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11th June sees the second year of the Franklin Fork to Fork Festival, a celebration of food, drink, music and the buzz of a strong, engaged and active community!   There will be food from Kitty Fisher’s, the River Café, etc etc etc….. The aim is to raise funds for the Open Air Classroom project at […]

The Walden Project takes public high school to the woods each day in western Vermont. In this 5-minute preview of a 30-minute film produced by Walden alumna Julia Walsh, check out the history, environment, community, discussions, food and philosophy of the Walden Project. For information about their related student art exhibit (also called Learning with […]

And a nice family that distributes them right here in Columbia County, NY. Meadowsweet Naturals - Stick Crayons

DIY.orgjust released the first of their Skills pages. Included in these is a Gardener Skill page. DIY has many enthusiastic gardeners already in the fold, now there's a curated curriculum where these budding agrarians can challenge themselves. What do you think, Greenhorns?  They have plans to release Landscaper, Hydrologist, Rancher, Animal Keeper, Mycologist, Forester and […]

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 you know of a good one?  Comment on this post and we'll do a farm camp round-up in a few weeks.

Some news on Slow Food's Time for Lunch campaign... Remember this date: September 7, 2009. We’ll look back on that day as the moment when people across America took a stand about the food our children eat at school. As you know, children who grow up enjoying food that is both delicious and good for […]