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Foodie Movie Night - "The Greenhorns" (Free Admission!) http://www.eatlocalweek.com/ Wednesday, November 16 7:00 – 9:00 pm at Dandelion Communitea Cafe and the Florida School of Holistic Living 618 N. Thornton Ave. Orlando, FL 32803 Facebook http://www.facebook.com/eatlocalweek

  Please spread the word far and wide to any young entrepreneurs and farmers you know! Register HERE.

This blog post analyzes the texts posted to Tumbler by We are the 99% / Occupy Wall Street protesters. It finds that the concerns voiced by the protesters are consistent with pre-modern demands by peasants living in feudal conditions. The blogger doesn't use the word "feudal" but he does reach the conclusion that people today […]

Edgwick Farm is a soon to be licensed microdairy and creamery that will produce farmstead goat cheese in Cornwall, New York.  They are expecting between 50 and 75 kids to be born between January and March.  These kids can provide an opportunity for young farmer to raise them for meat.  Heritage Foods USA has launched […]

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One at a time , Weldon, CA Looking for a Resposible: - single male or female - couple -couple with a kid or two I have twelve (12) acres of land with an old trailer, outbuildings, fenced needing some TLC and someone to enjoy it for a growing season... longer if things work out. My […]

There are a few spots left in Molly O'Neill's on-line food writing seminars and there are still several scholarships available as well. The fall seminars begin next week. A best selling author, and long time NYTimes food columnist, O'Neill's courses combine lectures and interviews with some of the greatest practitioners of our era and small […]

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Here is the video of the panel. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_j1eu-XorM] http://ruralroutefilms.com/  

start planning now for next season! For starters, we know that Green string Farm is looking. Amazing place. http://www.greenstringinstitute.org/internships.html Remember to check ATTRA, MOFGA (Maine), etc.

Mark Bittman gives step-by-step instructions for deconstructing a raw chicken. View the instructional video HERE.  

Severine is on the road gathering steam and contributers to the YOUNG FARMERS ALMANAC project. dyer- rebecca beekeeper- sam milk maiden- louella work songer- bennett, creek natural historian- barbara all contributing content to a deeply relevant, entertaining, and radical publication for the generation of new farmers currently staking a claim in the new american economy. […]

for our screening in San Francisco and for making a FREE TO ALL library of alexandria. may it remain vital and pure. Internet Archive Brewster Kahle on Ted.com

ROOTS DOWN [root]: the part of a plant that attaches it to the ground or to a support, conveying water and nourishment to the rest of the plant. In the wake of devastating flooding and in the midst of an always-uncertain economic and political climate, we believe that building a local community media infrastructure is more […]

UNITE HERE, the largest worker organization representing food service workers, has launched a new initiative and website bringing the perspectives of food workers to the discussion about sustainable food.  We are also doing a series of events around Food Day connecting food workers with students, faculty, and food organizations.  You can find out what we are up to at www.realfoodrealjobs.org.

OCTOBER 30 - Come celebrate the work of Hudson Valley farmers and be flavored by local chefs cooking an all local dinner to raise funds for two great area farms! Taliaferro Farm a CSA farm in New Paltz and RSK Farm the biggest heirloom potato farm in the Hudson Valley. These farms have lost over […]

In case you didn't know about this amazing art project - http://openrestaurant.org/ "OPENrestaurant is the project of a collective of restaurant professionals who moved their environment to an art space as a way to experiment with the language of their daily activities."

Petaluma Pie - based in Pentaluma, CA - (you may have seen them at a chef demo at the county fair and another at the Heirloom Exposition - they are on the same block as the "Seed Bank" (Baker Creek Seeds California store) where Greenhorns recently hosted a young farmer gathering) sweet potato pie? pumpkin? […]

put your wool thinking cap on and make it HAPPEN:  www.growfood.org      

This event was organized by our energetic and dedicated intern, Ines Chapela.  Great work, Ines. Come celebrate the work of Hudson Valley farmers and be flavored by local chefs cooking an all local dinner to raise funds for two great area farms! Taliaferro Farm a CSA farm in New Paltz and RSK Farm the biggest […]

this is the cluster of bills I keep talking about. Young would-be farmers have a tough row to hoe by By GABRIEL SILVERMAN in the News Observer ASHINGTON -- The average age of the American farmer has been rising for decades and now is edging toward 60, as rural youth traded work in soil for […]

The Thirty-first Annual E. F. Schumacher Lectures will be held Saturday, November 5, 2011 from 10am-5pm. Speakers are Gar Alperovitz, Juliet Schor, and a Special Panel "Voices of Today's Youth: Occupy Wall Street and the Call for a New Economy." The location is the Community Church of New York, 40 East 35th Street, New York […]

[vimeo=http://vimeo.com/30715971] Farmstead Meatsmith have been busy. See here.

From Food & Water Watch: Genetically engineered Monsanto sweet corn is approved and could be on your plate next year. Genetically engineered sweet corn, the first Monsanto crop designed to be consumed by people, is genetically engineered to produce pesticides and resist herbicides. Sign the petition to make sure your grocery store doesn't sell you […]

This Land Is Your Land You can find Joel Salatin's soul in his slaughterhouse. Just behind the oversize shed that serves as his farm's shop is what Salatin calls the chicken-processing center, where the living birds that squawked in the field this morning are killed, defeathered and cleaned in swift succession by a bucket brigade […]

an Iowa organization with some great agriculture programming.  Wallace.org. Chef/Food Programs Manager: Culinary arts education with strong interest in local foods; ability to develop food programming & value-added food products. Full-time w/ benefits, $28K to $32K. Based at the Henry A. Wallace Country Life Center near Orient, IA. Complete job description & application at www.wallace.org. […]

Courtesy of The Carrot Project.  Deadlines for some of these are right around the corner! The Carrot Project Agriculture Loan Fund The Carrot Project Agriculture Loan Fund serves the state of Vermont and is administered in partnership with the Vermont Community Loan Fund, a non-profit community development financial institution. This program offers loans of up […]

Here's a quick press release about a relief fund for farmers.  If you know farmers who need help, or if you want to help, read on! FarmieMarket and All Good Bakers have teamed up with the Regional Farm and Food Project to raise money to assist farmers in the Tropical Storm Irene recovery effort. In […]

The Greenhorns and Internet Archive Present: Seeding the Future – A Town Hall meeting for Small-Scale Agriculture Tuesday, October 18th • 6:30pm 300 Funston St. San Francisco+++Fall Harvest Potluck+++ Meet and mingle with farmers green and seasoned. Bring your thinking cap and favorite dish.

a workshop with our friends at Frey Vineyards. The Secrets of the Sun & Moon Friday, January 6, 2012, 9-5PM A Coros event at beautiful Frey Vineyards - 14000 Tomki Rd, Redwood Valley, Ca 95470 Our work in Nature embeds us into a sea of rhythmic time and space relationships that either support or hinder […]

At the Mary's River Grange Hall in Philomath, Oregon on Thursday, October 20. 6:00pm Young Farmer and Food Artisan Mixer Sponsored by OSU Small Farms Program Supported by The Greenhorns This is your big chance to get together and connect with Farmer and Food types from around our region. Us farmers can talk each others' […]

UVM Extension New Farmer Project Webinar A CSA Primer for New Farmers October 25, 7:00 pm Community Supported Agriculture continues to be a burgeoning movement for small-scale, sustainable farms. As the number of farms using this marketing model increase, so do the many variations of the CSA farm. Join Jean Hamilton, NOFA Vermont's Market Development […]

PAWC is December 4-6, 2011 Kellogg Conference Center, Tuskegee University. PAWC = The Professional Agricultural Workers Conference. 2011 Conference Theme: "Empowering Underserved Farmers and Rural Communities Through Effective Farm Bill Legislation, USDA Program Delivery, and New Market Opportunities and Partnerships"

article here: http://www.capitalpress.com/washington/SB-young-farmers-100711-art check out photos here: http://farmrun.com/?p=2593 and http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.258236727544783.54483.164653070236483&type=1

a cross post from civileats blog, worthy of sharing: Siena Chrisman's take on speculation, land grabs, corporate consolidation, and solidarity… on Civil Eats today: http://civileats.com/2011/10/13/why-the-food-movement-should-occupy-wall-street/

still grappling with whether farming is right for you? let's help you figure it out: young farmer panel, screening of "The Greenhorns" documentary, and a Q&A session. thursday, november 17. 6:30-9pm University of Albany, SUNY

This Sunday Oct. 16, join New Amsterdam Market in NYC as we kick off Glynwood's Cider Week -- seven days of celebrating all things cider with tastings, classes, and special events all over the city and over 80 establishments in New York and Hudson Valley featuring hard ciders on their menus. Sunday, October 16 11am - 4pm […]

TEDxFruitvale: http://www.tedxfruitvale.org/ its and off shoot of the big TED:http://www.ted.com/ Its a TED for "farmworkers, farmers, activists, artists, students, professors, filmmakers, and entrepreneurs to celebrate the people upon whom we depend to harvest our food." Its sold out. and there's viewing parties - although they are at Mills and Santa Clara. Webcast: http://www.tedxfruitvale.org/webcast/

FOOD TO BANK ON is a three-year farmer incubation project that connects beginning sustainable farmers with business training, markets and mentorship, while providing farm-fresh product to food banks and shelters.

for ecological responders http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/weeklynews/oct11/ngs-mobile.html