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Orting, WA -- Part of PCC Farmland Trust's Orting Valley Farms, 27 acres, 24 tillable available for lease, lease with option to buy, or sale. Landowner would like to see […]

As most of you know, we stopped growing for market in 2011. This year we have turned our attention to finding people who may be the right buyers for a […]

ATTN all those seeking to brush up on their marketing and bookkeeping skills! The course for agricultural entrepreneurs is aimed at those individuals who have started or are thinking about starting an agricultural […]

2nd annual hudson valley hard cider festival Hands on Workshops, Music, Apple Picking, Dancing, Celebrating the Harvest Bring a Carboy, Learn to make cider, how to start a fermentation, and […]

The First Annual Farmer Showdown, hosted by Greener Partners at our farm in Collegeville, PA, will take place on November 5.  Greener Partners is co-hosting with PASA to bring together […]

White Oak Farm has recently posted several working/living positions which you can check out at http://www.whiteoakfarmcsa.org/positions. To get an overview of this amazing non-profit organic farm and education center go to http://www.whiteoakfarmcsa.org.

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Growing heart farm is looking for a farmer for their small vegetable operation in southeast Dutchess County 80 miles north of new york city.  Their mission is to connect city […]

IMMEDIATE OPPENING. Elizabeth Ryan is looking for a visionary hard worker/ entrepreneur to set up a farmstore/ pick your own stand on the orchard slopes below OLANA (Hudson, NY). To […]

Passing Down Land and Business to a New Generation Saturday, October 15, 2011 • 9am – 5pm and Saturday, November 19, 2011 • 9am – 5pm The first day of the […]

don't leave it to folks in the back of a supermarket. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/09/canteloupe-outbreak-more   stay alive yo better yet, grow your own damn food

      Join author Tamar Adler in NYC on October 18th for the release of her new book, "An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace." There will a brief […]

Moviehouse Presents: A Brooklyn screening of American Meat  3rd Ward, 195 Morgan Ave Sunday, October 9th, 7-10pm, $10 suggested donation Come see a snippet of our hens in this amazing new […]

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New kind of young farmers taking root in UTAH - read up! http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700183211/New-kind-of-young-farmers-taking-root.html?pg=2

Ed Scott, the nations first African American catfish farmer. Catfish farming saved a lot of lives in the Mississippi Delta. Below is a profile on Ed by Joe York of […]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwWInp75ua0] http://www.occupytogether.org/ twitter and facebook are both blocking news of the protests. THANK GOODNESS wordpress is on the side of free communications

The Brown Revolution: Increasing Agricultural Productivity Naturally By Lisa M. Hamilton A team of ranchers in South Dakota are using holistic management techniques to regenerate our ailing grasslands and fight […]

NY Times: Hiring Locally for Farm Work Is No Cure-All OLATHE, Colo. — How can there be a labor shortage when nearly one out of every 11 people in the […]

WHOLE FARM PLANNING COURSE OFFERED  FOR BEGINNING WOMEN FARMERS Shelburne--A 10-session whole farm planning course will be offered in Shelburne, beginning this January, for women with 2-10 years of farming […]

and has a great set of skills to boot. See his information here on compost... Are you purchasing compost for your urban or small rural farm?  Confused by all the […]

The Woodstock Farm Festival & Woodstock Land Conservancy sponsor a screening of “The Greenhorns” Q&A with filmmaker Severine von Tscharner Fleming and local young farmers to follow Woodstock, NY – […]

your choice. but do something... Occupy Wall Street rediscovers the radical imagination The young people protesting in Wall Street and beyond reject this vain economic order. They have come to […]

Dear Greenhorns, Fall is come, and with that, the Harvest.  Many of you have entrusted your animals to us this season; we thank you for the work.  This October we're […]

Here's a note from young farmer Katee Lafleur, seeking a partner in Petaluma. Hi there, I'm in the process of starting a two-acre farm here on the Marin/Sonoma county border […]

Organic Farm Caretaker / Grower Starting December 2011 Connemara Farm in northeast lower Michigan is currently seeking an individual or couple to care take and/or manage a variety of sustainable […]

“The Greenhorns” Documentary to Screen at Various Atlanta and Athens Locations in Celebration of Food Day Atlanta, Georgia – The Greenhorns, a national grassroots nonprofit organization of young farmers, will premiere their much-anticipated […]

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http://asi.ucdavis.edu/sf/samajor (!) This was kind of a big deal at the CA State Board of Food & Ag meeting earlier this week, which focused on the next generation of farmers in […]

you can taste the smoke and face paint on these ones. http://farmrun.com/?p=2579 (photos courtesy of Andrew Plotsky and Farmrun) (what is farmrun you ask? Farmrun is the first dedicated agricultural production studio in the […]

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 […]

 Sol Flower Farm's Fall Feast is coming up! Sunday, October 9th from 2pm on.  Tickets are on sale now through Wednesday, October 5th.  Tickets need to be paid for prior […]

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  Join the Accokeek Foundation on the banks of the beautiful Potomac River for a community potluck, speakers, a screening of the film “The Greenhorns,” and a campout! You’ll want to bring […]

Flooded Farmers Learn to Be Creative By PETE WELLS Published: September 27, 2011 in the NYTimes NEW PALTZ, N.Y. - RAY BRADLEY has always earned money from his laying hens, but […]

but hey, if you didn't know about it it is one of the best lists for job searchers.. particularly in academic and non profit food work. For subscribing and unsubscribing […]

Internship at Sweet Briar Herb Farm Full time position working on a market gardening farm. The farm is certified organic and some restrictions apply. The applicant will be working a […]