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Brooklyn Food Conference Saturday, May 12, in Brooklyn, NY, 9am-7pm FREE over 5,000 expected, 170 + workshops, huge expo (sign up to take out a table), kids activities, youth summit + internship fair (sign up to participate in the internship fair), lots of cooking demos.  Farmers wanted. Greenhorns film will be screened and discussed. Music, […]

the battle over sugar! www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sweetener-suit-20120307,0,7189463.story

No sooner had we finished our recent memoir class, than one of the fabulous cookscribble students created a four-day food writing retreat in Santa Fe. April 19-23. Its an impressive group of writers, cooks and eaters and while this has been the winters that wasn't, I'm dreaming high desert sun, like-minded writers, unmitigated support and a good […]

Free range? Pasture raised? All Natural? Heritage Breed? Organic? Sustainable? Air Chilled? What does it all mean? Why should we care? Join 18 Reasons for its latest in our Dinner Conversation Series dedicated to educating our community about local farmers over dinner. We are inviting Dinner Bell Farm to our long communal table to talk […]

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Tractor Operation and Maintenance Workshop at the Accokeek Foundation Saturday, April 14 – Sunday, April 15, 2012– 8:30am to 5:00 pm This two-day, hands-on workshop demystifies tractors and empowers their users to operate and maintain their machines more safely, and with greater skill and confidence. Day one focuses on the fundamentals of tractor operation; reviewing […]

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Here's a note from Stephanie Paige Ogborn of High Country News.  FSA needs better numbers-tracking! This is my latest piece in High Country News, on sodbusting in the Northern Plains. I  think this is pretty important as it can be tied to conservation compliance with crop insurance and also FSA's utter disregard for keeping track of […]

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This year, Slow Food International's Terra Madre and Salone del Gusto will be a unified event open to the public in Turin, Italy on October 25-29, 2012.  You can make your own way there OR apply to be a U.S. delegate. The deadline to apply is April 1. To join the international community at Terra Madre as […]

the press release is great - how was the action?  If you were there we'd love tohear from you - send testimonials and photos to [email protected] Occupy-Monsanto to Wear Bio-Hazmat Suits as They Protest a Genetically Modified Congress On Friday, March 16, 2012, Occupy Monsanto’s agents of change with the Genetic Crimes Unit (GCU), a group […]

but then there are these lovely campaigners, who are championing it. On June 22, U.N. delegates from around the world will gather in Rio at the Earth Summit to define priorities of action in support of sustainable development. Food has been identified as one of the 7 critical issues to be discussed.   In fact, a coalition […]

 The Washington State Department of Agriculture has two projects with video resources to share with the Greenhorns community. One is Bridging the GAPs, which addresses food safety on small and diversified farms. The other is a Farm Wisdom video series, where farmers share their expertise and ingenuity by showing ways they utilize innovative and viable business and […]

Young farmers are increasingly turning to new fundraising opportunities, whether it be small loans, grants or projects through kickstarter.  These young farmers in Maine are utilizing all three - a good model.  Do your homework, work hard, get funded.   Help 'em out! Bahner Farm is a three year old family farm owned and operated by […]

Growing Cities is seeking a part-time, spring/summer Truck Farm Education Coordinator to begin in mid/late April.  All details below. Position Title: Truck Farm Education Coordinator Date(s): May – September 2012 Wage: 25-30 hrs/week, $10.25 per hour Program overview:  Truck Farm is an edible education project which will bring farm experiences to Omaha area youth.  It […]

The  latest from Fibershed! Woolly Adventures Update Weaving the rural and urban together.... one fleece at a time. Take a journey to the northwest regions of our Fibershed this Spring to get up close and personal with your local fiber farms — It's shearing time! Jean Near's Shear-In April 14th: Begins at 10am, potluck lunch […]

  Scrumpy Farm, located 30 miles east of Portland, OR, is seeking to build a farmer cooperative on 38 acres of mixed pasture, old field and forest land.  The cooperative would consist of several start-up farmers, each operating a small farm business at Scrumpy, and sharing knowledge, resources and marketing outlets with each other. 

Located in Townshend, Vermont, Big Picture Farm L3C is a small goat dairy and farmstead confectionery. To learn more about our farm, goats and products, please visit our website at http://www.bigpicturefarm.com/. This spring we’re looking to fill one full-time position that would combine farming and confectionery duties.

march + april 2012 CALIFORNIA TOUR "our land" wine land tour: building on the success of "the greenhorns" documentary film, we continue the conversation and inspiration with a new series of web films,"our land." join us at the following events on the wine land tour for film screenings, discussion panels, and farmer mixers over delicious […]

this week on Greenhorn Radio -- featuring CJ Sentell, a farmer at Ecotone Farm, just outside Nashville, Tennessee. "There are more slaves alive today than there ever have been in human history. There are still agricultural slaves, for example, in Florida." "For a vibrant agrarianism to come back in this country, we have to deal with […]

If you are in the district of one of these folks-- AR: Rep. Crawford, Sen. Boozman IL:  Rep. Johnson IN: Rep. Stutzman IA: Sen. Grassley ME: Sen. Snowe, Sen. Collins MT: Sen. Baucus NE: Sen. Johanns, Sen. Nelson NC: Rep. Ellmers, Rep. Kissel OH: Rep. Gibbs PA: Rep. Thompson, Rep. Holden SD: Rep. Noem, Sen. Thune TN: Sen. Corker consider reading up on Beginning farmer and rancher opportunity act, […]

Have you heard? Edible Radio's conversation with Wes Jackson and Wendell Berry: http://www.ediblecommunities.com/radio/growing-home-with-marla-camp/episode-115-growing-home-with-wendell-berry-and-wes-jackson.htm#disqus_thread  

in honor of St. Patrick's day, the greenhorns team suggests you pick up a copy of Forgotten Skills -- written by Ireland's beloved Darina Allen Sev and Darina met up this week and looked at the LA Marqueta market in Harleem, home to Breezy hill farm. Irish in america!

Even Dairy Farming has a 1 Percent from the NY Times, by Adam Davidson. Last month, after immersing myself in Brooklyn’s artisanal-food scene, I felt the need that many in my home borough have these days: to get out on a farm and smell the manure. So I drove an hour and a half southwest […]

Who is going to submit a rockin farm idea? NYC EDC is issuing a "request for expression of interest" for the 46-acre site on Brielle Avenue (Farm Colony). City taking ideas for Staten Island's Farm Colony STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.  --- The city's Economic Development Corporation is trying once again to entice developers to consider the […]

You'll never guess! Interesting story/podcast from NPR's Planet Money.

Specifics on the Unity swap: The Maine Tree Crop Alliance, the Maine Seed Saving Network, Fedco and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association will host the twelfth annual combined Seed Swap and Scionwood Exchange, in MOFGA’s Common Ground Exhibition Hall in Unity. For gardeners and orchardists, it’s like the most wonderful flea market in […]

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Understanding and Implementing HACCP: Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Programs for Small Meat and Poultry Processors A Two Day Training, Tues. & Wed. April 10 & 11, 2012 9:00-5:00 on Day 1 8:30-4:30 on Day 2 Held in Ithaca, NY At Cornell Cooperative Extension-Tompkins County, 615 Willow Ave. & Morrison Hall, Cornell SPACE LIMITED download […]

Another opportunity in Maine. Our farm is a certified organic small diverse vegetable operation, also growing strawberries cutting flowers and eggs.  We crop off of 4-5 acres, with several more in cover crop.  We have also many more acres of hay land and forest, that we utilize for fertility and fuel respectively.

A new offering from Land for Good: "Acquiring Your Farm."  Access to land is one of the biggest challenges facing farmers - especially beginning farmers. Will you acquire your farm by leasing, purchasing, or a combination?  How much can you afford and how will you pay for it?  How will you determine the right property […]

A great opportunity for greenhorns interested in grain production and preferably with tractor experience! We are looking for an apprentice who is interested in learning more about organic grain production, processing, and distribution through a unique collaborative relationship between a farmer, a miller and a baker. The apprentice will work primarily on Oechsner Farm, but […]

What a life! Lovely to see our friend emmet again, usually in the best places. Check it out: Voyage of the Libertatia  

Compass Green is a fully functional greenhouse built in the back of a box truck that grows vegetables and herbs and is powered by waste vegetable oil. We teach practical farming tools and raise awareness on sustainability through presentations, workshops, and greenhouse tours at schools, camps, organizations and communities. Our curriculum is focused on Bio-intensive methods of sustainable farming—producing […]

via Borough Bees! Big Apple Apiary Beekeeping Apprenticeship Brand new rooftop apiary seeks 12 beekeeping apprentices for the 2012 bee season (April through October or November). Working in small teams, our apprentices will gain hands-on experience in both basic and advanced beekeeping techniques, with a focus on treatment-free and organic beekeeping, and have the opportunity […]

OZ Farm, located 10 minutes outside the vibrant small town of Point Arena in coastal Mendocino County, California, is looking for a new farm manager to start as soon as possible. The farm is also managed as a licensed retreat center (handled by a separate retreat manager) for weddings, yoga groups, family reunions, and the […]

How to maintain love, and your sanity, as an entrepreneur’s wife Even with your mom’s savings on the line by Julia McKinnell, March 1, 2012 for Macleans Meg Hirshberg realizes that the wildly improbable success of her husband’s organic yogourt business, Stonyfield Farm—now the world’s largest producer of organic yogourt—is like a fairy tale to […]

  [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9ZEfvrgB78E] The Boston Tree Party is an urban agriculture project, a performative re-imagining of  American political expression, and a participatory public art project.  At its core, the Party is a diverse coalition of organizations, institutions, and communities from across the Greater Boston Area coming together in support of Civic Fruit. We call for the planting of fruit […]

Oblong Ridge Farm in Amenia, NY seeks to partner with young farmers who need land on which to get started and/or livestock owners looking for extra land for their animals. We currently make hay on 60 acres and have 65 acres of fenced paddocks used to turn out boarded horses. We do not use chemical […]