Archive for October, 2008
Scott Cantini is looking for experienced or green farmers to grow food on his land in Tivoli. He has about 17 acres available for organic farming.
The property is approximately 22 acres in total, with about 17 acres available for farming. They currently grow hay. One of the local dairy farmers is [...]
Dear USDA beginning farmer listening session:
ref: CSREES-2008-0003
I’m writing as the director of a small, grass-roots non profit that works to recruit, promote and support young farmers in America.
We are mostly known for our documentary film, The Greenhorns, which was featured in last week’s New York Times Magazine Food Issue.
Our name, The Greenhorns, refers to the [...]
hey there!
We get a ton of email from intelligent young people with ambition. Particularly they are often looking for a job in sustainable agriculture.
We’d like to suggest that you sign up to comfood listserv it’s a bit of a load on the in box, but fills you with sustainable ag news from every possibel [...]
Kaycee Wimbish and Severine V T Fleming just presented to the US delegation at Terra Madre. We showed the film, and gave our list of what young farmers need to succeed
Five things young farmers need to succeed:
Land. Liberty. Stamina. Sunshine.
These are the natural ingredients for an edible future.
Courage- Role models, supportive families, kinship groups, teams [...]
Come on down to the Fall Festival this Saturday,
October 25th at WOW farm, located at 537 Lewis St. Join us in
celebrating the harvest season and all the City Slicker Farms’
participants, volunteer and supporters. There will be a BBQ, art
projects, street theater, a raffle, and pie! We’ll have plenty of
food, but please feel free to bring [...]
We at the Greenhorns have some sayings.
Vote with your fork: as a person faced with the decision of what to eat (hopefully) 3 times a day, you have the power to vote with your fork: consume locally grown veggies, peruse your local farmers market and eat what is in season. Think about where your food [...]
encourage young farmers to attend. Throw in your stake!
The 2008 Farm Bill has made available $18 million in fiscal year 2009 to fund a Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) through a competitive grants process administered by CSREES. Stakeholder input for the FY 2009 funding cycle will continue through November 14, 2008. The Request for [...]
Bicycle Film Festival 2008
With a new partnership, location and many novel program additions, this year’s conference promises to be an exciting and unique event that will educate and build community across a broad spectrum of experience and interest levels. To give you some extra time to make your travel plans, we have extended the early registration period through [...]
Holcomb Farm CSA, in West Granby, CT, is now hiring a year-round Assistant Farm Manager.
Primary duties include harvest management and field crew supervision. A minimum of two seasons on a diversified vegetable farm is required. Supervisory experience strongly preferred.
Compensation: $26,000/year, medical benefits, 5 weeks of paid vacation.
For more information, contact Sam Hammer, sam@holcombfarmcsa.org, 860-653-5554.
www.holcombfarmcsa.org
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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
