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Makes me drool. What a great opportunity for diverse horticultural producers! http://www.michfpa.org/processors/

Wanted: Seven inspired & diligent souls to join forces (Beehive Design Collective in Machias, ME) Wanted: Seven inspired & diligent souls to join forces with the Beehive Design Collective It's Spring, and our work is in full bloom! Dear Big World, please send us a few more kickass pollinators! The scope of our collective's work […]

For our friends are the Hudson Valley Seed Library. Seems like a pretty useful bit of subsidy.  Even if the slots are filled for the cash it's worth participating. Dear Growers, Greetings from the Hudson Valley Seed Library! You're receiving this e-mail because you have expressed interest at some point (as recently as yesterday, as […]

If you are looking for land or have land to offer... Check out these three new publications focused on farmland access and transfer:   This guide assists senior farmers who don't have a successor lined up to take over the farm. This guide helps next generation farmers get the farm transfer process going on their family […]

Always a good way to get your foot in the door... Slide Ranch offers rewarding volunteer opportunities for individuals and groups from throughout the Bay Area. While working under the supervision of trained staff on our teaching farm and 134 acres of wild lands, volunteers contribute to Slide Ranch in a variety of ways, including […]

Wheat Trials, On-farm Biofuel, Winter Hardy Bees and more. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJy5jmG6_Iw] Check out the full vault  HERE

Flooded rice field is tested as salmon nursery in Yolo Bypass By Matt Weiser Decades of experience have proved that Sacramento Valley rice farmers can use their fields to grow healthy ducks. Now, research under way in the Yolo Bypass aims to find out if they can grow salmon, too. On Tuesday, researchers from UC […]

DEAR COOPERATIVE FARM DREAMERS: The Greenhorns, Land for Good, and the Cooperative Development Institute have launched a project this year to provide the necessary information and support to make land sharing and co-managing farm businesses a viable and accessible model.  Are you pursuing a vision of a collaborative farm project?  Looking to share land with […]

New York Greenhorns, this is important! COME TO RALLY AT CITY HALL 3/19 We need you to join us on Tuesday, March 19 from 12pm to 1pm on the steps of City Hall, for a Rally on Behalf of New Amsterdam Market. TELL THE COUNCIL TO VOTE "NO" This is our last chance to stop […]

Double Brook Farm is seeking a cattle and sheep manager for our Grass-fed Beef/Lamb operation. We use sustainable and intensive rotational farming methods and are dedicated to sustainable, humane, earth friendly practices. The mission of Double Brook Farm is to provide the best-tasting local food to the community in the most responsible and sustainable manner […]

UVM Extension New Farmer Project Webinar Series 7 PM EST, Tuesday, March 26: Transitioning to a Commercial Goat Dairy: Are you ready? Carol Delaney, M.S. is a small ruminant dairy specialist and author of A Guide to Starting a Commercial Goat Dairy.  Carol will present the platform and viewpoint to help you lay the framework […]

ISLAND (Institute for Sustainable Living, Art & Natural Design) is creating an enclosed trailer that unpacks into a high-efficiency, three-season food preservation kitchen and workshop space. This is a lightweight trailer that can be pulled onto small farms at the peak of produce ripeness. From the trailer we unload tents, tables and outdoor stoves. The […]

Martin Crawford of the UK’s Agroforestry Research Trust is one of the world’s best recognised practitioners of the art of "forest gardens". [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFbcn06h8w4] Martin’s forest garden has an enormous diversity of plants. Most, but not all, are edible. Those that are not edible would be regarded as a waste of space to most farmers or […]

Hi Friends of Futurefarmers, Michael and Amy are debuting a line of aprons and props for their project in Oslo (http://www.flatbreadsociety.net) Saturday, March 23rd, 2013, from 12pm to 4pm @ the Workshop Residence We would love to see you: (kids under 13 get in free) Sign up here: (space is limited to 20) http://theworkshopresidence.myshopify.com/collections/workshops-and-lectures/products/future-farmers-flatbread-society-workshop

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. read + listen to learn more: http://www.theworld.org/2013/02/immigrant-farmers-midwest/ brought to you by […]

An internship at SoleFood Street Farms is for individuals with a serious interest in gaining the skills necessary to grow food for market or those who are interested in exploring farming as a career. The program provides each participant with the opportunity to spend a season working on an urban farming operation. Most of the […]

HI there young farmers. Greenhorns team is crashing slow money conference to distribute information about our New Agrarian Trust. more details soon, but in meantime looking for farmer-hosts, preferably in bike distance of downtown while we are in town. Please email [email protected] if you have leads. WE can bring barter items!  

GROWING FARMERS, a documentary highlighting the new generation of farmers on Long Island and the struggles and triumphs of the farming community, premiered at the 2012 Hamptons International Film Festival and won the audience award for Best Short Film.  The film includes interviews with Long Island farmers including Sylvester Manor Board Member and Quail Hill Farm […]

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Field Workers at Willow Wisp Organic Farm Willow Wisp Organic Farm grows a diverse mix of vegetables, herbs, and cut flowers on a 12 acre certified organic farm in the Upper Delaware River Valley (Abrahamsville,PA).   We are looking to fill 2 full-time and 2 part-time field work positions for the 2013 season starting in April.  […]

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In Wired: Analyze This: Design Contest Seeks Your Cheap, Open Source Spectrometers By Nathan Hurst, 03.07.13 Spectral analysis might not really be your thing, but nonprofit science network Public Lab thinks it should be. Formed to provide a community for citizen scientists who want to monitor the health and quality of their surroundings, Public Lab […]

April Vacation / Summer Education Program Lead Teacher Wright-Locke Farm in Winchester, MA is now hiring Lead Teachers for both its April vacation and summer education programs. Lead Teachers should be 18 years or older with the exception of former Counselors-in-Training (CITs) who are at least 16 years old. A Lead Teacher’s responsibilities include: Execution […]

An apprentice opportunity in Brooklyn, NY. Through a season on the Youth Farm, you will become intimately familiar with the tasks, challenges, and rewards of growing many varieties of vegetables and flowers appropriate to our region and diverse NYC community. Through this 20-hour per week commitment, you will gain a sense for the physical, mental […]

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Sudbury, MA. We are seeking reliable, hardworking, and dedicated individuals motivated by a strong interest in sustainable agriculture to join our 2013 apprentice team. As an ambitious and innovative farm operation that has grown over seven years to include a four-season CSA and year-round farm store, Siena Farms offers a unique learning environment. Apprentices will […]

via Catskill Mountainkeeper Two Year Fracking Moratorium Introduced in both NYS Senate and Assembly Yesterday, I joined Senators Diane Savino and David Carlucci at a press conference with other environmental leaders at the Capitol Building in Albany to announce that the Senate's five-member Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) had unveiled legislation that would stop the clock […]

Seasonal Native Plant Sales - Nasami Farm Nursery New England Wild Flower Society seeks a full time/part time Seasonal Native Plant Salesperson for our retail sales area at Nasami Farm Nursery in Whately, MA.  Responsibilities include plant and merchandise sales and care, managing plant orders, and providing excellent customer service. This position offers the additional […]

Severine will be on a panel discussing "Supporting Beginning Farmers in the Catskills & Beyond" Register Now for the 2013 Farm to Market Connection! Join us for a day of networking and education about the most current topics in marketing. Gather with local food advocates from across the region including farmers, retailers, restaurateurs, specialty food […]

We are looking for a Farm Intern to assist our Base Camp's Farm Manager and Educator in caring for our high altitude vegetable garden and a flock of hens, while offering daily educational activities for our ‘trekkers’ ages 10 to 18. The Farm Intern should have experience or willingness to learn about organic gardening and […]

"Farming Commune" by Dorothy Day THE CATHOLIC WORKER farm at Easton has finished its third summer with bulging barns. These are the pleasantest days of all the year down in the country with trees turning to flaming gold and red and the sunlight like liquid honey. The nights are cold so that more blankets are […]

listening, speaking. The Farmhand Listening Project About the Farm Hand Listening Project: My name is Sonia Acevedo, and I am one of many beginning farmers trying to return to the land, committed to growing  food for my family and my local community. I have been a farm worker and small farmer in Maine since 2005.  I was inspired to […]

Land For Good , Keene, NH (in Keene at least 3x/wk.) Land For Good, a New England-wide nonprofit specializing in farmland access, tenure and transfer, seeks a full-time Deputy Director. We are a dynamic, innovative organization that offers education, consulting, planning, and advocacy. We serve farm seekers, farm families, farmland owners, and communities. The Deputy […]

Want to be a part of the young and beginning farmer national community? National Young Farmers Coalition is proud to launch the NYFC Forum!  Serving as a link between farmers, coalitions, and farm-supporters from around the country, the forum is a space for chatting about farm techniques and practices, making sense of farm laws and […]

Committed to a career in organic agriculture? Interested in what 'farm-school' would be like? The deadline for the Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network's (ACORN) Grow A Farmer Apprenticeship Program has been extended to Friday March 15th at 5pm. Spend a full season working with an amazing team of organic growers and access free workshops, farm tours, conferences and more! […]

Online registration for the Spring 2013 NOFA/Mass Cheese-making Workshop Series is open. See here for a full listing of all six workshops: http://www.nofamass.org/events/type/cheese-making The workshop series takes place at dairies and cheese-making operations throughout Massachusetts. This series provides instruction and training on making a wide variety of cheeses on a small scale without a lot of […]

Land For Good, a New England-wide nonprofit specializing in farmland access, tenure and transfer, seeks a full-time Deputy Director. We are a dynamic, innovative organization that offers education, consulting, planning, and advocacy. We serve farm seekers, farm families, farmland owners, and communities. The Deputy Director’s duties will focus on operations, program, development and fundraising, communications, […]

Farmer needed for land located 8 miles outside Washington, DC, in Montgomery County,MD. Historic property on 2 acres has two existing organic, fenced gardens; smokehouse and root cellar—plus enough additional sunny space to create hoop gardens or greenhouse.  Will rent or barter to interested party.

Wanted:  New Stewards on the Northern Plains 2013 Farm Apprentice Position, Vilicus Farms, Havre, MT Vilicus Farms is a first generation, organic, dryland crop farm located in northern Hill County, Montana.  Established in 2009, Vilicus Farms grows a diverse array of heirloom and specialty grains, pulse, oilseed and broadleaf crops on approximately 1,800 acres.  Integral […]

We received this email from the blog reader: We need a FARMER to join our staff and write from the vantage point of someone whose life’s work is to bring food from earth to market. Topics will include farming, agriculture, wild foraging / cultivation, and permaculture. You Are Ideally: - Active, non-industrial farmer versed in […]