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Thursday! rain or shine. Come for any and all of it. FREE and open to everyone. walk/ run/ ride/ drive. all details at www.thegreenhorns.net/baltimore

Now farmers can get even tech-savvier with the help of this website: http://www.farmigo.com/howWorks

Here is an impassioned note from Sophie, a Vermonter who's been digging in to help out the farmers, and others, in the flooded valleys and devastated bottomlands of Vermont. We stand in solidarity with those of you who have been affected in VT and northern NY.  If you know of any other ways that folks […]

Sadly we don't have any info about Sustainable Food Jobs (we were wondering the same thing, as they've been MIA since mid-July). And although we are not a replacement for them, we do offer similar services in spreading the word regarding jobs in the field of sustainable food. Full disclosure: there are some differences with […]

http://www.bkfarmyards.com/

  Seed Circus is an experiential series of events and interpretive agricultural exhibits that are part country fair, part circus, part adult education, part child-sport. It's purpose is to increase our capacity to integrate and celebrate agrarian wisdom and design.

www.salumeriabiellese.com  (make sure to turn your volume up!)

Celebrate Food Day & The Greenhorns in the Dirty South... Mon, Oct 24th at Emory University 7pm screening & young farmer panel discussion Dobbs University Center 605 Asbury Circle Atlanta, Ga  http://map.emory.edu/ Free parking in Peavine Employee Deck Snacks provided by Farm Burger www.farmburger.net

Urban Agriculture Coalition Launches Brooklyn Pop-Up Farm Dinner September 17 Green Guerillas, High School for Public Service and BK Farmyards are proud to announce the launch of a one-night-only Pop-Up Farm Dinner on Saturday, September 17 (with a rain date on Saturday, September 24). Teaming with several local restaurants including Brucie, 61 Local, The General […]

support the Ginger Ninjas - our bicycle-riding-music-making-adventure-taking friends on a mission to Mexico - and making a documentary to tell the tale. check out their kickstarter project!

Washington Young Farmers Coalition / The Greenhorns (Apple) Squeeze Everyone is Welcome! Monday October 3rd 2011 at 5pm at the McLane Grange #383 in Olympia 931 Delphi Road SW, Olympia, WA 98512 Potluck, Cider Pressing, Seed Swap, Spit Roast, Workshops, Square Dancing, and live music with Pickled Okra! Bring a dish to share, seeds to […]

A Commitment to Environmental Justice August 8th, 2011 Posted by Tracy Russo All Americans deserve to be protected from environmental health hazards. That is why last week, the Justice Department, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the White House Council on Environmental Quality announced an agreement and signed a “Memorandum of Understanding on Environmental Justice […]

Governor Markell signs Delaware Young Farmers bill at State Fair Harrington —Gov. Jack Markell signed into law a bill creating the Delaware Young Farmers Program. Markell signed the law at the Delaware State Fair, which has been a showcase for Delaware agriculture for more than 90 years. "Delaware is taking an important step to make […]

  some others of you should!

Farmstead Meatsmith has a few more classes lined up for the fall.  Please contact [email protected] or206.463.6328 for reservations. Chicken Harvest and Feast at La Biondo What:  Farmstead Meatsmith is pairing with La Biondo Farm and Kitchen to present our next Chicken Harvest Feast. These are glorious events encompassing in one day everything that will advance the agrarian renaissance.  You work […]

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Growing Cities is a feature-length documentary film about urban farming across America. It follows two friends in their road trip across country as they meet with leaders in the urban farming movement and learn how cities are being revitalized one vegetable, bee, and chicken at a time. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/23882965]

you'd want to be involved with these folks:  Trees for the Future Since 1989, Trees for the Future has been helping communities around the world plant trees. Through seed distribution, agroforestry training, and our country programs, we have empowered rural groups to restore tree cover to their lands. Planting trees protects the environment and helps […]

Arthur and the Hamilton Crop Circle crowd have big plans for Baltimore farming. We'll be there on September 15  and the crop circle will be there for years. This is a lot easier and more fun than applying for grants from rich foundations. chip in and make it happen. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hamiltoncropcircle/hamilton-crop-circle-growing-1?ref=recently_launched

12-week course starts Sept 20 in Everett. Growing New Farmers Critical to Regional Food Security Ensuring there are enough people with the skills to step into the shoes of retiring farmers is the focus of 12-week course. According  to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, while the number of farmers  continues to shrink, their average age […]

almanac posse is starting to gather steam. are you hankering to be on the mailing list? join us by emailing [email protected] please write "ALMANAC" in the subject line

The Learning Center at Hawthorne Valley Farm is once again offering our whole farm planning course, beginning in October 2011, called Hudson Valley Farm Beginnings®. This program will include seven classroom sessions in on-farm goal setting, strategic and business planning, marketing, and financial management, for those interested in developing or expanding farming enterprises. Hudson Valley Farm Beginnings is farmer […]

if your fields are still soggywet, this excellent report from Cornell should help!

The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (www.cefs.ncsu.edu), is a partnership between North Carolina State University (NCSU), North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T SU) and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS). Its mission is to develop and promote food and farming systems that protect the environment, strengthen local communities […]

We have a full lineup of original shows for Agrarian Acts, sep 25 in the Catskills, more than thirty farmers collaborating for 6 hrs of drama, mischief, eating and country Still Needed are: musicians, costume people, prop makers, sign painters, set builders, stagehands, sound effects, Lighting, exuberant crowdspeople, amateur actors, cute kids, painters. Get involved! Come to the show! Contact […]

back to the start - performed by willie nelson for upcoming short film. worth the 2 minutes and 20 seconds!  

Financial Times: US farming groups hit back at activists August 16, 2011 By Alan Rappeport in New York The Financial Times Big US farming groups are joining forces in a multimillion dollar marketing campaign to respond to attacks by activists and small farmers that accuse them of promoting unhealthy food and abusing animals. The outreach […]

Viva Farms is hiring an AmericaCorps position in Skagit County, WA. The Sustainable Food and Farming Intern will perform a broad set of functions to assist the project. The start date has been extended to 9/15. For more information and to apply: SCORE-Sustainable Food and Farming Intern https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?fromSearch=true&id=41922 You will need to build an application […]

The Central New York Resource Conservation and Development Project is accepting applications for a year long, statewide training program for beginning women farmers. Women farmers - and aspiring farmers - from around New York State are encouraged to signup for the course that promotes goal setting; financial, business, and marketing plans; land and infrastructure planning; soil […]

an interesting concept... Creating Rural Wealth For too long, the resources and assets of rural communities – their natural resources, agricultural bounty, workers, and young people – have flowed out of rural areas. Low-wealth areas, in particular, have struggled to create wealth that stays local. Rural America needs a new way forward.

Sept 28 at the Brattle Theater

This fall I've decided to open up my home to New Yorkers interested in the possibilities of backyard food production and self reliance. I'm offering an intensive, all day course on "backyard homesteading" on Sunday, September 25th from 9 a.m.-5.p.m. Some of the topics that will be covered are: -Raised Bed Gardening (building beds, planning […]

http://www.pedal-power.com/ Pedal Power Engineering (PPE) is a small engineering firm that designs and builds human-powered devices. We focus on stationary pedal-powered machines called dynapods. Our first dynapod will be available for purchase in the fall of 2011. We also build custom machines.

FiBL publications: important tools for disseminating information FiBL media place the results of FiBL research within the reach of farmers and other people with an active interest in agriculture, and disseminate these results to extension workers. Many of FiBL’s publications are available in several languages and some are distributed internationally. FiBL technical leaflets give concise […]

Tomorrrow! The Greenhorns documentary will be shown at the Santa Barbara Public Library’s Faulkner Gallery on Wednesday, August 31, 6-8 p.m. The film will be introduced by Olivia Sargeant and followed by discussion with a panel of young local farmers. and check out this article from the Santa Barbara Independent: The Greening of Agriculture New Generation of […]

what are your thoughts? http://themillbrookindependent.com/content/life-farm-wife

please email [email protected] with subject: HELPING SEPTEMBER 3 cooking crafting welcoming decorating engaging in deliberate hospitality gestures with the general public bring your skills and your willing spirit s www.thegreenhorns.net

in solidarity with all those getting soaked by Irene, a little ditty to cheer up your soggy fields [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1ZYhVpdXbQ]

here are the rompin festivals and state fairs in maine. all organized so you can organize a road trip http://www.maine.info/events/festivals.php