we love this soulful music from the lovely adrienne young. have you checked out her backyard revolution?
The SISA conference will be held March 31st and April 1st 2012 at Lawrence University in Appleton, WI.
The Student Initiatives in Sustainable Agriculture Conference (SISA) is a national event for current and recent college students dedicated to sustainable gardening and farming initiatives whether well established or not yet realized. SISA facilitates an exchange of knowledge between students involved in or interested in sustainable agriculture projects at colleges and universities throughout the United States. The goal of this exchange is to promote the growth of student-run projects and encourage continued involvement in sustainable agriculture after college.
To see the complete 2 day itinerary visit http://sisaconference.org
The registration fee of $30 covers:
• Access to all events
• Lunch and dinner on Saturday
• Brunch on Sunday
*All meals include vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options
*Free on-campus lodging is available on a limited basis – register early!* Registration deadline: March 16, 2012
For more information or to register go to http://sisaconference.org
“Winter Exploration” of the Roeliff-Jansen Park (co-sponsored by the Columbia Land Conservancy)
Join ecologists Claudia and Conrad Vispo for a walk at the Roeliff-Jansen Park just south of Hillsdale to explore its winter ecology and land use history. We meet at 1pm in the parking area east of Route 22 less than a mile south of the intersection Rte 22/23 (and across the road from the new library building). If you plan to attend, please register withClaudia@hawthornevalleyfarm.org or (518) 672-7994.
Sunday, January 22st 2012, 10am, Hawthorne Valley Farm Learning Center
Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association (OSGATA) vs. Monsanto: A possible informational meeting with Don Patterson, one of the plaintiffs, about the effort byfarmers and seed distributors to defend their right to protect themselves from Monsanto patents (sponsored by the Hudson Valley Biodynamic Group).
The organizers are still trying to gauge how much interest there is in such a meeting.Please get in touch with Malcolm Gardner malcolm9@verizon.net or (518-828-1797) if you would appreciate the opportunity to learn more about OSGATA vs. Monsanto in a conversation with one of the plaintiffs.
Saturday, February 4th 2012, 1-4pm, Hawthorne Valley Farm (Creekhouse)
Winter Botany Workshop, Part 1 (co-sponsored by the Columbia Land Conservancy)
Conrad and Claudia Vispo will help you learn to identify the most common woody plant species in the winter. We will start with a brief in-door preparatory session and then go outside for some practice in the field.The workshop is free, but space is limited, so please register with fep@hawthornevalleyfarm.org or (518) 672-7994.
Thursday, February 9th 2012, 7pm, Hawthorne Valley Farm (Creekhouse)
Soil as Habitat with History
Slides, reading and discussion about a chapter of the book manuscript ”Human Nature: People and the Land in Columbia County” by Conrad Vispo. The event is free, but space is limited, so please RSVP with fep@hawthornevalleyfarm.org or (518) 672-7994. The Creekhouse is located at 1075 Harlemville Road, Ghent, NY.
Saturday, February 18th 2012, 1-4pm, Greenport Public Conservation Area in Hudson
Winter Botany Workshop, Part 2 (co-sponsored by the Columbia Land Conservancy)
Conrad and Claudia Vispo will help you learn to identify the most common woody plant species that can be observed at Greenport in the winter. The workshop is free, but space is limited, so please register with fep@hawthornevalleyfarm.org or (518) 672-7994.
Saturday, February 25th 2012, 2-3:30pm, Hawthorne Valley Farm (Creekhouse)
North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (co-sponsored by the Hudson River Estuary Program)
Ben Marcy-Quay from the Hudson River Estuary Program will present a slide show on the current situation of amphibians and introduce a nation-wide USGS effort, the North American Amphibian Monitoring Program. This program is a participatory research opportunity that allows local participants to contribute to the nation-wide monitoring of amphibian populations. The workshop is free, but space is limited, so please register withfep@hawthornevalleyfarm.org or (518) 672-7994.
Thursday, March 8th 2012, 7pm, Hawthorne Valley Farm (Creekhouse)
Our Surface Waters – The Canary on the Iceberg
Slides, reading and discussion about a chapter of the book manuscript ”Human Nature: People and the Land in Columbia County” by Conrad Vispo. The event is free, but space is limited, so please RSVP with fep@hawthornevalleyfarm.org or (518) 672-7994. The Creekhouse is located at 1075 Harlemville Road, Ghent, NY.
Weekly Pizza Night at the Creekhouse
Join us on any Thursday evening from 5-8pm (except for holidays) for food and informal conversation, a chance to browse the library, and an opportunity to resolve any natural history quandaries. The Creekhouse is located on 1075 Harlemville Road in Ghent, NY.
(518) 672-7994.
Farmers’ Research Circle
During the late autumn and the winter local farmers periodically gather to discuss themes of mutual interest. If you’re a production farmer and would like to be included in these conversations, please contact us at fep@hawthornevalleyfarm.org.
Blog on Natural and Agricultural Observations in & around Hawthorne Valley(http://hvfarmscape.wordpress.com/)
This blog provides a nice way to keep up with what’s happening in nature and on the farm throughout the seasons and hopefully you’ll get inspired to delve deeper into exploring the Valley or your own backyard. The most recent posting (Jan 17) is all about the animals here at Hawthorne Valley Farm. If you would like to get notifications of new postings, please let us know at fep@hawthornevalleyfarm.org.
We hope to see you at some point during the winter!
Sincerely,
Claudia, Conrad, and Anna
from http://blog.doublebrookfarm.com/traveling-butcher/
The Traveling Butcher is a mobile slaughterhouse designed to serve the local farming community within a 50-60 mile range from downtown Hopewell, NJ. The slaughterhouse provides a reasonably-priced solution to the question many local farmers have: how am I going to get my animals slaughtered in the most humane way?
The Traveling Butcher goes from farm to farm to slaughter the animals. By having slaughter services come directly to the farm, the farmer does not have to travel (in many cases, for hours) with the animals to a brick-and-mortar slaughterhouse and the animals never have to experience the anxiety of an alien holding pen. This service dramatically lessons the stress to the animals and gives every farmer what they deserve after carefully raising their livestock: humane slaughter and quality control.
The Traveling Butcher will arrive with two specially trained butchers and a USDA inspector. After the slaughter is complete, the farmer will then choose where to take the carcass for cut-and-wrap services.
Please direct your inquiries to Lucia Huebner at travelingbutcher@gmail.com.
Conservancy Position: Farm Intern, Spring or Full Season
The Battery Conservancy is seeking enthusiastic individuals with farming experience
to assist in running The Battery Urban Farm in Battery Park, Manhattan.
The Battery Urban Farm, located at the tip of Manhattan, is the first farm on this site since the Dutch planted theirs in 1625. This one acre farm is engaging elementary, middle, and high school students, as well as local community groups and individuals, in a hands-on experience of organic farming. Our vegetables, herbs and cut flowers are sold at our farm stand and donated to our schools and local food pantries.
We are seeking individuals with significant farming experience to join the Battery Urban Farm staff as Interns for this unique project. Applicants should be comfortable working hard and taking initiative. This is a collaborative project with lots of room for growth for the right individual.
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New England Farmers Union 2011 Convention Keynote Address
When Tess Brown-Lavoie, of Sidewalk Ends Farm, in Providence, RI finished her keynote address at the NEFU Annual Convention in Concord on December 9, 2011, Concord, NH there were lots of us fishing for tissues in the bottom of our purses and pockets. Her inspriing address left all of us thinking about our own connections to agriculture and how those connections have transformed our lives and our communities. Here is Tess’s address:
Thanks to the New England Farmers Union Board for inviting me to speak tonight. I am a new voice, and it takes enormous confidence and trust for them to bring me here. I say I am new, and I am. In many ways. I am new to farming, new to the Farmers Union, and new to agricultural discourse. This is only my third year working on the land, and my first owning a small farm operation.
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Successful farmer looking toward retirement, seeking paid apprentice(s).
110 acre rural forested & pastured land in Southern Oregon Cascades. Organic pastured beef operation. Weston A. Price Foundation Principles. Established customer base.
View the job description by clicking the link, and note that Orion is a great place to look for job postings!
another rad young farmer:
The irrigated land in the photos covers 12 or 13 acres. The entire ranch is 150 acres with a total of about 25 acres of agricultural land, the remainder being mostly for its esthetic beauty. The small house in the one photo is on my neighbors property but is most likely available for rental at a very affordable cost. I am looking for a person who would eventually be interested in managing the entire ranch which I have been doing for many years and I am getting older and need some young blood here. I see that person beginning with the newly prepared pastures as their own project for hay, livestock, orchard, produce or whatever we could mutually agree upon. The land is minimally fenced and I would finance the fencing as needed.
Viva Farms seeks a farm manager to join our fun, dynamic and high performance team. This is a management level position that has the opportunity to 
build out and lead the production team.
View the full job announcement. Available immediately, open until filled.
Viva Farms, founded in 2009, is a leading and nationally recognized program dedicated to launching the next generation of organic farmers. The program has two basic goals: to grow food and to grow farmers. Our 30+ acre farm incubator in the Skagit Valley provides new and immigrant farmers with land, infrastructure, equipment and marketing support. In 2011 alone, Viva Farms won the Green Washington Award, the Seattle Social Innovation Fast Pitch and was featured on the cover of High Country News and in the Christian Science Monitor.
Viva Farms is a project of Grow Food, a non-profit organization, and is operated in partnership with WSU Extension and Growing Washington. Viva Farms partners with Growing Washington to operate one of the largest local food hub and distribution systems in Western Washington: 100+ acres of production, processing facilities, over 1,000 CSA/direct delivery members, a robust presence in Seattle-area farmers markets and restaurants, regional produce stands, and major wholesale/institutional customers throughout the Puget Sound Region.
the Yak!
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