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a few weeks ago, Severine embarked on a whirlwind southern trip.  Here is a recap of the adventures. First, Washington DC for the Drake Forum with Wilmot Kidd, DP.  Along […]

Walk with artist: Hera, up up on the mountain.

today we are headed out to visit our friend Bev Eggleston at EcoFriendly Foods in VA. EcoFriendly Foods provides pasture-raised, "beyond organic" meats to consumers at farmers markets and to […]

sophomoric, but still relevant. Open Letter to a Cloned Sheep, Pig, Broiler or Dairy Creature by Severine von Tscharner Fleming "Dear Dolly, It seems that the US Food and Drug […]

and very important for us to be publicly grateful for. I recently had a spat with some fancy conference organizers who wanted agrarian presence but weren't willing to cover gas […]

Brooke was on my radio show yesterday.She is expanding her farm. She is the beautiful one in the greenhorns trailer-- who knocked on the car windows to get access to […]

I was recently given some of this as a present - look how glorious... Chateau de Brouay Calvados

because I"m a beginning farmer + rancher-- and I need them to represent my interests. New York Farm Bureau: Young Farmers & Ranchers Program

Just heard about this awesome buffalo connection while at super star six point brewery in brooklyn with rooftop rockstar annie novak. talk about logistics of bravery-- those are some badass […]

who made the film Sweet Grass. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV9iah71iPQ&feature=player_embedded] he talks well about the right wing and the left wing-- both out in the wilderness, armed and unarmed this film he recorded […]

I'm a huge fan.  This is an excerpt from her book, Our Farm My life as a smallholder by Rosie Boycott When Rosie Boycott lost her job as a Fleet […]

meatpaper, tartine, chez panisse kids in brooklyn they told me that they did a performance with a bike and a bull! I was so excited here it is: http://openrestaurant.org/ - […]

Its a university in St. Louis Missouri. I visited a history of agriculture class. The professor was making a lot of assertions about sustainability, and the obsolescence of various simple […]

Well. Many of you have been asking how our pig event was.  Honestly, it took us a few days to digest the weekend, and the pork. Now that our many […]

http://www.sunfrost.com/refrigerator_models.html this is my dream refrigerator. i also have a dream woodstove, dream cooktop, and dream deydrator. but my dreams will have to wait for a little while longer hi […]

a greenhorns e-blast, anyway. If you'd like to receive more, sign up for our newsletter! all greenhorns - It is August. It is hot. At Smithereen Farm,  our Greenhorns headquarters […]

We're just sayin'.  Greenhorns, front page of USA Today. On tiny plots, a new generation of farmers emerges by Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY ROCHESTER, Wash. — Joseph Gabiou walks the […]

4H just got a nice facelift on their website. I noticed. and then this PSA http://4-h.org/b/Pages/Layouts/GroupPage2889.html?SiteId=2323&PersistentTheme=4H about 1 million new scientists. and the companies who are supporting 4H to make […]

Food, Inc. is screening on Wednesday in Brooklyn and greenhorns will be tabling there!  will we see you? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqQVll-MP3I] we love pollan. we love schlosser. we love kenner.

Almost two years after its founding in a basement in Berkeley, California, The Greenhorns has matured from an idea for a recruitment film into a widespread national community. We are […]

NY Times:  Organic Dairies Watch the Good Times Turn Bad If you are 35, capitalized, and looking to buy dairy equiptment--now might be a great time. If you are 17 […]

this is severine. writing on her yellow awesome post it note pad...in the car for just this purpose. about a 1930s washing machine that looks just perfect for tanning rabbit […]

obama spring yes. I am planting trees. Planting trees on land I do not own. yes. I am laying drip tape. Laying drip tape in the rain. yes. I am […]

Some light reading for a drizzly day... Seriously people. BUY MILK! not sodapop Young Dairy Farmers Worry About Future - Brattleboro Reformer, May 8 bootstrap optimism. but only to a […]

ok kiddos. We all say: "Organic certification is great. I wish it weren't so costly and time consuming" We all say: "the government should help growers get certified so that […]

Want more Greenhorns news in your life?  Check out the Greenhorns radio show online via the Heritage Radio Network.  Each show is archived and worth a listen. This week Severine […]

If you are a loyal reader of this blog, you might notice that there is a LOT going on for young farmers -- and you might also notice that our […]

these guys have been doing this bus for a while now. they do it their own way. with high quality drums and high quality hearts. pounding the pavement. ninjas of […]

If you're in NYC, or anywhere close, this will be an amazing day.  There are dozens of workshops planned, including "Passing the hoe: our new farmers share stories and experiences".  […]

Finally, after the bitter cold winter and far too much grantwriting and officeworks: Spring is catching me up and the finger=planet interface approaches the psyche nurture cotyledons and smell must […]

Please take a moment to survey the prodigious and visionary films of our elder, advisor and favorite estuarian, Les Blank.  - Severine For example... Garlic is as Good as Ten […]

Note to DIY-ers.... The Maker Faire is a celebration of innovation and initiative--for tinkerers, inventors, robotics-dorks and crafty folk of all kinds to demonstrate their pet projects and freak toys. […]

So. Today being yet another day of cold wind I thought it might be time for a PUNK YEOMAN PEP TALK. Which I think is a new format for missives […]