands to “make poverty history”, and the responses from those in power, revolve around money: less debt, freer and fairer trade, more aid. Rarely will you hear someone with access to a microphone mouth the word “land”.That is because economists define wealth and justice in terms of access […]

The U.S. Society for Ecological Economics (USSEE) will hold its 2013 Conference on June 9-12 at the University of Vermont (UVM) in Burlington, Vermont hosted by the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics. Our 7th meeting is organized around the theme of "Building Local, Scaling Global: Implementing Solutions for Sustainability" and will aim to research and catalog sustainability lessons […]

TILTH PRODUCERS of WASHINGTON and WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY SMALL FARMS TEAM PRESENT 2013 SPRING FARM WALKS (Summer farm walks will be announced in June) www.tilthproducers.org http://smallfarms.wsu.edu All farm walks run 12:30- 4pm. Sign-in is 12:00-12:30. Informal Networking bag lunch is 11:45 – 12:30 April 1 Producing Quality, On-Farm Compost Hands on (limit 25 people) Plum […]

Published on Monday, March 11, 2013 by The Asian Age Tilling the Soil with Pesticides by Vandana Shiva The ministry of agriculture had organised a conference on Doubling Food Production from February 1-3. The “eminent speakers” invited were not members of International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) or top Indian scientists. Rather they […]

Long Arm Farm is a small family farm in southwest Wisconsin. We have 14 acres in Perennial fruit, nuts, mushrooms, bees, pastured hogs, goats (cheese!), various harebrained schemes and we are putting a neighbors 4.5 acre field into annual veggies this year. We are starting a csa and delivering to Milwaukee, thats where our people […]

from the Utopia Fund.  Microcredit in Leelanau County, MI The Utopia Foundation is committed to creating sustainable change through domestic and international microloan programs. Microcredit provides small loans to people that may not qualify for funding through conventional banking systems. This financial resource allows an individual to begin, or build the capacity of a microenterprise, […]

What rockers, self organizing in Rhode Island. Hey Everyone! Just a reminder our next YFN is at the Urban Food Lab, 6pm,  Tuesday, April 23!!  110 Mineral Spring Ave, Pawtucket. Bring a potluck dish, and forward this invitation to anyone who might be interested! Other upcoming events: **Value Added Producer Grant application workshops - check […]

are you confused? inspired? want to know more?  This awesome slideshare explains it all: Farm Hack Minneapolis by Grant Schultz And as always, check out the farm hack site

in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. Cranberry Creek is looking for a Cheese Intern to join us through December, this 2013 season. This is an opportunity for the right person to learn the world of value-added goat dairy processing! Join us during an exciting time of development for this growing family farm. Learn cheese processes; […]

Boone documents the journey of three young farmers in Southern Oregon risking land, business and friendship to confront the United States Department of Agriculture. This is an experiential film: there are no interviews with farmers or agricultural experts.  The goal is the experience; dealing with the realities of a season of farming and the physical […]

  The Greenhorns  WHEN: Thursday March 28th WHERE: 767 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY   Please join us for a screening of THE GREENHORNS, a documentary about young farmers in America. Panel discussion to follow the movie, featuring representatives from the Brooklyn Grange, the Urban Farm at Battery Park, The Fort Greene Park Vegetable Garden, and […]

The 4th National Women in Sustainable Ag Conference: Cultivating Our Food, Farms and Future will be held November 6-8, 2013 in Des Moines, IA, hosted by the Women, Food & Agriculture Network. Presentations are invited in the following tracks: Cultivating our Food/Fiber (production-related topics); Cultivating our Farms (management, human relations and farm transfer topics); and Cultivating our […]

The mission of Fibershed is to change the way we clothe ourselves by supporting the creation of local textile cultures that enhance ecological balance, and utilize regional agriculture while strengthening local economies and communities. Community Felting Project: The Fibershed Yurt Cover When: April 20-21, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Where: a private farm in Lagunitas, CA with […]

  greenhorns will be there! when: April 27, 2013 (all day) where: Canton, NY 13617 Theme Tracks we are working on, for your enjoyment -- click here.   Click here for more info about the 2013 festival!  

any farmers out there have spring strawberries on the brain? check out this opportunity from the University of Arkansas: The Strawberry Sustainability Initiative grants program administered by the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture and is open to applicants from across the country. They anticipate awarding 20 to 25 grants ranging from $50,000 to $200,000. You can find more […]

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Immigrant Farmers Breaking Barriers in US Midwest In the Midwest, where the immigrant population has soared in recent years, Latino farmers are breaking through cultural and language barriers to operate their own farms. A new US government project is also supporting their efforts. Reporter Anna Boiko-Weyrauch reports on two immigrant farmers’ journeys. Every evening after […]