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Lead Grower(s) for new Market Garden Project Cloudview EcoFarms are developing a market garden and farm stand near the towns of Ephrata & Soap Lake, WA. We are looking for a couple of people to co-create this project with us, living on-site and farming the land for vegetables. There is also a lot of land […]

Join the team at Hearty Roots!   The Assistant Crew Leader will work a full season on the field crew in 2012 in preparation for becoming full-time crew leader the following season. The Crew Leader's main responsibility is to organize a crew of co-workers that ranges from 2 -7 people over the course of the […]

Landowner in Monument, Oregon is looking to connect with young farmer(s). The property has a small-scale farm which is 28,000 square feet and deer-fenced. There is room to expand the farmland. Owner is remodeling an existing 2800 square foot commercial building to be an on-site certified food processing facility.

Check out the project HERE. Balloon mapping is sending a camera up on a balloon, snapping photos, and stitching them into a map. Over the past 18 months, we’ve build a global community of mappers who use balloons and kites to take aerial photos, and our browser application MapKnitter to stitch them together.  We've put our experience into a […]

CreativeMornings is a monthly breakfast lecture series for creative types. Each event is free of charge, and includes a 20 minute talk, plus coffee!  Chapters in New York, Chicago, Portland, LA, San Francisco, Boston, Atlanta and many other locations around the world.

Rural Resources is a non-profit organization based on a 15 acre farm in the mountains of East Tennessee. The farm, complete with barns, creek, greenhouse, high hoop house and walk-in cooler, has been a learning center for the community to learn about agriculture for the past 18 years. We are currently interested in reviving an […]

  [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWtxqtRyDoA&feature=youtu.be] Peteh Muhammad Haroon, affectionally known as Brotha’ P is an inspirational Spoken Word Performance and recording artist and native of New Orleans, LA.  Brotha’ P has been performing his unique style of poetry since 1995 as a member of Nommo Literary Society. After leaving Louisiana in 2005, Brotha’ P moved to Jonesboro Arkansas, where he was reconnected […]

SUBMISSIONS! After a successful re-launch year in New York City, Rural Route continues a new call for submissions for our 8th Annual Film Festival, to take place in New York City, Late Summer, 2012. The easiest way to submit is via withoutabox:  https://www.withoutabox.com/login/4184, or you can download a submission form from our website at http://ruralroutefilms.com/submissions. ------------------------------------ […]

with a name like "Shelby's Happy Chapped Chicken Butt Farm" - this 12-year old egg entrepreneur knows where it's at. check this chick out in an article from broomfield enterprise.

we love this soulful music from the lovely adrienne young. have you checked out  her backyard revolution? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-1nWzAzlU0]

The SISA conference will be held March 31st and April 1st 2012 at Lawrence University in Appleton, WI. The Student Initiatives in Sustainable Agriculture Conference (SISA) is a national event for current and recent college students dedicated to sustainable gardening and farming initiatives whether well established or not yet realized. SISA facilitates an exchange of knowledge between students involved in […]

Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program Upcoming Events Saturday, January 21st 2012, 1-3pm, Hillsdale "Winter Exploration" of the Roeliff-Jansen Park (co-sponsored by the Columbia Land Conservancy) Join ecologists Claudia and Conrad Vispo for a walk at the Roeliff-Jansen Park just south of Hillsdale to explore its winter ecology and land use history. We meet at 1pm in the […]

from http://blog.doublebrookfarm.com/traveling-butcher/ Traveling Butcher The Traveling Butcher is a mobile slaughterhouse designed to serve the local farming community within a 50-60 mile range from downtown Hopewell, NJ. The slaughterhouse provides a reasonably-priced solution to the question many local farmers have: how am I going to get my animals slaughtered in the most humane way? The […]

Conservancy Position: Farm Intern, Spring or Full Season The Battery Conservancy is seeking enthusiastic individuals with farming experience to assist in running The Battery Urban Farm in Battery Park, Manhattan. The Battery Urban Farm, located at the tip of Manhattan, is the first farm on this site since the Dutch planted theirs in 1625. This […]

short and sweet: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz-Lve6xJsE&feature=youtu.be] Just Label It .org

New England Farmers Union 2011 Convention Keynote Address When Tess Brown-Lavoie, of Sidewalk Ends Farm, in Providence, RI finished her keynote address at the NEFU Annual Convention in Concord on December 9, 2011, Concord, NH there were lots of us fishing for tissues in the bottom of our purses and pockets.  Her inspriing address left […]

Meadow Farm, Butte Falls, OR Successful farmer looking toward retirement, seeking paid apprentice(s). 110 acre rural forested & pastured land in Southern Oregon Cascades. Organic pastured beef operation. Weston A. Price Foundation Principles. Established customer base. View the job description by clicking the link, and note that Orion is a great place to look for […]

another rad young farmer: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DhZuzjcDwI]

This one is for serious applicants!  If that means you, read the property description and contact Dan Peterson by email: danpetersen at open-focus.com to set up a telephone chat. The irrigated land in the photos covers 12 or 13 acres.  The entire ranch is 150 acres with a total of about 25 acres of agricultural […]

RSVP to attend A Citizen’s Assembly of Support for Family Farmers vs. Monsanto - January 31, 2012  On January 31, family farmers will take part in the first phase of a court case filed to protect farmers from genetic trespass by Monsanto’s GMO seed, which can contaminate organic and non-GMO farmers' crops and opens them […]

Viva Farms seeks a farm manager to join our fun, dynamic and high performance team. This is a management level position that has the opportunity to build out and lead the production team. View the full job announcement. Available immediately, open until filled. Viva Farms, founded in 2009, is a leading and nationally recognized program […]

the Yak! Check out Vermont Yak and the International Yak Association Why Yaks?  Click HERE

A nice model: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMGZMoENjcU]

Applications for our 2012 Summer Residency Program for the Wassaic Project are now online. Apply HERE. What is Wassaic like in the Summer, you ask??  Here are some things than happen during the summer season in Wassaic... Pics of the studios can be seen on facebook HERE. And Artists at work HERE. We host Last Saturdays each month that includes open studios. We […]

January 31, 7 pm Filing Farm Taxes, UVM Extension New Farmer Project Webinar.  Be ahead of the curve this year, and learn what you need to know about filing taxes for your farm business before March rolls around! Dennis Kauppila, UVM Extension Agriculture & Farm Business Management Specialist delves into the federal tax code as it applies […]

Saturday, March 10th, 2012; 10am - 1pm at Sturgeon Farm, Orting, WA FREE. Details and Registration at Brown Paper Tickets (Please RSVP) Hosts: FarmLink/Cascade Harvest Coalition and PCC Farmland Trust, in partnership with the Trust for Public Land.  This event is sponsored by the WSDA/USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Join us on Saturday, March 10th to learn more […]

Rural Poverty in America Documentary: The United States and the War on Poverty (1965) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMfWSPVzIls&feature=player_embedded]

No Longer Accepting Applications, Thank You! Garden Dreams is a small, community-oriented business committed to increasing access to healthy, fresh food by providing strong vegetable starts to home gardeners, community gardens, nonprofits, and schools. Garden Dreams is located on 2 reclaimed vacant lots in Wilkinsburg, near Pittsburgh’s East End.  We specialize in heirloom varieties of […]

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Beginning Women Farmer Conference: Exploring Whole Farm Planning March 22-23, 2012 at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, Lincoln Campus Center A two day conference for all farmers interested in improved quality of life, profitability, and land health sponsored by Holistic Management International, the USDA National Institute of Food & Agriculture and the University of Massachusetts. Learn how […]

FOODCORPS RECRUITMENT BEGINS! FoodCorps Opens Applications for its Next Class of School Food Changemakers http://foodcorps.org/become-a-service-member New York, NY - January 10, 2012- Today, FoodCorps, a national organization that addresses childhood obesity and food insecurity in underserved communities, opens applications for its second annual class of service members. The selected emerging leaders will dedicate one year of […]

watch it on the internet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMfWSPVzIls

Small Vegetable farm in Columbia County, NY  seeks full-time person to farm 1 acre plus large greenhouse and manage small poultry operation focused on egg production.  Our farm grows and distributes to our two markets in NYC, one with a restaurant component.  We are starting our third season.  Every year we have expanded and will continue to do so […]

FEB. 1 Application Deadline for SFA Oral History Internship The Southern Foodways Alliance (SFA) announces its next round of internships in oral history. These internships are geared towards current students who are interested in the food culture of the American South and want to learn how to conduct oral histories, gain more fieldwork experience, and/or […]

http://kneadingconference.com/ The 2012 Kneading Conference will bring together expert bakers and innovative entrepreneurs, backyard grain gardeners, a new generation of millers, and farmers, malters, inventors, and those who shall be identified by their love of earthy bread!  As always, our purpose is to encourage you to help restore your region’s grain farming.  This is a […]

The Food Project seeks a passionate, energetic, and highly skilled Executive Director to lead a pioneering organization that engages youth and communities in personal and social change through programs advancing food justice and promoting sustainable agriculture. The Executive Director will lead an organization with 20 years of history, a talented staff, a national reputation, a […]

catch them at the NOFA-NY Winter Conference this Saturday and then at Pontine Theatre in Portsmouth, NH January 27, 28 & 29. NOFA/NY Winter Conference Saratoga Springs, NY Saturday, January 21, 4 PM, Hilton Lobby PONTINE Theatre Portsmouth, NH January 27, 28, 29: Fridays, 8pm; Saturdays 4pm* & 8pm; Sundays, 2pm More info on their […]

That's the name of a new "show"/ podcast + zine. Running With Pitchforks is a sporadic publication highlighting disjointed bubbles of thought from farmers, food producers, and humans. The writings and images are all produced by people actively producing food – whether it be gardeners, small scale farmers, or massive food producing conglomerates. We are […]

Gaia Rising Farm has completed its first season as a member supported farm and is seeking a farm manager who will be responsible for planting, cultivating and harvesting and other day to day farm operations. This person will work closely with the project director in setting up planting plans and determining needs for extra labor […]

2nd Annual Greater Capital Region Farmers’ Direct Marketing Conference Farm to Market:  Your Road to Success Are you a beginning, experienced or seasoned farmer looking for fresh marketing tips to increase your customer sales?  If so, join us for a day long conference at Hudson Valley Community College on February 10, 2012.  The conference will […]