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Growing for Market at Foxglove Farm, Salt Spring Island, BC September 25th, 2012 7pm September 28th, 2012 Cost: $295 + HST The resurgence of interest and demand for regionally produced food has created a huge opportunity for those who want to become growers and has expanded possibilities for those who are already farming. Join veteran […]

http://www.northcascademeats.com/ We are now accepting applications for membership in our three levels. General Membership for WSDA custom–exempt services ($500 – one vote) General Membership with NCMPC USDA Processing Endorsement for WSDA custom-exempt and USDA-inspected services ($2,000 – two votes) General Membership with NCMPC USDA Processing Endorsement and option to participate in North Cascade Meats™ – A Farmers’ Cooperative wholesale […]

{scaling up the northeast grain system} Wild Hive Editor’s Note: Our monthly local-grain-love-fest with Amy Halloran is back with the 8th installment in her Scaling Up The Northeast Grain System series. You can read her previous seven pieces here. In this installment, Amy comes full circle and visits the mill & bakery where her gain-love began. […]

Pyramid Farms is taking resumes for 2 paid farm worker positions. They are currently taking applications for a position that starts in Mid-November and runs for a year. They are also taking applications for 1 position starting February running till early November. One of these positions is for an Assistant Farm Manager. This position requires […]

An organic farmers flashmob, via phone,  is happening right now! Join hundreds of callers on September 19, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. EST in the first American Organic Phone Flash Mob to Congress. Leaders and supporters of organic farming will be gathering in Baltimore, MD at The Organic Summit, where OFRF will present The Organic Political […]

  The folks behind OUR GOODS are good friends of ours who run a barter program for creative people to share skill. It is nyc based and online-- with a trade school and online networking.  A very good example of the ways radical sharing can move out of the virtual sphere and into the practical […]

with Sustainable Energy! 2012 Field Day Series offers “How-to” information on incorporating solar panels, wind turbines, radiant heat, passive solar and ecological stewardship practices into your farm or homestead. Have you been considering transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy on your farm or homestead?  The farmers in the 2012 “Light Up the Farm with […]

Are you interested in applying for the USDA NRCS High Tunnel Cost-Share Program? Don't miss out on this great opportunity at Stone Barns Center!    NRCS High Tunnel Cost-Share Program Saturday, September 22, 2012 6:00PM—8:00PM How to Apply for the USDA NRCS High Tunnel Cost-Share Program and other cost-share opportunities under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).This […]

FUNdraiser! Come celebrate the fall season with Cloud 9 and Nice Roots Farm! Games, Soup, Beer, and Live Music! Sunday, September 23rd at 3 pm we will be gathering at SHARE, the future site of Cloud 9 Rooftop Farm, in the Nice Roots orchard: 2901 W Hunting Park Ave in Philadelphia. Suggested Donation of $10 […]

An illustrated video on the challenges of the dominant food system, and alternatives for creating healthy people and a healthy planet. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQIG710-mdw]

Hudson Valley young farmers - head on over and hawk your wares!  The folks behind this locally and sustainably sourced renovated 1950's diner want to meet you. http://www.facebook.com/events/381913258548618/ http://www.facebook.com/PhoeniciaDiner www.phoeniciadiner.com @PhoeniciaDiner

Jeffrey Smith's brand new film, Genetic Roulette, can be watched free for the next week: http://geneticroulettemovie.com/  This is an incredibly comprehensive documentary about the impact of GMOs. If you eat food, and especially if the food you eat comes from a store, then you should watch this video. When the US government ignored repeated warnings […]

A farm-to-table program designed for those who want to be stewards of tomorrow’s most celebrated cuisine. Chef Dan Barber, Blue Hill, and Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture are working with the International Culinary Center to create a new way to train chefs and stewards of hungry bellies, happy soils. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH8WAiqYQwM&feature=youtu.be]

Hi there blog readers, WE are including in the almanac a ' dairy recruitment' map of alaska from 1926. It therefore came to my attention that we have not adequately covered the young farmers movement in Alaska, and I wonder if anyone out there can point me towards some useful starting points to begin an […]

By JULIA MOSKIN NY Times. Published: September 11, 2011 OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Me. -- THE first time the Food and Drug Administration sent an inspector to check out the dairy operation at Kate’s Homemade Butter, things did not go well. “The guy wouldn’t even get out of his car,” said Daniel Patry, the company’s good-humored founder. “He refused […]

In the latest report by the Food & Environment Reporting Network, “As Common as Dirt,” produced in collaboration with The American Prospect magazine, reporter Tracie McMillan investigates how farm labor contracting – a ubiquitous, but relatively unknown, practice – often blatantly disregards labor laws governing wages, safety and health. McMillan reports that it could be the most […]

The Washington Young Farmers Coalitionis ever-so-pleased to announce: Its 3rd Annual Washington Young Farmers Mixer! That's right, the Washington Young Farmers Coalition is doing it again, and this year, we're teaming up with Viva Farms and Happy Little Farm to present you with a better-than-ever, not-to-be-missed night of potluck and revelry, spit-roast and dancing with […]

Mitt Romney, Monsanto Man Wayne Barrett September 12, 2012 Though Mitt Romney has been campaigning for president since 2006, it’s alarming how little is known about critical chapters of his business biography. Nothing spells that out more clearly than his ties to Monsanto—the current target of a mid-September Occupy nationwide action—whose dark history features scandals […]

We like this idea. Let's show them some support! Totem Industries on Kickstarter Totem Industries is a small company out of Boulder, CO, with the goal of getting good people into cool and durable clothes at a reasonable cost.  We have been manufacturing clothing domestically since our inception in 2004. We started as a backcountry […]

https://slowmoney.clearbon.net/ Basically, farm and food businesses get loans with payback in food. Quite a number of businesses have worked with this model in the past, but here is a coordinated effort to centralize the transactions and formalize across multiple businesses. Have thoughts? Share them.

And while you're there, check out the greenhorn table and Paula Manalo's book reading, which is at 1pm tomorrow! Slow Money Entrepreneur Showcase at the 2nd Annual Heirloom Expo in Santa Rosa, CA Many locals are getting invested in our local food system. Come to the Heirloom Festival and join us for the Slow Money […]

Come check out the Young Farmer Zone this year at Heritage Harvest Festival, Sept. 15th The Young Farmer Zone will be a place at the festival where those interested in farming, young farmers, and supporters of young farmers can share information and resources, showcase young farmer successes, and facilitate networking.  

Growing heart farm is looking for a farmer or farming team for their 1.5 acres of vegetables in southeast Dutchess County 75 miles north of new york city.  Their mission is to connect city dwellers to sustainable living and farming.  In addition to hosting a bunch of fun farm events including farm to table yoga dinners […]

Andrea Damewood Columbian Staff Reporter Saturday, June 30, 2012 YACOLT -- To see Dan Swansey perched atop a plow working the land, making soft clicking sounds to encourage his two Belgian draft horses, is to immediately be transported to farming's past. There's no tractor, there's no exhaust. Instead, there's Bud and Charlie, plodding through the […]

we always dig swanky mapping tools -- so we were pretty darn excited to hear about the good work of 596 Acres -- an organization in NYC helping neighbors form connections to the vacant public lots in their lives. Hundreds of acres of vacant public land exist in New York City, hidden in plain sight […]

On December 12-14, over 250 young farmers from across the United States will gather at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture to learn from agricultural luminaries, peers, and advocacy organizations at the National Young Farmers Conference: Reviving the Culture of Agriculture. The Growing Farmers Initiative is offering a limited number of scholarships for the […]

For Immediate Release, Unity ME:  The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association(MOFGA) has announced the schedule of events for the 2012 Common Ground Country Fair to be held on September 21, 22 and 23 in Unity, Maine. Maine’s signature celebration of organic farming and food, rural living, sustainability, and Maine’s artisans and enterprise — the Common Ground Country Fair, […]

Slide Ranch Teacher-in-Residence Program  Position timetable: The Teacher-in-Residence Internship (7 positions) runs from February to mid-December. Applications are accepted from July through September, or whenever positions are filled. The Summer Teacher-in-Residence Internship (3 positions) is from late May to mid-August. Applications are accepted from February until March, or whenever the positions are filled. Current Openings […]

Custom three level home, tasting cabin, and vineyards on 4 1/2 acres. Ten yr old Vines (Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Semillon and Cab Franc. Production 6 to 8 tons. Three bay garage with two converted into wine storage. All equipment included (2 tractors, mowers, vineyard sprayer, weed sprayer, fertilizer spreader, and more including older Ford […]

A Banker Bets on Organic Farming By MARK BITTMAN It’s unlikely that large-scale changes in the so-called food system will happen without movement on the part of big investors. Sadly, most of these — like the corporations they support — take short-term, profit-maximizing views. (This, along with enthusiastic dabblers, is the basic reason we have […]

Act for Seed Freedom [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naVPxPqAbgU]

He and Timothy Webber, who will be at next month's FARMHACK ITHACA event. http://www.storeitcold.com/thestory.html http://www.youngfarmers.org/practical/farm-hack/events/ithaca/ we hope you'll join us to learn more about hacks and small grains processing!

Whole Farm Planning Training Program accepts applications for upcoming sessions – The Central New York Resource Conservation and Development Project, Inc. (CNYRC&D) recently announced that applications are being accepted for the fourth year of the Beginning Women Farmer Program.  "Empowering Beginning Women Farmers in the Northeast through Whole Farm Planning" is provided in association with […]

BUCK MOUNTAIN EXPERIMENTAL STATION CARETAKER/FARMING OPPORTUNITY Looking for a couple or small collective (no more than 3) to care for our 22-acre, off-the- grid, educational homestead in Humboldt County in preparation for our summer 2013 education season. Duties include:  hydro/solar management, garden management (drip irrigation maintenance; greenhouse planting; fruit tree and berry bush pruning; cover […]

super idea! The Organic Mechanic - 2012 Tour Organic farmers in the western United States: I am currently traveling and visiting organic farms in Washington State, Oregon, and California. At each farm, I would prefer to stay between three (3) and ten (10) days. It is preferable if you are on-site and available to spend […]

Real Food Farm is pleased to announce the opening of the Community Outreach Coordinator position. This is a 1-year VISTA position starting November 2012. Real Food Farm is Civic Works’innovative urban agricultural enterprise engaged in growing fresh produce on six acres of land in Clifton Park in northeast Baltimore. We broke ground in October 2009 […]

Falls Church, VA, Aug. 27, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – On July 31 Armand and Teddi Bechard entered into a consent agreement with the State of Missouri, ending a case that began in 2009. On two occasions in the spring of 2009, undercover agents from the Springfield-Greene County Health Department allegedly purchased raw milk at the Bechard’s central delivery point, a health food […]

Farm Aid 2012 is just a month away @ Hersheypark, PA! do you have your TICKET?

a photo essay by magnus http://magsmag.com/frog-juice/

Registration is now open for the Vermont New Farmer Project farm business classes.  No matter what stage your farm business is in, the New Farmer Project offers classes to help you reach your full potential. Vermont New Farmer Project courses are specifically designed to meet the needs of aspiring and beginning farmers, including topics such as: goal setting, business planning, marketing, and […]