mid-america homesteading conference
Featuring speakers from around the Midwest, the Mid-America Homesteading Conference will be held September 1 at Joliet Junior College. Participants will have a choice of three topics in each of […]
potato salad dancers...
back bends for agriculture! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TiIABMFHTs]
does the farm bureau work for me?
via FERN We're happy to share our latest report, on how the American Farm Bureau leads the charge against efforts to limit industrial-scale food production as the single most powerful farm […]
bike powered flour!
Prairie Heritage Farm will be peddling and pedaling their heritage and ancient grains at the 2nd annual Red Ants Pants Music Festival in White Sulphur Springs, MT - July 26-29! […]
2.0 for usda's local food project
On July 17, USDA is proudly unveiling the 2.0 version of the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Compass, a digital guide to local food systems and USDA programs that support […]
tour de farm
Tour de Farm is an educational bicycle tour celebrating the beauty and productivity of the farmland that forms the backdrop for Saratoga National Historic Park. These working landscapes, largely undeveloped […]
meet your makers
Meet Your Makers Vermont hackers, artists and inventors are sharing ideas — and solving problems By Megan James [07.03.12] Remember when geeks were uncool? John Cohn does. The 52-year-old IBM […]
yippee. junk food makes people in australia dance
rockin. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8RIqJLUYSE]
oklahoma dollars & sense workshop
Date: August 9-10, 2012 Location: Magnuson Hotel, Meridian Conference Center, OKC, OK A two day workshop on the Holistic Management® Whole Farm/Ranch Planning System that helps farmers, ranchers and land stewards better manage agricultural […]
announcing farm aid 2012 in hershey, PA
Farm Aid is pleased to announce that Farm Aid 2012 will be held at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania on Saturday, September 22, 2012. Farm Aid holds its annual benefit concert in […]
beautiful farmers across the world, solving the problems
Brought to you by director Steve James ('Hoop Dreams' and 'The Interrupters') and bestselling author Raj Patel ('Stuffed and Starved' and 'The Value of Nothing'), who want to tell stories […]
BEEF video,
ON resolving political differences and eating beef together -- sent to us by a new friend of the greenhorns, Deborah, hailing all the way from australia ! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urRiGHwaK5M&feature=youtu.be]
super duper friends at rural routes
The Rural Route Film Festival is looking for volunteers for our 2012 film festival at Museum of the Moving Image and Brooklyn Grange rooftop farm in Astoria/Long Island City, NY. […]
greenhorns will be there,
It's the last week to register for the 6th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference: Digging In! Registration deadline is July 13, 2012. Conference space is limited, and lodging options are filling up fast, so if you want to […]
big organic means big business
Has ‘Organic’ Been Oversized? By STEPHANIE STROM Published: July 7, 2012 ANN ARBOR, Mich. Michael J. Potter is one of the last little big men left in organic food. More […]
a tree map, for your enjoyment
view the high res image here; from the folks at nasa
americorps farming/food justice job in beautiful methow valley, washington
The Red Shed Produce garden, a program of Room One, in conjunction with the Valley Teen Center is accepting applications for the AMERICORPS position of "Teens Growing Healthy Futures Program […]
radical patriotism
Listen to Severine and other young farmers on Bioneers Radio! What happens when green turns to grey? Fewer than 5 percent of 2 million American farmers are under 45 years […]
ranch job available asap
Download the full job description HERE The Sun Ranch is located in the upper Madison River Valley of southwestern Montana, about 30 miles south of Ennis. The Sun encompasses approximately […]
urban ag discussion
urban greenhorns - dial in! Orion wants your perspective. Urban agriculture is hot! Many cities now have initiatives that grow food, and their yields go far beyond broccoli and beets. […]
plant pathologist on GMOs
The Truth about GMOs Plant Pathologist Don Huber Reveals the Risks interview by Melinda Hemmelgarn for Natural Awakenings At least 70 percent of processed foods in supermarkets contain genetically modified […]
tonight in germantown!
Meet and Learn About New Farmers Germantown Library -- Wednesday, July 11th, 7pm Come celebrate the arrival of the New Farmer Narrative Project exhibit at the Germantown Library with a talk […]
farm bill action alert!
via the Organic Farming Research Foundation The House Agriculture Committee will decide TOMORROW, July 11th, the fate of the Farm Bill for the next 5 years. Congress must hear from […]
1st harvest at occupy the farm
At 9:40 AM on July 7, 2012, urban farm activists re-entered the Gill Tract in Albany, CA to harvest crops planted during the 3-week occupation earlier this spring. The action […]
land opportunity in greeley, colorado
Including the potential to take over a growing CSA Operation. Coming to us from Claire Boyles, Boyles Family Farm. We have 16 (or so, survey pending) acres with irrigation water […]
midwest happenings
via the Inn Serendipity newsletter - a good one! Speed Skilling and Open House at Inn Serendipity: Sat. July 14 & Sat. Oct. 6 Thanks to strong response to the […]
longhouse writers revival
Modeled after the 18th century traveling "Chautauqua" (with a good dose of tent Revival excitement thrown in!), some terrific people are gathering to discuss Old Food Media, New Food Media […]
fARM RADIo
Farm Radio International (farmradio.org) is a Canadian NGO that since 1979 has provided scripts, support, and training for agricultural radio stations across the African continent. In just a couple […]
take back the tract update
PRESS ADVISORY Saturday July 7th – 9AM - Albany, CA Occupy the Farm will crash an exclusive invite-only harvest party sponsored by the Albany City Council and UC Berkeley. Join […]
greenhorns on link TV!
Beginning tonight on Link TV Airdates: Timezone: Eastern Friday, July 6th 2:00 am Wednesday, July 11th 5:00 pm Thursday, July 12th 12:30 pm Saturday, July 14th 3:00 am DIRECTV Channel […]
seeking FSA nominations
The Farm Service Agency is seeking growers interested in serving on Farm Service Agency county committees. Past committee members have expressed appreciation for having learned more about the federal farm […]
farm bill moving along to the house
NY Times Editorial A Mediocre Farm Bill Published: June 24, 2012 The farm bill approved by the Senate last week makes significant changes in existing farm programs, some for the […]
farmwalk at doubletree farm, washington
HORSE POWER FEATURED AT DOUBLETREE FARM WALK Twisp, WA - The fifth farm walk of the Tilth Producers and Washington State University Small Farms Program annual series will take place […]
i'm farming and i grow it
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48H7zOQrX3U&feature=youtu.be] Sexy farm video parody could be positive for animal agriculture By Rita Jane Gabbett, June 27, 2012 The Peterson Farm Bros. have created a YouTube parody of the rapper […]
iowa farmhack press!
Farmers brainstorm simple tools to make their work easier June 20, 2012 in The Gazette IOWA CITY — Carolyn Scherf wants to harvest her peas while lying down. On Wednesday, […]
a nice radio program on young farmers in canada
Here's a note from the young farmers of the Macdonald Student-run Ecological Gardens at McGill who shared this with us: Heya Greenhorns, Just wanted to share a radio show that […]
nice npr in iowa
npr radio+article coverage of farm hack iowa read up, tune in ! http://harvestpublicmedia.org/article/1283/farmers-engineers-farm-hack-iowa/5
farm bill survey
a note from our friend Rajiv -- help his team out by filling out this survey to help create a blueprint for the next farm bill: Last week, the Senate voted to […]
alternative to big box
The Oakland Standard approached two filmmakers, Les Blank and Courtney Stevens, and proposed an online documentary about the Oakland Museum Women's Board and their famous White Elephant Sale. The resultant film, White Gloves, is […]