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Friends of Family Farmers (FoFF) is a grassroots organization promoting sensible policies, programs, and regulations that protect and expand the ability of Oregon’s family farmers to run a successful land-based enterprise while providing safe and nutritious food for all Oregonians. Through education, advocacy, and community organizing, FoFF supports socially and environmentally responsible family-scale agriculture and citizens […]

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Rerecording miners and protests songs, organized by the anti mountain top removal folks. http://www.blairpathways.com/ Pre-order or download the CD HERE The story of the Battle of Blair Mountain is an ever-evolving one. Our ally organization Friends of Blair Mountain (FOBM) has utilized archaeologists, historians and local knowledge to rebuild the story of Blair. You can […]

There is a special code for greenhorn fans. Go! Support the radio! Our promo code for the Sept 9th event is: "Greenhorn"  Purchase tickets and get more info here: HeritageRadioNetwork.EventBrite.com The promo code is good for $50 off the ticket price.

Music starts Friday at 6 pm.  Cooks, crafters and helpers can show up earlier!  Join us for pokeberry dying, garlic cleaning, worksonging, carrot weeding, bonfire and dance party. Bring your posse and extra food/ drink as well. Its looking like a crowd.

Website and all:  http://www.texasyoungfarmers.org/ Join TXYFC for an evening of delicious brews, good company, and really smart farmers cold talkin’ at our first Young Farmer Mixer! We’re very, very excited to meet fellow young farmers in the Central Texas region, as well as those who are interested in farming, or are simply super into food […]

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WE have a few names from SSAWG of young virginia farmers who wanted to represent and coordinate and get things rolling in virginia-- but we are looking for some more brave souls, particularly to represent and present at Monticello Heritage Harvest Festival, Sept. 15th. IF you are such a soul, please get in touch with […]

Where are there benefits for young farmers? How do these schemes impact the matrix of farmland ownership? How does it compare with the land-grabs and speculative investment that we have seen in Africa ? ( see  http://www.oaklandinstitute.org/special-investigation-two-land-deals-africa) Are there other ways for investment to benefit the future of agriculture? We are interested in your big […]

a song by our hudson hero: Brian Dewan. Who also sings songs about sausage making, which we are working on recording for the New Farmers ALmanac. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnOQtUemjG8]

A recent talk given by John Ikerd -- professor emeritus and sustainable agriculture visionary. Read more of his MANY works: http://www.johnikerd.com) "I believe that to live and work on a good farm is pleasant as well as challenging; for I know the joys and discomforts of farm life and hold an inborn fondness for those […]

Viva Farms and Grow Food will be hosting three AmeriCorps positions starting September 16th , 2012 and running through July, 2013. The positions start soon so please send initial application materials ASAP. We are seeking three highly motivated and passionate individuals to fill the following positions: Production Fellow, Post-Harvest Fellow and Community Outreach and Engagement Fellow […]

For those who missed the Food Connections conference in late spring in Maine, check out the videos which are now available on YouTube and Vimeo (or if you attended, you might want to watch the presentations again): youtube: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB5943D26C6790F7A&feature=plcp vimeo: http://vimeo.com/album/2047091 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1chgRVJVRk&list=PLB5943D26C6790F7A&index=1&feature=plpp_video]

Value-Added Producer Grants (VAPG) program is designed to help agricultural producers enter into value-added activities related to the processing and/or marketing of bio-based value-added products. Generating new products, creating and expanding marketing opportunities, and increasing producer income are the end goals of this program. You may receive priority if you are a beginning farmer or […]

Fall Intensive Workshop, Wednesday, October 31st through Sunday, November 4th in Woolwine, Virginia. Harvesting of sheaths and the making of the Biodynamic preparations, including spray and compost preps and barrel compost.  Five days of hands-on workshops and lectures. Guest Speaker - Brian Wickert, Viroqua, WI. All meals included.  Some lodging is available. Camping in tents […]

AmeriCorps Farm-to-Community Fellows Viva Farms and Grow Food will be hosting three AmeriCorps positions starting September 16th , 2012 and running through July, 2013. The positions start soon so please send initial application materials ASAP. We are seeking three highly motivated and passionate individuals to fill the following positions: Production Fellow, Post-Harvest Fellow and Community […]

The faces and places that send milk by Skye Chalmers for the Burlington Free Press Skye Chalmers is the photographer behind a new book, Sending Milk, which features images of the New England and New York farm families that make up the Cabot Creamery Cooperative. He writes about what he observed during this three-year project. […]

Growing for Future Sowing: Saving Quality Seed from Your Farm's Fields Date:  August 28, 2012 Location: Hudson Valley Seed Library: 484 Mettacohonts Rd., Accord, NY 12404 (Ulster Co) Time: 3:30 PM-6:00 PM If you’d like to start saving seed on your small diversified organic farm, this field day will offer you a strong foundation.  A tour of the […]

http://cyclefarm.wordpress.com/ Cycle Farm, LLC is located in the heart of Spearfish Valley, in the northern Black Hills of South Dakota. The land has been farmed for many years; most recently it has been lovingly cultivated with hops. We grow mixed vegetables for CSA and market (Spearfish Farmer’s Market on Friday evenings). We are enthusiastic about building […]

History at the Table "History at the Table" aims to serve as a central point of information and discussion about emerging collaborations among working farms, local and regional food networks, and historic sites and organizations, with a particular focus on the American northeast. The blog focuses on the emerging role of historic sites and museums […]

outside of Missoula, Montana - October 26-28th, 2012.  Come get your hands dirty & get inspired to heat & cook more efficiently! On the agenda: Rocket Mass Heater & Rocket Stove projects & applications, with instruction from Ernie & Erica Wisner. 1. Portable Rocket Mass Heaters - Paul Wheaton style 2. Rumford Fireplace 3. J-tube […]

Local Chefs, local food and the biggest bounty of tomato varieties grown anywhere in the Pioneer Valley come together on Saturday August 25th at the annual Red Fire Farm Tomato Festival. The festival offers a tasting of over 100 varieties of locally grown organic tomatoes. The combination of the valley’s rich soils, abundant summer sun […]

New campaign finance reports reveal that Monsanto Co. just contributed $4.2 million to defeat Proposition 37, which would require labeling of genetically engineered food.  That is the largest contribution in the race.  Total contributions to defeat Proposition 37 amount to $25 million, and nearly $23 million during the last week. Other major new contributions against Proposition 37 were given by E. […]

The Kinderhook Memorial Library will celebrate the arrival of the New Farmer Narrative Project exhibit: Journeys into Farming with a free film screening of the award-winning new farmer documentary GROW! The event will be followed by a Q&A with local new farmers on Tuesday, August 21st at 7pm. GROW! captures the excitement, inspiration and perseverance of a new generation of […]

August 16, 2012-Washington, DC (Business Wire)—On August 18, 2012 a group of mothers and others, members of the advocacy groups, the Raw Milk Freedom Riders and Lemonade Freedom Day, will take their raw milk and lemonade to the lawn of the US Capitol to celebrate their right to “voluntary exchange.” By offering raw milk and lemonade for sale […]

Here is Peter B. Collins interview with Janisse Ray, a farmer and author of The Seed Underground: A Growing Revolution to Save Food. (an excellent read) tune in HERE 

If you happen to be in Brooklyn on Sunday, August 26th - head out to Cool Beans to celebrate the forthcoming release of Kill the Recipe: A Cookbook and Visual Guidebook on the Basics of Radical Beanmaking and Plant-based Eating. 6-9pm @ Kinfolk Studios: 90 Wythe Ave Brooklyn NY Author Mark Andrew Gravel will be making improvisational […]

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Farm Manager Position - Anderson Acres Farm Job Description: Two farm owners / managers to develop a diversified permaculture farm in western Connecticut. Start-date:  September 15, 2012 Summary of Position: In collaboration with land owners, develop a diversified permaculture farm on 200+ acres of fields, forests, and streams. Potential ecological / organic enterprises include: • […]

Episode 394: Why Taxpayers Pay For Farmers' Insurance In spite of the drought, many U.S. farmers will do just fine this year. They are, after all, covered by crop insurance — a program that costs U.S. taxpayers $7 billion a year. On today's show, we travel to Fairbury, Illinois. We meet three generations of farmers […]

Orchard Pond Organics CSA Manager Position Available-Tallahassee, Florida We are a USDA Certified Organic farm with a 130 member CSA in Tallahassee, Florida currently looking for someone with previous farm and farmers market experience to fill our CSA Manager position.  Duties include CSA member correspondence and organization, farmers markets (2/week), CSA share planning/crop predictions, working with […]

Apprentice on a Farm in Maine with MOFGA’s Apprenticeship Program! Many amazing farms are looking for strong seasonal workers to end the harvest on a high note. Positions are available now and continue through fall and early winter. Year-Round positions are also available. Read more and apply by visiting- http://www.mofga.org/Programs/FarmApprenticeships/tabid/502/Default.aspx

via Tilth Producers Michelle Coda owns a 23 acre piece of property in the Upper Skagit River Valley in Washington State and would like to have someone live on the property and farm it organically. It is a beautiful location with 900 feet of river-front, views of Sauk Mountain, and Mount Baker, with flat, sandy […]

Hudson Valley Young Farmers Coalition, The Greenhorns, and Herondale Farm are proud to announce a grazing workshop with Jim Gerrish!  A more formalized poster/image will follow. Save the date and send us an email ASAP to register. Space is limited. Management-intensive Grazing Shortcourse: One day intensive with Jim Gerrish The workshop will include classroom time […]

if so, please email [email protected] Sacred Agriculture 2012 Biodynamic Association Conference November 14-18, Madison, WI Join us on November 14-18, 2012, at the beautiful Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison, WI, for an extraordinary event — the 2012 North American Biodynamic Conference. This biennial conference will bring together hundreds of farmers, gardeners, educators, activists, and interested […]

Brunswick is a film about landscape change, told through the personal story of a farmer’s lifelong connection to his now-threatened land.  The film weaves together the plight of Sanford Bonesteel, an aging farmer in his 90s, with the dynamics of small-town politics as a residential development is planned on Sanford’s former land. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuOR5rVrMcg&feature=player_embedded]

Upper Midwest CRAFT and the Biodynamic Initiative for the Next Generation are teaming up for a fantastic farmy weekend August 25-26 atAngelic Organics Farm and Learning Center in Caledonia, IL. Farm Machinery CRAFT Field Day ~ Saturday, August 25, 1-3:30pm Farmer John Peterson will demonstrate 5 different pieces of farm machinery including the overhead irrigation system/traveling gun, power wiggle hoe, soil […]

Hudson Valley Farmers Forum Monday, August 20th, 4-6pm Columbia-Greene Community College, Student Dining Hall, Main Bldg. South Entrance. Parking lots E,F,G This will be a rare opportunity to hear from politicians and local experts about federal and state ag policies.  Come ask the questions that have been on your mind, let your elected officials know […]

Edible City, a 60 minute documentary film, tells the stories of the pioneers who are digging their hands into the dirt, working to transform their communities and do something truly revolutionary: grow local Good Food Systems that are socially just, environmentally sound, economically viable and resilient to climate change and market collapse. Upcoming Screenings are […]