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Government Counting Sheep? Now, Only in Its Dreams By WILLIAM NEUMAN Last year, Wisconsin led the nation in mink farming, producing 833,430 pelts. Texas was the undisputed king of pansies, […]

Watershed Farm Farmer Manager Wanted           Watershed Farm has been a mixed vegetable and herb farm for over 10 years and is located 12 km. from Bridgewater on the beautiful South […]

http://www.beginningfarmers.org/ doing an awesome job over there

RealTimeFarms.com Launches Second Food Warrior Program to Document Our Food System Ann Arbor, MI. RealTimeFarms.com’s Food Warriors are on a mission: to document farms and food artisans so we can know where our […]

For those in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont.  Small Business Agricultural Advising The Center for an Agricultural Economy (CAE), in conjunction with the Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC), has […]

Someone Got Rich and Someone Got Sick By Chip Ward What if rising sea levels are yet another measure of inequality? What if the degradation of our planet’s life-support systems […]

There is a room for rent at Eightfold Farm with shared kitchen and bath. The farm is located in Pfafftown, NC- twenty minutes from downtown Winston-Salem. Situated on seven acres […]

Jim's Top Ten Links The BEHAVE project Many visitors will recognize the name of Dr. Fred Provenza from Utah State University. This is where you can hook up with Fred […]

every day an Attra bulletin. even in bed! Livestock & Pasture The resources offered here deal with sustainable livestock production literally from the ground up. Pasture management, feeds and forages […]

The landowner, Robert, has just written up a blog post describing the situation.  You can read the post HERE and contact Robert at farm at youngwalser.net The farm is near […]

Most of the winter conferences offer scholarships, so do your research and get funded if you need it.  Read on for info on NOFA-NY's scholarships.  NOFA-NY Offering Scholarships to Annual […]

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Drink a beer, then fill it out. Or a cup of coffee, if you're reading this in the morning.  It'll help out the Northeast Beginning Farmers Project. We are proud […]

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next deadline is january. http://raisingorganicfamilyfarms.com/ get your beans in order and show them your business like manner. funded by rice company and nice people in california. good peoole money, not evil […]

Nowtopian - economy, 'technology', public space, San Francisco past and present, class, books "We’re living in the midst of a fantastically exciting historic moment. I don’t know about you, but […]

http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/programs_bfroa.html WE need a few policy literate young farmers in each state. Just a few who really take this on. If you are inclined in that direction you can email […]

TODAY is BANK TRANSFER DAY. Which credit union are you transferring your money to?

"Farm Anatomy" by Julia Rothman. gorgeous drawings, delicate details - a worthy addition to your bookshelf. get it HERE from Storey Publishing (Storey is also publishing our forthcoming Greenhorns book)

Call for Seed Farm Apprentices: The Seed Farm, Lehigh County, PA The Seed Farm is a new farmer training program and agricultural business incubator project supported by the County of Lehigh in […]

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  MADE BY HAND WAS CREATED out of the belief that the things we collect, consume, use, and share are part of who we are as individuals. For example, the food […]

Until everyone is paid a fair wage in Agriculture, all of us will be competing with poverty wages in the marketplace http://foodjustice.org/ Read up. Watch this space.

Student Agriculture at Whitman invites you to a screening of a fantastic 45-minute film that explores the lives of America's young farming community. The Greenhorns is a documentary from a national grassroots nonprofit organization […]

Mark your calendar! On December 3, Food+Tech Connect & Gojee are bringing together journalists, technologists, designers, policy makers, and food data specialists to develop tools and visualizations that help the public better […]

NRDC Announces Fourth Annual Growing Green Awards to Honor Extraordinary Contributions in Sustainable Food Nominations are due by December 9, 2011 $10,000 cash prize in the Food Producer category $2,500 cash prize in […]

Sheep Lawn Mowers, and Other Go-Getters By KEVIN ROOSE for NY Times OBERLIN, Ohio entrepreneurs In this verdant lawn-filled college town, most people keep their lawn mowers tuned up by […]

This T shirt design is a collaborative effort between Andy Schwartz and Joel Cothran. Andy is an urban gardener/farmer and Joel is an incredibly inventive artist of many mediums. A […]

check it out.   wowee! The team at Shareable is excited to invite you to SHARE New York, November 19th and 20th, 2011 in New York City. From the success of our […]

Life on the Range is an educational project that showcases stories about the ever-changing landscape of ranching, multiple-use management, entrepreneurial spirit, family and stewardship on Idaho's rangelands. The heart-warming stories […]

Is This the Future of Farming? By Sarah Rich, Oct 26 2011 for The Atlantic ATLANTA -- It's easy to miss the Podponics headquarters on Ponce de Leon Avenue. We […]

Greenhorns, weigh in! Online forum a chance for young people to sound off on Farm Bill Here’s a special opportunity for young people to speak out on the 2012 Farm […]

This weekend in Oakland, CA - still a few spots left. REGISTER NOW. Over the past 15 years, CFSC has worked to catalyze a broad and far-reaching food systems movement.  […]

Unique Farming Opportunity in Eastern Massachusetts. Historic farm property 26 miles west of Boston with 6A crop and pastureland, fantastic barn with re-use potential, outbuildings and 4BR renovated farmhouse. Fifteen additional […]

In two ways.  First, from the Organic Farming Research Foundation: Please sign our online petition to demand that Congress supports organic agriculture in the 2012 Farm Bill. The Congressional Agriculture […]

Now Accepting Applications for the 2012 Beginner Farmer Training Program Future Harvest-Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture is now accepting applications from new farmers across the Chesapeake region interested in participating […]

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Only once every 5 years do you have the opportunity to truly transform our food and farm system through the federal farm bill. Last week the Agriculture Committee leadership proposed to […]