conservation
2019 REGENERATE Conference, call for applications to HERD Fellowship
The Quivira Coalition, Holistic Management International, and American Grassfed Association are pleased to announce a call for applications for the 2019 REGENERATE HERD Fellowship, which provides scholarships for young farmers, ranchers, and conservationists, and students in related fields to attend the 2019 REGENERATE Conference from November 19-22 in Albuquerque, New Mexico! The HERD Fellowship seeks to connect scholarship […]
upcoming: heritage livestock conference
The Livestock Conservancy are holding their annual conference in Williamsburg VA from November 9th-12th 2017. The Livestock Conservancy, is a national nonprofit which plays an important role in educating the public about heritage livestock breeds on both a national and international scale. Speakers include Deborah Niemann-Boehle, a heritage breed farmer and author of three books on […]
hear severine speak @ mount grace's 31st annual meeting - october 14th
internship this summer in farmland conservation in greenwich, ny
Intern with the Agricultural Stewardship this summer and gain skills in education, nonprofit project management, and farmland conservation.
severine and the last american food commons, part I
This past Fall, Severine travelled to beautiful Alaska and wrote three comprehensive articles based on her experience for In These Times. From Halibut festivals to fish processing boats to the rugged Alaskan homesteaders, she explores three questions fundamental to her journey: What can the farming community learn from the highly managed, and highly abundant commons of Alaska? […]
packaged foods with a mission--- now there's a supply chain trend we'd like to see deepen
Imagine if all the young farmers who scale up their pop corn, millet, broom corn, chestnuts or filbert crops could find a buyer that adds value, champions our diversity, and guarantees a great price… Yes, I think this can happen! Ventura-based Patagonia, a brand best known for its outdoor apparel, is getting into the buffalo […]
grazing for restoration
Flemish shepherd breathes life into old practice, and moorland by Toon Lambrechts SUMMARY: With the help of 200 sheep and a couple of herding dogs, Leen Ricour is helping the former moorlands of a nature reserve in East Flanders recover – one munch at a time.
DIG cooperative is growing!
After 10 years of pioneering cutting-edge water catchment and reuse systems in the Bay Area, longtime Greenhorn Anya and her colleauge at DIG Cooperative are excited to announce that they have begun a new phase of growth. They are partnering with KivaZip to help us raise $15,000 to meet the growing demand for services amidst increased awareness of […]
nature conservancy's design for a living world
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