New York
anne saxelby legacy fund: month-long, paid farm apprenticeships
Young, budding farmers and foodies, this one is for you - cheese-lovers, in particular! The Anne Saxelby Legacy Fund offers 17 to 22-year-olds month-long, paid apprenticeship opportunities on sustainable farms. […]
growing american ginseng in new york
Join Ginseng Expert Bob Beyfuss on Wednesday September 13th from 5-8 PM for a classroom presentation designed to teach beginner how to get started growing their own American ginseng on […]
agroforestry in practice training
Cornell Small Farms Programme are running a three day Agroforestry in Practice training course that will take place from October 17th - 19th, 2017 at the Schuyler County Cooperative Extension […]
watch: everybody’s coffin - ken crane
[vimeo 124726853 w=640 h=360] Ken Crane, a farmer, forager and hunter, speaks about the process of building his own coffin and about his life spent living off the land in […]
Northern NY Bee Health Survey Results Reveal Insights Into Colony Loss.
Bee colony loss is an increasingly serious issue for the entire beekeeping industry causing in some cases an unsustainable loss of 1/3 of beekeepers operations. In response to increasing […]
hudson valley school plants seeds of herbalism with upgraded training program
Hudson Valley residents! Take this sweet 5-month foundational program in herbal medicine.
talking co-ops
Hudson Valley farmer farmer Faith Gilbert talks cooperative farming, guidebook writing, and community organizing today on Greenhorns Radio.
free download of "pasture rabbit for profit"
Nichki Carangelo, of the delightful Hudson Valley-based, cooperative Letterbox Farm Collective, has just finished a publication on the commercial production of pasture rabbits. Funded by a SARE grant, "Pasture Rabbit for […]
farm or three ring circus? maybe both
In this feature on the Brooklyn Grange, one of the premier urban farms in the country, we ask: are there ways that rural and urban farms can work together to reform the food system?
maine asks trump to make sail freight a reality
Maine submits a request for a barge route to New York City. Now where have we heard that idea before...?
rural route film tour 2017
Check out the sweet trailer for the the Rural Route Film Tour!
the seed we need: there's not enough
Can organic farmers build strong, resilient, local SEED economies? Seed Hack, anyone?
help wanted on draft-powered farm in saratoga springs
Featherbed Lane Farm, a full year and daft horse-powered CSA, is seeking a farm assistant for 2017.
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.
island farm oasis in the middle of NYC
What can rural farmers and suburban schools learn from New York City's educational urban farms?
graziers wanted in NY
Dairy farmer apprenticeship training program opportunities in NY state.
"agriculture has been one of the greatest blessings and curses to civilization"
Mark Shepard, restoration agriculture guru, is teaching a workshop in Stephentown, NY.
full scholarships for mediation training in the nys agricultural mediation program
The NYS Agricultural Mediation Program is offering scholarships for mediation training to folks rooted in rural agrarian communities.
inspiring apprenticeship model on common hands farm philmont, ny
A great experience for the inspiring biodynamic farmer, a good apprenticeship model for the rest of us.
raising hell(gate) in urban farming
Throughout its seven years, Hellgate Farm has always done things a bit differently than other urban farms in New York City- from raising backyard chickens and housing an apiary, to […]
spirited music! legendary gawker family band at mettabee farm in hillsdale, jan. 27
Looking for a way to keep moral up and marching after yesterday's historic marches? Hudson Valley folks will have a great opportunity next weekend. Friday, January 27, 2017, from 7:00pm 9:00pm the Gawler Family […]
job working on a cooperatively-run horse farm in NY for the 2017 season
Abode Farm is Hiring for 2017! Abode Farm— is a cooperatively run 8-acre horse-powered farm in New Lebanon, NY. We produce vegetables, herbs, and flowers for our summer and winter CSA, […]
man writes the NYT advice column in a panic that his son want might volunteer on an organic farm
This one here is a good laugh for all of us who may or may not be the black sheep of the family. (My grandma clipped the above cartoon out of […]
organic grains and innovation on GH radio
Listen to the podcast here! Ben Dobson grew up in Hillsdale, New York, on a small organic farm and started his first agricultural business in 2001. After two years on […]
great reasons (and three well- paid positions) to move to the Catskills (for)
Tianna Kennedy presents a compelling argument to lure agrarians to the Catskills. She also includes three great job postings.
urban farm manager position in troy, ny
Capital Roots, a nonprofit in Troy, NY is seeking a farm manager for it's 2 acre urban farm.
new york certified organic meeting
This years NYCO meeting program dates are up! If you're in the NY area this a great opportunity to meet with folks and representatives from around the state working in […]
on radio tues dec. 13: farmer, straw-bale builder, and all around agriculture do-er Erica Frenay
Live on Heritage Radio's Greenhorns Radio show this Tuesday, we'll interview farmer Erica Frenay of Shelterbelt Farm in Ithaca New York. Erica also works for Cornell's Small Farms Institute, and […]
hudson valley farm incubator program-- deadline to apply jan.6
Apply for Glynwood Farm's Business Incubator! The deadline for initial applications and letters of intent for Glynwood’s Hudson Valley Farm Business Incubator (HVFBI) has been extended to January 6, 2017, with the 2017 […]
harvest lunch to benefit seed song farm, sunday dec. 8, kingston, ny
Please join Seed Song Farm this Sunday, December 11, for their first HARVEST LUNCH in a new heated indoor space. The event is a fundraiser for the expanding infrastructure at the […]
TABITHA and GIRLS IN TREES
Girls In Trees, primarily a photography and text exhibit curated by acclaimed novelist Rebecca Godfrey, gathers the work of over 33 renown and emergent artists (mostly from the Hudson Valley) exploring the moments that wilderness and girlhood collude.
the climate monologues: live in NYC nov 18
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kbwBrs6pkM] Finally! We've been waiting for ages for a one-woman musical about climate change, and this one is fantastic! See it live at the United Solo Theatre Festival in […]
make-us-green-with-envy farm dinner, hudson, ny, OCT 9
This is an epically swoon-able event: to support the progressive, collectively-own integrated urban Letterbox Farm, catered by the up-and-coming culinary geniuses at Lil' Deb's Oasis, with DRINKS IN THE GARDEN, […]
yes! adirondack harvest festival! westport, ny, sept. 16-17
Everything from a full moon harvest hike to a pig roast to a floral harvest mixer. See the full schedule!
mycomania in the hudson valley, oct. 6-10
This October, join hundreds of mycophiles, artists, and Earth activists for a unique 5-day, volunteer-run gathering to learn how to work with fungi to support your community and environment. The […]
tickets now available for the rural route film festival!
Tickets are now available for the 12th annual Rural Route Film Festival! Get yer Opening Night tix at Brooklyn Grange here! Get yer Museum of the Moving Image tix here! The line-up […]
documentary: the hand that feeds
[vimeo 52870881 w=640 h=360] The Hand That Feeds trailer from Robin Blotnick, a film on reforming the food system by organizing from the ground up for fair wages, fair working conditions, […]
hudson valley farmers are making responsible meat eating easier
Attention Northeastern meat eaters! These beautiful farmers, and our friends, over at Cairncrest sell sustainably-raised, small-scale, hand-processed pork (raised on forages, local non-GMO grains, and whey from yogurt manufacturing) and 100% grass […]
ny: liv carrow and brian dewan to perform at the half moon
Thursday, June 16th from 9 to midnight! YES IT'S TRUE- A LEGENDARY HUDSON PAIRING Liv Carrow, the wayward ex-local darling of the alleged local music scene, will return to play […]