Archive for May, 2009
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Dear Severine, I’ve been following your blog for the past several months, as I finished one farm apprenticeship and started another. I had been meaning to send a note to you about the farm in Jacksonville where I spent most of the past year, but never got around to it. Today I’m relaxing on a [...]
Here’s the latest from rooftop farmers Annie Novak & Ben Flanner… Thank you to all who keep coming out to help out at the Rooftop Farm! You–and our newly transplanted tomato, pepper and zinnia plans–are fantastic. * Farm with us! We’ll be on the roof this Sunday (may 31) and Monday (june 1), from 8am-6pm. [...]
Start this video at Minute 8. Why is farming relevant? Why must we raise the social status of farmers? Why must we transform the political structures of agricuture both domestically and abroad? Does anyone out in blog landia know how we can become members of via campesina?
a poem for you… The Road Between Here and There Here I have heard the terrible chaste snorting of hogs trying to re- enter the underearth. Here I came into the curve too fast, on ice, and being new to these winters, touching the brake and sailed into the pasture. Here I stopped the car [...]
Buying farmland abroad: Outsourcing’s third wave The Economist (London) | May 21st 2009 Rich food importers are acquiring vast tracts of poor countries’ farmland. Is this beneficial foreign investment or neocolonialism? EARLY this year, the king of Saudi Arabia held a ceremony to receive a batch of rice, part of the first crop to be [...]
And should you need further temptation than the poster provides, here’s what you’ll be tasting if you come to our block party on June 20th: Sandwiches featuring young spit-roasted goat from Belmond Farm & Bethlehem Boer Goat Ranch Local Grassfed Hamburgers from Dickson’s Farmstand Meats Herb Chevre from Beltane Farm Grilled Spring onions from Blooming [...]
Should you happen to be in Montana this weekend… you will definitely want to check this out. Greenhorns Jacob& Courtney Cowgill at Prairie Heritage Farm are making it happen. The small print: don’t let a bad back or weak knees prevent you from coming and enjoying good company and a beautiful prairie sunset. Come whether [...]
Economic Recession, Energy Crisis, Global Warming. Okay, so what are we going to do about it? On Sunday, May 31, join a city-wide gathering of innovating individuals, groups, nonprofits, government organizations, and local businesses who are transforming today’s challenges into opportunities. Discover how we New Yorkers can re-imagine our beloved Big Apple, making it resilient, [...]
Switch Farm Marketing’s new web application is intended specifically for farmers – it’s affordable, and fast! Here’s a note from the developer: I am excited to announce that our doors are now wide open. You can sign-up and have your website ready to go in just 60 seconds. (Normally this would take 2-4 weeks and [...]
Whole Systems Design, based in Vermont, is an inspiring company and resource, Greenhorns. Regenerative Food Systems? Yes, please. From their website: What We Do We develop human habitats that yield perennial abundance and enduring value. We design and implement regenerative food, fuel, and shelter systems that thrive on current solar energy.
Here’s an uplifting story about West Oakland, urban farming and agricultural revival. Security, business drive small farm revival By Suzanne Bohan Contra Costa Times 05/16/2009 The din of a neighborhood gathering made it hard to hear Barbara Finnin as she strolled through a dense garden thriving on a once vacant lot in West Oakland.
Greenhorns, this is a solid opportunity for collaboration and activism. The convergence organizers would like to make farming and food activism a bigger part of ENGAGE. Let’s help them do that! The ENGAGE Convergence brings students, educators, organizers, community members, and other allies together to reflect on the year’s work, to share victories and struggles, [...]
Milk-drinkers probably remember The Cornucopia Institute’s report and scorecard on organic milk (and if not, you should check it out) – – for many of us, it has become an invaluable tool in determining which organic dairy farms (and companies) should be trusted and supported. This time the Institute takes on Soy in “Behind the [...]
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