Archive for August, 2008
I’m a beginning farmer from Montana. Currently, I’m working with the farmer Bob Quinn on his organic farm in Big Sandy. This area is known as the Golden Triangle and is mostly small-grain farming and cattle ranching. Bob’s developed a brand of wheat called Kamut (the variety is Khorasan, an ancient variety). We’re trying to [...]
more deets on the seed swap.
Join the Greenhorns and Heather Flores, author of Food Not Lawns, for a “how-to-don-a-wreath-of-resistance-and-become-a-seed-saving-pirate” teach-in on Thursday afternoon. We’ll swap stories, swap seeds, swap community organizing tales and watch the Greenhorns trailer, ask and answer some questions and make sure we’re all on the same boat…or can at least see the [...]
from Jim Milner
Seeking caretaker of +50 acres which is in fruit trees and has vegetable garden that needs attention and to expand growing with sales proceeds going to the caretaker who can make as much profit as he can growing and selling at local markets.This is a great oppotunity for farmer who is looking to [...]
a note from Severine
so.
Melissa, my friend and budget minxy, recently asked me how to find good food on the road, as she travels across the country to drop her beloved off at grad. school. I told her about the Eat Well Everywhere program offered by Eat Well Guide.
Its a far sight better than google-texting “health [...]
People’s Grocery is a community-based organization, founded in 2003, that addresses health disparities in the community of West Oakland stemming from a lack of access to and knowledge of healthy, fresh foods. With a goal of addressing local health and nutritional needs while providing employment and training opportunities for low-income residents, People’s Grocery’s mission is [...]
Sadly, natural farming innovator Masanobu Fukuoka passed away, Saturday, August 16, 2008, at his home in Iyo, Ehime Prefecture, Japan of old age. He was 95.
Fukuoka authored a number of books including One Straw Revolution: The Natural Way of Farming and The Natural Way of farming: The Theory and Practice of Green Philosophy, both of [...]
by Cecily Upton
Typically desk bound, it was a treat to get out to the farm (http://www.awesomefarmny.com) last week and do some work. And by work I mean killing chickens. Well, truthfully, I didn’t do much of the killing, but I helped. KayCee and Owen, the brains and brawn behind Awesome Farm, had 104 “really, really [...]
monday is always a good day to remember to resist.
to resist consumerism.
so hard so hard.
but what is easier, I think, is to embrace producerism.
Farm & Garden Director, Ocean Song Farm & Wilderness Center
Description of Ocean Song
Situated on 350 acres in West Sonoma County, Ocean Song is a learning center with the mission of inspiring and educating people of all ages to live in harmony with nature. Ocean Song offers year-round education programs for children, hosts workshops and retreats in [...]
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- greenhorns: cornell. ithaca. its gloriously warm.
yesterday we did the preview screening, good feedback. hustling along rural highways clakity carsnaks November 16, 2009greenhorns: cornell. ithaca. its gloriously warm. yesterday we did the preview screening, good feedback. hustling along rural highways clakity carsnaks
- greenhorns: now we are improvising with a maple cure--relishing the bits of skittlens trimmed off an added to kale with chillis. oh oh oh. belly yum November 11, 2009greenhorns: now we are improvising with a maple cure--relishing the bits of skittlens trimmed off an added to kale with chillis. oh oh oh. belly yum
- greenhorns: our first bacon just came out of the oven. fresh applesausce. tyler is in the living room saving lettuce seeds with the kittens. farm life! November 11, 2009greenhorns: our first bacon just came out of the oven. fresh applesausce. tyler is in the living room saving lettuce seeds with the kittens. farm life!
- greenhorns: farmhome. warm still. officially 2 roosters, tomorrow rabbit slaughter- hustling film for conference this weekend. irrigation tape rolled. November 10, 2009greenhorns: farmhome. warm still. officially 2 roosters, tomorrow rabbit slaughter- hustling film for conference this weekend. irrigation tape rolled.
- greenhorns: but these new media folks have cool online platforms, much more textured than ning-sites, and broader than our current blog. i'm excited November 9, 2009greenhorns: but these new media folks have cool online platforms, much more textured than ning-sites, and broader than our current blog. i'm excited
- greenhorns: greenhorns has been brainstorming the format for future publications--have been leaning towards a broadsheet with classified ads, events etc November 9, 2009greenhorns: greenhorns has been brainstorming the format for future publications--have been leaning towards a broadsheet with classified ads, events etc
- greenhorns: in washington dc. learning about new media platforms from jlab and the mccormick found.. surprise! young montana farmer courtney is here too November 9, 2009greenhorns: in washington dc. learning about new media platforms from jlab and the mccormick found.. surprise! young montana farmer courtney is here too
- greenhorns: the cats in virginia are huge! must be something in the water here. We're = harvest festival tomorrow. sadly no more pawpaws boo November 7, 2009greenhorns: the cats in virginia are huge! must be something in the water here. We're = harvest festival tomorrow. sadly no more pawpaws boo
- greenhorns: in the jam kitchen, charlottesville for heritage harvest festival. Apples in virginia. today's radio guest: Ray, a new new hampshire farmer November 5, 2009greenhorns: in the jam kitchen, charlottesville for heritage harvest festival. Apples in virginia. today's radio guest: Ray, a new new hampshire farmer
- greenhorns: in the city. finalizing the storyline. we are really editing hard-i'm in a bit of a creative daze, not so good at appointments. but yes November 5, 2009greenhorns: in the city. finalizing the storyline. we are really editing hard-i'm in a bit of a creative daze, not so good at appointments. but yes
- greenhorns: cornell. ithaca. its gloriously warm.
yesterday we did the preview screening, good feedback. hustling along rural highways clakity carsnaks November 16, 2009
