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This June, the University of Vermont will host its first-ever Food Systems Summit titled: “Leading the Necessary (r)evolution for Sustainable Food Systems.”   The cornerstone of our summit is the Breakthrough Leaders Program for […]

Earth Sky Time Farm is a small community based organic farm, commercial kitchen and wood fired bakery located in Southwestern Vermont. We grow about 10 acres of certified organic vegetables, […]

from the fine folks at OSU ! http://smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/calculator

9 may 2012 PORTLAND, OREGON @ powell's city of books, 1005 w burnside book signing: join book editor zoe ida bradbury as well as contributing essayists katie kulla, maud powell, and josh volk for a discussion and […]

“High premium subsidies have hurt small and beginning farmers because the subsidies themselves have distorted the market,” Mr. Coburn said.  “For instance, high subsidies have artificially increased the value of […]

Food Justice from the Ground Up: Stories of Change A just and healthy food system isn’t going to manifest out of the halls of Congress. The food justice movement needs […]

U.S. Senate Ag Committee on Fast Track with Farm Bill:Support for New Farmer Training & Assistance In Peril The U.S. Senate version of the 2012 Farm Bill will be introduced […]

more work by FERN. New Report Highlights Ubiquity of Controversial Chemicals in Food System Emerging Science Reveals Chemicals From Myriad Sources Show Up in Food and May Be Harmful at […]

for Animal Welfare Approved Animal Welfare Approved seeks a Farmer and Market Outreach Coordinator based in the Northeast region to cultivate, recruit and support farmers seeking a third-party certification for […]

our new distributor for screenings.  http://collectiveeye.org/ They also sell other food and farming films including: Queen of the Sun The Real Dirt on Farmer John Life and Debt They started […]

There have been some updates to the schedule, see below. 20 & 21 april 2012 EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN @ broad art museum, michigan state universtiy the land grant: join us […]

22 april 2012 IRVING, CALIFORNIA @ center for living peace, 4139 campus drive local food and film for thought screening: join us for a greenhorns film screening with discussion by […]

An important documentary-in-progress about farm workers.  Check out their kickstarter page FOOD CHAIN explores the state of labor within the agriculture sector in the US and the immoral practices that affect the lives […]

Over 1000, 1-percenters are meeting at Waldorf Astoria (April 23-25), for a major farmland investment event  that will decide the fate of millions of Africans. Dubbed as “the next big […]

21 april 2012 ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND @ the key school, 534 hillsmere dr. book signing: join essay author tanya tolchin for book sales and signing of "greenhorns: 50 dispatches from the new farmer movement" at the annapolis […]

Emandal, a Farm on a River anya, one of our most steadfast greenhorn corespondents on the west coast, declares that Emandal was her childhood farmcamp, and is reason why she's a […]

20 april 2012 CORVALLIS, OREGON @ oregon state university, gilfillan auditorium screening: hosted by the osu student sustainability initiative. free and open to the public. 6pm

she makes them out of rabbit fur angora rabbits, french kind, which are dual purpose she combs them gently with a kind of metal brush and spins it into yarn […]

By Tom Philpott Tue Apr. 10, 2012 from Mother Jones The farm bill—that vast, byzantine, twice-a-decade plan for federal food, ag, and hunger policy—expires on Sept. 30, just weeks before what promises […]

OXFAM RELEASES SATIRICAL VIDEO IN FOOD AID REFORM PUSH [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MwV0_Lkk4Q]  Washington, D.C. – As legislators in the US Senate work to craft the 2012 Farm Bill, international relief and development organization […]

 On April 22nd, Bay area farmers, community gardeners, and families will gather for a day of education and action that highlights our relationship to the Earth, the land, and the […]

felix gillet, of nevada city, imported breda and introduced most of the plants that comprise the foundation of aclifornia and pacific northwest perrenial agriuculture. His breeding orchard fell into abandonment […]

a new model for transportation in a metropolis ! boston-based Metro Pedal Power offers delivery in urban areas with their emissions-free pedal-trucks work in all weather, carrying up to 500 lbs. […]

"this farm can help you deal with reality." very eloquent. check out the other iowa young farmer clips too.

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In this issue: - A Tractor for Kansas City - Lawrence Community Orchard Opens New Territory for Public Foodscapes - Urban Agriculture Zones Considered by Missouri Lawmakers - Farm Conference […]

Who protect the organic industry from besmirchment and collusive bad boy behaviors by watchdogging mercilessly. Good for the small start-ups among us, really.  Though sometimes hard to like it. Connect […]

18 april 2012 SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA @ santa clara university, lucas hall #126 screening: hosted by the scu dining services and the food & agribusiness institute. movie followed by discussion with local farmers including […]

Training unemployed construction and building workers in the skills of energy retrofit.  This is a magnificent use of public investment! Home Energy Retrofit Exchange The Retrofit Exchange was designed to […]

Sunday April 15th, 2012 from 11-3pm at Tara Firma Farms, Petaluma, CA

Wonderful news from GreenStart NH! After many years of prototyping and revisions, our self-contained, mobile biodiesel processor will soon be ready to process New Hampshire-grown vegetable oil into fuel to […]

12 april 2012 WILLIAMSTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS @ williams college, the paresky performance space and luetkemeyer lounge, paresky center  screening + book signing: join us for our official "greenhorns" book launch with storey publishing! screening followed by […]

Tim kindly provided us with some links and commentary. Environmental Working Group on Perclorates: http://www.ewg.org/reports/suspectsalads A pdf of their report: http://www.ewg.org/node/19342 Here's a pretty cautious article about iodine/thyroid/perchlorate, with plenty […]

farmalley.com - West Marin, CA Rebecca Burgess, of Fibershed, teaches there.  What a dream to send your kid to farm camp! There are dozens of such camps across the country.  Do […]

Friday, with Severine! 13 april 2012 CONCORD, MASSACHUSETTS @ alcott school auditorium, 93 laurel st. screening + panel discussion: as part of concordcan's focus on food film and discussion series to […]

Young Farmers of the Central Coast Introductory Meeting, Potluck and Film Screening Sunday May 20th At Windrose Farm, Paso Robles What:  Join us for an evening of good food, a screening […]

a go-to resource for all things weed control, pests, willowing, etc etc for the small scale farmer: http://ltras.ucdavis.edu/itech-appropriate-technology-for-small-and-subsistence-farms-1/ brought to you by the Agricultural Sustainability Institute (ASI) of UC Davis

Death knell may sound for Canada's GMO pigs Mon Apr 2, 2012 By Rod Nickel, from Reuters Canada:   http://ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idCABRE83110320120402 WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Pigs that might have become the world's first genetically […]

Official: US needs more young farmers, ranchers By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan sees an epidemic of sorts sweeping […]

if you're going to sit down and stare at the tube, better to do it while watching this: foodforward.tv created by a veteran documentary film making team led by Greg […]