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They've raised a bunch already - help them make it to the finish line! Thanks for all the support you've given so far. We’ve raised $96,000, and now we have […]

a great niche crop to consider for your farm--mushrooms! Cultivating Edible Mushrooms! Learn how easy it is to grow and harvest your own mushrooms! BREMERTON - Learn how easy it […]

Op-Ed: Merrigan and O'Gorman - Lending a hand to veterans  By Kathleen Merrigan and Michael O'Gorman What would you do with $10,000? For a returning veteran, it could help launch […]

Education + urban farming - important stuff. Here's their story: We are Courtney Leeds and Justin Davidson, and together with the students, parents, teachers and neighbors of the school where […]

[vimeo=https://vimeo.com/42436481] Introducing 'The Butcher's Salt' a culinary ebook from Farmstead Meatsmith purchase them atfarmsteadmeatsmith.com

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Check out Occupy the Farm's website for updates and read on for some news! University of California Berkeley Professor Miguel Altieri is planting Gill Tract research crops this morning! When: […]

This is a WONDERFUL and EXEMPLARY model for those who have land and are looking for farmers/collaborators: http://www.kolbhomestead.com/ Success in these kinds of relationships depends on the skills of the […]

The question becomes: How do these luxury estates, in being re-booted, and re-vamped by philanthropies ( such as Doris Duke Foundation) provide the incubated farmers with equity, not just a […]

The mission of Detroit Farm and Garden (DFG) is to provide quality gardening, farming and landscape resources to Detroit’s communities. DFG hopes to enable local economies, urban agriculture, food sovereignty […]

Screening of 'YERT: Your Environmental Road Trip', John Hope Gateway, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh with Take One Action. 30 March 2012

Another great new resource for growers and eaters alike. FarmPlate is a revolutionary online community that connects farmers, fishermen, foragers, food artisans, restaurants, markets, distributors and foodies everywhere. Our searchable […]

Windsor High Chairs from Jericho Settlers Farm. These remind us of The Ox Cart Man.  

This is the last day to vote, so lets throw our greenhorns weight behind Rising Pheasant Farms!  Vote HERE Rising Pheasant Farms has been bring you naturally-grown produce by bicycle […]

News from greenhorn Kacie Lopato, now harvesting west coast seaweed! I am writing to you today offering a variety of locally gathered wild edible seaweeds. I have both Pacific (for […]

New Young Farmer Loan to help next generation of producers April 12, 2012 SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN--(Marketwire - April 12, 2012) - Young and beginning farmers will find it easier to start […]

We are excited to announce the Greater Berkshire Agricultural Fund partnership with Salisbury Bank to assist farms and farm-related businesses. Eligible businesses may apply for loans in amounts up to […]

you've got some snazzy, savvy, super-puddle-wonderful businesses, organizations, farms & folks in your neck of the woods. learn about them! niftyhoops.com selmacafe.org tiliancenter.org

a new model for transportation in a metropolis ! boston-based Metro Pedal Power offers delivery in urban areas with their emissions-free pedal-trucks work in all weather, carrying up to 500 lbs. […]

Training unemployed construction and building workers in the skills of energy retrofit.  This is a magnificent use of public investment! Home Energy Retrofit Exchange The Retrofit Exchange was designed to […]

Wonderful news from GreenStart NH! After many years of prototyping and revisions, our self-contained, mobile biodiesel processor will soon be ready to process New Hampshire-grown vegetable oil into fuel to […]

farmalley.com - West Marin, CA Rebecca Burgess, of Fibershed, teaches there.  What a dream to send your kid to farm camp! There are dozens of such camps across the country.  Do […]

check out the Center for EcoTechnology in Massachusetts. CET helps private business and farms contribute to their communities by becoming more environmentally and economically sustainable. We offer many programs, tailored to […]

  the Washington Young Farmers Coalition is kicking off the crop mob season on April 7: Spring is here! Crop Mob time! Want to combine a weekend getaway to the […]

Young farmers are increasingly turning to new fundraising opportunities, whether it be small loans, grants or projects through kickstarter.  These young farmers in Maine are utilizing all three - a […]

Specifics on the Unity swap: The Maine Tree Crop Alliance, the Maine Seed Saving Network, Fedco and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association will host the twelfth annual combined […]

What a life! Lovely to see our friend emmet again, usually in the best places. Check it out: Voyage of the Libertatia  

Compass Green is a fully functional greenhouse built in the back of a box truck that grows vegetables and herbs and is powered by waste vegetable oil. We teach practical farming tools and […]

9th Annual Ride to Farm Saturday, June 2, 2012                                Ride to Farm is a bicycle ride to raise awareness and funds for the Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock […]

A wonderful project in Appalachia, a region whose youth clearly see agriculture  and forestry as the only basis for their sustainable economic future. http://appvoices.org/ Their August/September issue was devoted to "Living […]

A great concept, apparently under attack. Startup Capital: an obstacle that challenges the continuity of farm sectors other than ours here in the United States. Young farmers face dilemma as […]

And the last Sunday of every month.  Also check out their Regenerative Urban Sustainability Training. The Radix Ecological Sustainability Center is a new not-for-profit educational organization based in inner city […]

Do you own a fruit tree or arbor in Cambridge and Somerville and don't want to harvest all the fruit yourself? The League of Urban Canners (LUrC) will remove your unwanted fruit, can […]

some fresh press for the Open Source Ecology Project, always inspirational. Building A Village Starts With Building The Tractor by Jon Kalish for NPR Do-it-yourselfers have made everything from bamboo […]

  New Partnership Provides Beginning Farmer Education and Training for Oregon’s Future Rogue Farm Corps (RFC) and Rogue Community College (RCC) have teamed up to offer Oregon’s first and only […]

What are Young Agrarians?  Young Agrarians (YA) are promoters of the new agrarian movement.  Young agriculturalists, farmers, urban farmers, market gardeners and their supporters using the power of media and the […]

Little City Gardens is the project of our tireless illustrator Brooke Budner & her business partner Caitlyn.  Below is their "year-end digest", a good idea for any beginning farmer! We’ve […]

Check out the project HERE. Balloon mapping is sending a camera up on a balloon, snapping photos, and stitching them into a map. Over the past 18 months, we’ve build […]

CreativeMornings is a monthly breakfast lecture series for creative types. Each event is free of charge, and includes a 20 minute talk, plus coffee!  Chapters in New York, Chicago, Portland, […]

A nice model: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMGZMoENjcU]