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That's January 13th. The Cornell Small Farms Program is requesting proposals for projects that address specific priorities for small farms in New York as identified at the 2010 statewide Small Farms Summit.   The 2010 Small Farms Summit was a statewide gathering of 120 farmers, educators and farmer advocates invested in the continued growth and success […]

Here is a note from Ed Robertson who owns a 373 acre farm in Theresa, NY.   He's looking for an experienced Grazier to partner with.   If interested, contact him by email: eddy811 at gmail.com The farm was a dairy from about 1850 to 2004. It has been hayed on and off since 04. The 373 […]

Denniston Hill, Majestic Farms, and Trussbridge Farm are pleased to announce the availability of a farm apprenticeship program that underscores the creative aspects of small farming. Located in Sullivan County, the apprenticeship runs from April 1 to October 31 and involves working closely with two farms that employ organic and sustainable farming practices. Apprentices rotate […]

upcoming Digimovies Screenings at Exit Art! Tickets are $10 general admission and available here.

Glynwood Farm is seeking a livestock apprentice for the 2012 season. Located in Cold Spring, NY, in the lower Hudson Valley, the farm sits on 225 acres in the middle of Fahnestock State Park. Glynwood is an agricultural non-profit organization whose mission  is to save farming by strengthening farm communities and regional food systems. The […]

Excerpt is below, but follow this link for specifics  and how to apply: https://statejobsny.com/public/vacancyTable.cfm As an Immigrant Workers Specialist 1, you would serve as a liaison between the Department of Labor, agricultural employers, immigrant workers and advocacy groups. You would work as a liaison with farmers to enhance their understanding of their responsibilities under state […]

Greyrock Farm CSA is looking for an experienced dairy manager to grow our small herd of Brown Swiss cows.  We currently milk three cows and sell raw milk through our CSA and farmstand.  Our farm is located in Cazenovia, NY, just SE of Syracuse.  In addition to raw milk, we also grow vegetables on about […]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuOR5rVrMcg] Brunswick is a film about landscape change, told through the personal story of a farmer’s lifelong connection to his now-threatened land.  The film weaves together the plight of Sanford Bonesteel, an aging farmer in his 90s, with the dynamics of small-town politics as a residential development is planned on Sanford’s former land. The film […]

Huguenot Street Farm is a dynamic, innovative, CSA-focused agricultural project in New Paltz in New York's Hudson Valley Region. This will be our 14th year of CSA and we do a small number of wholesale and restaurant sales as well. Our website is at www.flyingbeet.com. We have an opening for an assistant farm manager position […]

Holler Farm is a 106-acre homestead and small market farm located in Oxford, New York, in the Southern Tier. We have 2 acres in intensive vegetable production, 10 acres in pasture, 25 acres in hay (currently cut by a neighboring dairy farm), a 30-acre woodlot, a mushroom laying yard, and 2 wildlife ponds. For the […]

Groundswell Farm Business Planning Course Format: 8 classes, every other Thursday evening, January 5 - April 12, 2012 Dates:  January 5 and 19, February 2 and 16, March 1, 15, and 29, and April 12 Time:  6:00 - 9:00 PM Location: Ithaca Cost:  Sliding scale, $80 – $300 Application required:  Visit www.groundswellcenter.org for online application or […]

TOMORROW in NYC. New York City Public Hearing on Fracking November 30th, New York, NY, 1:00pm-9:00pm Event Location: Tribeca Performing Arts Center 199 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007 As many of you know, hydraulic fracturing, commonly referred to as fracking, is a dangerous method of gas extraction from deep shale formations including New York's […]

Plants, Earth and Cosmos A workshop for farmers, gardeners and others seeking a renewed relation to the land February 12-17 and/or February 19-24 Conducted by The Nature Institute and the Hawthorne Valley Farm Learning Center in partnership with the Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association The Nature Institute and the Hawthorne Valley Farm Learning Center are […]

'American Meat,' is the acclaimed new documentary that chronicles the grassroots revolution in sustainable meat production.  The film, an official selection of the recent Food Day 2011, stars legendary farmer Joel Salatin of Swoope, Va. and interviews farmers, food advocates and agronomists across the country.  There are two upcoming screenings: FREE at 7 p.m., Thurs., […]

Farm Manager – Middletown, NY Area We are seeking a motivated individual with three to five years experience in vegetable/fruit production for a full time position re-establishing farmland outside of Middletown, NY.  Experience planting, growing and harvesting hops is a plus.  We anticipate starting with a one acre hop yard (adding an additional 5-10 acres […]

POSITION POSTING: ESSEX FARM 2503 Rte 22, Essex, NY 19236 [email protected] Essex Farm in Essex, NY is seeking experienced and highly motivated farmers who want to joint a fast-paced and team-oriented organization. We are dedicated to providing a full diet, year round, for our CSA members. Applications are being accepted for the following positions: Dairy […]

Most of the winter conferences offer scholarships, so do your research and get funded if you need it.  Read on for info on NOFA-NY's scholarships.  NOFA-NY Offering Scholarships to Annual Organic Farming Education Conference The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) is offering farmer-education scholarships to cover registration costs to its annual winter […]

Mark your calendar! On December 3, Food+Tech Connect & Gojee are bringing together journalists, technologists, designers, policy makers, and food data specialists to develop tools and visualizations that help the public better understand how the Farm Bill impacts our lives. 

check it out.   wowee! The team at Shareable is excited to invite you to SHARE New York, November 19th and 20th, 2011 in New York City. From the success of our e-book Share or Die: Youth in Recession, we’ve found that there’s a deep need for real talk about the fact that our economy is failing. It’s […]

Edgwick Farm is a soon to be licensed microdairy and creamery that will produce farmstead goat cheese in Cornwall, New York.  They are expecting between 50 and 75 kids to be born between January and March.  These kids can provide an opportunity for young farmer to raise them for meat.  Heritage Foods USA has launched […]

This event was organized by our energetic and dedicated intern, Ines Chapela.  Great work, Ines. Come celebrate the work of Hudson Valley farmers and be flavored by local chefs cooking an all local dinner to raise funds for two great area farms! Taliaferro Farm a CSA farm in New Paltz and RSK Farm the biggest […]

The Thirty-first Annual E. F. Schumacher Lectures will be held Saturday, November 5, 2011 from 10am-5pm. Speakers are Gar Alperovitz, Juliet Schor, and a Special Panel "Voices of Today's Youth: Occupy Wall Street and the Call for a New Economy." The location is the Community Church of New York, 40 East 35th Street, New York […]

2nd annual hudson valley hard cider festival Hands on Workshops, Music, Apple Picking, Dancing, Celebrating the Harvest Bring a Carboy, Learn to make cider, how to start a fermentation, and how finish it properly at home. Featuring a variety of hard cider and calvados for tasting and freshly made pizza in our wood-fired oven from […]

Growing heart farm is looking for a farmer for their small vegetable operation in southeast Dutchess County 80 miles north of new york city.  Their mission is to connect city dwellers to sustainable living and farming.  In addition to hosting a bunch of fun farm events they deliver 50 CSA shares to new york city […]

IMMEDIATE OPPENING. Elizabeth Ryan is looking for a visionary hard worker/ entrepreneur to set up a farmstore/ pick your own stand on the orchard slopes below OLANA (Hudson, NY). To sell apples, possibly facilitate U-Pick, and be a chatty happy . Full Commitment (10 hour day)  fri-sat-sunday at least until Halloween likely longer.  Perky, reliable, […]

The Woodstock Farm Festival & Woodstock Land Conservancy sponsor a screening of “The Greenhorns” Q&A with filmmaker Severine von Tscharner Fleming and local young farmers to follow Woodstock, NY – The Greenhorns, a national grassroots nonprofit organization of young farmers, will premiere their much-anticipated documentary film, “The Greenhorns,” at the Colony Café in Woodstock on […]

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Come to the first Hudson Valley Young Farmer Roundup October 1st, 2011 Germantown Farm

big ups to mc carrot, bicycle-powered pumpkin smoothies, all NACL, scott sell, vachel lindsay, lettuce, Challey Comer and Pure Catskills, the mountains and the lake, stilts, majestic farm, the chickens and the corn, and the weathermore photos and Andrew Plotsky video to come. http://www.flickr.com/photos/thegreenhorns/sets/72157627758658212/

At Hawthorne Valley Farm in Ghent, NY Understanding Soil Sunday, October 2 • 9 am to 4 pm Healthy soils are the foundation for developing sustainable farms. Dr. Conrad Vispo of Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program will lead a panel of farmers and soil specialists as we explore and deepen our awareness of the different soil types […]

like this one: FarmieMarket FarmieMarket.com is an online farmers’ market that allows customers to place orders with local farms online and have local food delivered to their door.  Beginning on July 12th, consumers in Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer and Saratoga Counties will be able to order food from small, environmentally- and socially- responsible farms in their […]

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 stand in solidarity with those of you who have been affected in VT and northern NY.  If you know of any other ways that folks […]

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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 around New York State are encouraged to signup for the course that promotes goal setting; financial, business, and marketing plans; land and infrastructure planning; soil […]

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 on "backyard homesteading" on Sunday, September 25th from 9 a.m.-5.p.m. Some of the topics that will be covered are: -Raised Bed Gardening (building beds, planning […]

Farm Intern/employee needed.  Working with British White beef cattle which are organically raised (not certified), mowing pastures, weed eating fence lines, hauling and wrapping round bales. General farm duties.  Housing may be available. Rely by email, phone, or letter. Larry & Erna Lampman Fox Hill Farm Grassfed Beef 887 E. Ancram Rd. Ancramdale, NY  12503 […]

in NYC! Monday, August 29 • Recognizing Natural Food Webs Grab a notebook and join Zaac, an organizer with the Connecticut-Westchester Mycological Association, on a guided tour of a bewildering and oft-missed nature within the city. We will seek to recognize an ecologically-sound nourishment from that 'invasive,' 'parasitic,' 'pest,' or otherwise unwanted plant and fungal […]