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The National Young Farmer’s Coalition (NYFC) applauds the USDA’s announcement today that the agency will offer microloans to farmers. This new loan program will enable Farm Service Agency officers to make loans up to $35,000 with half the paperwork of existing programs and with more flexible requirements. The microlending program is designed to help beginning […]

A note from the landowner: Dear Farmers, Would-be Farmers, and Friends of Farmers -- My wife and I own the core portion of what was once Summit Farm, in Mount Washington. We own 16 acres, mostly pasture and a farm pond. There is a large beautiful barn from the 1850s and a small not-so-beautiful barn […]

please do check out NPR's Farmer of the Future series, via Harvest Public Media. where you can learn about the likes of William Powers and his Darby Springs Farm near Lincoln, NB !

essex farmhack [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tpy1wWDdZ4]

hosted by severine! http://www.wgxc.org/schedule/108

On Saturday June 9th, the Quimper Grange, in collaboration with the Washington Young Farmers Coalition and Port Townsend Community Dance, will be presenting an Olympic Peninsula Young Farmer Mixer.  Pot luck @ 4:30 PM either inside or outside the grange, depending on weather. Please bring your favorite farm dish to share with your fellow farmers, farmer lovers, farmer friends, […]

Young Farmers of the Central Coast: Introductory Meeting, Potluck and Film Screening Sunday May 20th @ Windrose Farm, Paso Robles What:     Join us for an evening of good food, a screening of “The Greenhorns” documentary film, and to discuss the formation of a local chapter of the National Young Farmer’s coalition Why:     Because we can’t do […]

This is a traveling exhibit about the young farmers of the Hudson Valley. Photos and narratives about how they succeeded. It is a hyper local WONDERFUL project that is directly working to change the local story about agriculture. What champions. New Farmer Narrative Project Kickoff!  Friday, May 18th, 4-7pm Opening Reception @ Chatham Real Food […]

Volunteers across California are making history. On May 2nd, the California Right to Know campaign turned in nearly 1 million signatures to place a ballot initiative to label GMOs on the November 2012 ballot. But this is only the beginning. We know that Monsanto and their minions will do everything in their power to spread lies and […]

Will this Farm Bill do enough for young farmers? By Lindsey Lusher Shute By the time the next Farm Bill expires in five years, 125,000 American farmers will have retired. This fact may well be the biggest threat to national food security, but you wouldn’t know it if you’ve been following this year’s Farm Bill hearings.Instead, the […]

http://mobconf.org/schedule mobilizing and organizing below conference. june 1-3, 2012 make it happen.

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A new movie, with strong emphasis on biological integrity of the soil, carbon sequestration, humane beef and other areas that deserve more literacy. www.farmlandia.us Very nice film maker, we shared the session at the brooklyn food conference, a treat!

Hudson Valley greenhorns - this one's for you. Hawthorne Valley Farm Vegetable Washer and Quality Control Coordinator  The Farm seeks a part-time person to wash and sort vegetables that come in from the fields.  This position has the responsibility of ensuring high quality control standards for farm vegetables that go to CSA members, the Green […]

Where Are All The Young Farmers? Posted on 06 May 2012 by Gary Truitt Have you ever had the experience of watching a television commercial; and, when it is over, you have no idea what it was for, what the message was, or even what product or company it was for? This is not due […]

Rural places, extractive economies, the complicated realities that are beautifully here images, by Lucas Foglia. http://lucasfoglia.com/frontcountry/  

19 may 2012 NEWTON, NEW JERSEY @ halsted middle school auditorium, 50 halsted st. screening + panel discussion: hosted by transition newton in collaboration with the newton high school coordinated health program. free screening followed by a panel discussion of local young farmers. following the screening, a farmers market will also be held at the school. 10am […]

because farmland is for farming. take part in a weekend full of workshops, music, farm work and family fun @ the gill tract.

for all you farmers/farmers-to-be on the golden west coast, have you looked into California FarmLink? lot's of resources for those looking for land & loans.

 they have a lovely website. A lovely farm, a lovely family.  We thought you might like to see it too: http://lagrelinette.com/

..consider the pastoralists of mongolia (images a la Eric Valli): http://www.ericvalli.com/index.php?/stories/caravans/

Save the date: July 2 – 14, 2012 TIME TO REGISTER NOW! DETROIT 2012: Re-Imagine the World, Transform Ourselves & Fight for the Future… The old economy is failing. A new economy is sprouting like shoots after a forest fire. This transition to new ways of understanding and organizing work is as significant as the […]

20-21 June 2012 MECHANICSVILLE, IOWA @ echollective farm, 879 echo ave. farm hack iowa: inviting farmers, designers, engineers, and tinkerers to come together to share, create, and re-purpose farm tools and technologies. focused on on-farm energy production, electric tractor conversion, biodiesel production from waste oil, micro-wind, micro-hydro, and wood gas/producer gas fuels. sponsored by the greenhorns, the […]

The multi-talented Olivia Sargeant of Farm 255, etc  is involved, so we know this is a good one.  Here is a note from Olivia.  Interested folks should contact her directly with a cover letter and resume. olivia at farm255.com A current client of mine is seeking an experienced individual for the role of Head or Consulting Chef for […]

Check out Occupy the Farm's website for updates and read on for some news! University of California Berkeley Professor Miguel Altieri is planting Gill Tract research crops this morning! When: Wednesday, May 9th – 8:30 AM Where: The Gill Tract; Albany, CA Dr. Miguel Altieri, UC Berkeley researcher, to proceed with research at Gill Tract […]

and a reminder that Good Food Jobs is a great resource! Monkshood Nursery began as a potted herb nursery in 2001 and has since become a thriving 82 acre parcel of land for growing vegetables for farmers markets and a CSA .  Its a beautiful place in Stuyvesant, New York and may be your future place of employment!  All […]

This is a WONDERFUL and EXEMPLARY model for those who have land and are looking for farmers/collaborators: http://www.kolbhomestead.com/ Success in these kinds of relationships depends on the skills of the farmer, certainly, but also on the configuration of management decisions, consensus on the vision for the project, and clear parameters.  The Zingermans Team in Ann […]

 Grow it – Cook it – Eat it June 25 - 29, 2012   Children 7 to 10 years of age are invited to come out to the farm and learn all about growing their own food and how to cook it, as well as the benefits of eating fresh fruits and vegetables. Our gardens […]

The question becomes: How do these luxury estates, in being re-booted, and re-vamped by philanthropies ( such as Doris Duke Foundation) provide the incubated farmers with equity, not just a bunk bed. How do we ensure that the adaptive re-use of pre-income-tax estates of the gilded age don't become shiny summer camps for ' agrarian […]

Chicken Harvest Class Friday, May 25th at La Biondo Farm and Kitchen Join us to learn the art of chicken harvesting at the beautiful La Biondo Farm and Kitchen on Vashon Island. We will spend the morning processing 25 birds and then relax with a lunch prepared by our host farmer/chef, Karen Biondo, including liver […]

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Friday, May 18, 4-7pm: Opening Reception for the New Farmer Narrative Project’s Journey into Farming exhibit at the Chatham Real Food Market Co-op (15 Church Street, Chatham, NY). This traveling exhibit highlights the journeys, stories and experiences of 20 new farmers in Columbia County through a photo- and story-based display. The project is based on interviews and farm tours conducted by […]

barter-based learning. take a class, teach a class ! http://tradeschool.coop/newyork/class

 discounts. patriotism. etc may 12th. mark your calendar

Francis Thicke is on board as another speaker for this summer's Farm Hack IOWA.  More to come.  We're three steps ahead of you. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK77_BR8uZ4] Francis Thicke, candidate for secretary of Agriculture, discusses the advantages of using renewable energy on farms, and as an example he uses solar panels to heat water for his dairy farm.

  [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dPU_HCLo5Y] + a note from Jared Flesher, director, SOURLANDS: I’m excited to share with you today the official trailer for SOURLANDS, a documentary film starring food, energy, habitat, crazy weather, global climate change and — most important of all — the people these issues impact. For those of you not familiar with the Sourlands, […]

The mission of Detroit Farm and Garden (DFG) is to provide quality gardening, farming and landscape resources to Detroit’s communities. DFG hopes to enable local economies, urban agriculture, food sovereignty and beauty in Detroit’s neighborhoods through material resources, educational opportunities and community networks.

...among other things! Those of you who have not yet read any of her works have some good reading to look forward to  http://www.cookstr.com/users/naomi-duguid/profile + Naomi's blog !

Atina Diffley’s Memoir, Turn Here Sweet Corn

Screening of 'YERT: Your Environmental Road Trip', John Hope Gateway, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh with Take One Action. 30 March 2012