Pardon us while we sound a trumpet. The young farmer movement is taking root–roots deepening everyday in healthy soil and healthy communities. Young farmers are in the public sphere–the NY TIMES and LA TIMES and KPFA Radio. They are bridging the generational gap, farming in cities and suburbs, squatting land to farm, and negotiating partnerships to farm–farming by any means possible. This might be the gateway impulse that leads others down the garden path–along the personal and professional trajectories of sustainability. This brings us to our very good friend Zoe Ida Bradbury.
Zoe is an ally and multi-level hero. She is a greenhorns collaborator and young farmer out in Oregon. She is documenting her experiences in Diary of a Young Farmer over at Edible Portland. Her stories are wonderful springtime reading–if only there were time in the spring!
Oh grand emergence–little sprout, without doubt. Thanks for your simple, purposeful, lucky little gesture.
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- greenhorns: today we mulched our paths. most of them.
i've had quite enough of this rain.
plants benefited from that sunny interval.
still- too wet. July 2, 2009greenhorns: today we mulched our paths. most of them. i've had quite enough of this rain. plants benefited from that sunny interval. still- too wet.
- greenhorns: moving the pigs down to their newly fenced territory. A porcine gauntlet against the deer. i suffered some rosebush injuries. but its done. June 24, 2009greenhorns: moving the pigs down to their newly fenced territory. A porcine gauntlet against the deer. i suffered some rosebush injuries. but its done.
- greenhorns: @SeedLibrary of course. our seed came from synergy seeds in orleans california.. you know them? June 24, 2009greenhorns: @SeedLibrary of course. our seed came from synergy seeds in orleans california.. you know them?
- greenhorns: well well. we are delighted. muddy- and with 6 gallons of milk to drink. Goat spit an utter and most profoundly delightful success. onwards! June 22, 2009greenhorns: well well. we are delighted. muddy- and with 6 gallons of milk to drink. Goat spit an utter and most profoundly delightful success. onwards!
- greenhorns: 12 kinds of lettuces harvested into red buckets
pea shoots and mayonaise for dinner.
life is a rounded teaspoon
+the kittens keep purring June 20, 2009greenhorns: 12 kinds of lettuces harvested into red buckets pea shoots and mayonaise for dinner. life is a rounded teaspoon +the kittens keep purring
- greenhorns: HARDWICK young farmer mixer--magic networking+bonfire.
GOAT SPIT tomorrow in brooklyn-- happily harvesting marjoram!
strawberry fingers. June 19, 2009greenhorns: HARDWICK young farmer mixer--magic networking+bonfire. GOAT SPIT tomorrow in brooklyn-- happily harvesting marjoram! strawberry fingers.
- greenhorns: busting beds. moving chickens.
farming seems to be about 80% fixing things, and moving things around.
seems like fixing america is similar. June 3, 2009greenhorns: busting beds. moving chickens. farming seems to be about 80% fixing things, and moving things around. seems like fixing america is similar.
- greenhorns: moth bodies- a great pulse of them. Slamming around the house chased by kittens. acceleration of summer, and my psychic, literary output- May 21, 2009greenhorns: moth bodies- a great pulse of them. Slamming around the house chased by kittens. acceleration of summer, and my psychic, literary output-
- greenhorns: today we install deer fence around the ( thusfar vulnerable) baby frisee+ reine des glaces and forellenschluss lettuces. for the goatspit ! May 12, 2009greenhorns: today we install deer fence around the ( thusfar vulnerable) baby frisee+ reine des glaces and forellenschluss lettuces. for the goatspit !
- greenhorns: thank you lord. for most this amazing day. for the leaping greenly spirits of trees and the true blue dream of sky. for SMITHEREEN FARM !!! May 11, 2009greenhorns: thank you lord. for most this amazing day. for the leaping greenly spirits of trees and the true blue dream of sky. for SMITHEREEN FARM !!!
- greenhorns: today we mulched our paths. most of them.
i've had quite enough of this rain.
plants benefited from that sunny interval.
still- too wet. July 2, 2009
May 13, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Yay! You found Zoë. I have been reading her articles in EdiblePortland for awhile now, and I’m really pulled in by her diary posts lately. She puts it right out there what it’s like, working day to day as a new farmer and what she is up against. And I agree with you, I’m beginning to see many more people, young included (thankfully!), embracing growing food, far and wide. Very exciting times ahead.