Archive for June, 2009
come out come out of the green hills! and to our roundtable discussion at Sterling. and to our young farmer mixer at High Mowing. – severine
novella is killing two of our rabbits at her NYC book signing for Farm City. Stay tuned. and tune into her blog: http://ghosttownfarm.wordpress.com/. You can read the first chapter of her book, linked from this NYTimes review! Books of The Times Living Off the Land, Surrounded by Asphalt By DWIGHT GARNER Published: June 11, 2009 [...]
This brand new journal has some terrific content, quite relevant to greenhorns. Including: BURNING FOOD| How corn ethanol is effecting food supply in Zimbabwe, FOOD SCRUTINY| Why the sustainable food message needs a makeover, and much more. WHEEL: Yale Undergraduate Sustainable Development Journal You can download their first issue at http://www.yale.edu/wheel/wheel1.pdf
who want to serve sustainable ag…. here’s an opportunity. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR NORTHEAST ORGANIC FARMING ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) is the oldest and largest organization in New York devoted to organic and sustainable farming and gardening, and counts over 850 farms among its 1700 members [...]
Slow Food Youth Workshop at Quillisascut Farm School of the Domestic Arts Date: Aug 6-12, 2009 What: A week long Slow Food Youth Workshop at Quillisascut Farm School of the Domestic Arts will be offered the second week of August. While at Quillisascut Farm School of the Domestic Arts, the participants of the Slow Food [...]
Please join us this Saturday, June 13, for our seasonal opening day celebration! For some dancing and fiddling by the Wahoo String Band, homemade crepes and omelets, a tasting of local cheeses and artisan products, and a photo show by local artist Michael Sibilia. Whether you are a regular of the farm, an occasional visitor [...]
Cargill, Bunge Win Most Export Aid Since 1992 as Credit Slows By Alan Bjerga May 27 (Bloomberg) — Cargill Inc., Archer Daniels Midland Co. and Bunge Ltd. are benefiting from the most government support for farm exports since 1992 as the U.S. steps up loan guarantees for foreign buyers unable to get credit. About $4.35 [...]
or wanting to? here is a great opportunity: 100th Annual Meeting of the Northern Nut Growers Association Learn how to grow nut trees on your farm or in your backyard. Come to the 100th Annual Meeting of the Northern Nut Growers Association from July 19 – 23 at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. For [...]
fresh stuff from greenhorn Trace Ramsey Farm or Die – A Revised Manifesto A few months ago I wrote an essay that became known as “A Young Farmer Manifesto” for this blog and also for Civil Eats. That piece spoke to many people and generated a lot of emails and comments and such from farmers, [...]
how’s that for an intriguing title? and we didn’t even make it up. see you on the 20th. Mysterious Brooklyn Pharmacy to Host Goat Roast, More By Hugh Merwin, June 9, 2009 Vermont Market and Pharmacy, the shuttered storefront on the corner of Sackett and Henry Streets in Carroll Gardens, has long been the source [...]
the latest from wicked delicate films. TRUCK FARM is a Wicked Delicate film + food project about growing a little food in a big city. “Episode 1″ is an excerpt from the film; visit wickedelicate.com to learn more! more about "truck farm – episode 1", posted with vodpod
at Sterling College – greenhorns will be there! will you? We are looking forward to the upcoming Food, Farms, and Community Institute at Sterling College–less than three weeks away! — and I wanted to keep you up to date on the schedule and highlights. As always, an updated schedule can be found at the Sterling [...]
perhaps you’d like to share your theories, insights and bold gestures of genius with the larger biodynamic community… this just in from the biodynamics farming and gardening association: In order to foster an ongoing and inclusive conversation about future of the biodynamic movement, we are soliciting brief pieces on the current and hoped-for future state [...]
looking to dance? here’s a tip from greenhorn margaret de bona, aka grackle of gracklesmalarkey.wordpress.com Guiding Star Grange Contra Dance – Greenfield, MA http://www.guidingstargrange.org/Events/events.html They have two dances a weekend there, and a very involved membership. they have raised so much money in recent years in order to make the building handicap accessible. it’s a [...]
Public Radio International is distributing this series highlighting five American farmers. Listen to the audio, look at the pictures, read about the farmers. it’s good work. When we slice a tomato, open a box of frozen spinach, peel an orange at breakfast, order a BLT from the lunch counter around the corner, or select a [...]
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