greenhorns in baltimore
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
a new CSA-finding site
Now farmers can get even tech-savvier with the help of this website: http://www.farmigo.com/howWorks
help is still needed after Irene
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 […]
amazing resource
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 […]
Seed Circus : SEED
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 […]
cool salami!
www.salumeriabiellese.com (make sure to turn your volume up!)
georgia food day screenings
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, […]
Brooklyn pop-up dinner
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 […]
ride to belize, ride to believe
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!
save the date! 2nd annual wa young farmers mixer
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, […]
very exciting. OBAMA, rock on
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, […]
hooray delaware
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 […]
more from farmstead meatsmith
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 […]
give seeds a chance
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWlGvyjKbjI]
growing cities
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 […]
say for intance you wanted to do agroforestry work in africa
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, […]
hamilton crop circle
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 […]
is your future in farming?
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 […]
shop is set up
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
Hudson Valley Farm Beginnings Program - sign up now for Oct 2011
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 […]
flooded fields?
if your fields are still soggywet, this excellent report from Cornell should help!
job opening in Goldsboro, NC
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 […]
Music and stagecraft in the Catskills
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 […]
for your friday enjoyment
back to the start - performed by willie nelson for upcoming short film. worth the 2 minutes and 20 seconds!
farmers under scrutiny
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 […]
Viva Farms is hiring an AmeriCorps position
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 […]
beginning women farmer training
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 […]
rural wealth creation
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 […]
cambridge premiere of the greenhorns
Sept 28 at the Brattle Theater
our friend meg making it happen in greenpoint.
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 […]
great new website for andy and friends
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 […]
swiss detail, swiss polish. translated to english
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 […]
santa barbara screening
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 […]
underdiscussion: gender roles in farm families.
what are your thoughts? http://themillbrookindependent.com/content/life-farm-wife
helpers needed for UNion square event
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
rain dance
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]
in August we think longingly of maine
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