Archive for October, 2009
are you coming to our pig butchery + sausage-making event? We hope so! City folk are talking about it already: Grub Street The Village Voice Don’t forget to rsvp: anne.dailey@gmail.com
a greenhorns friend emailed us this tidbit from a blog: True enough. During WWII, Switzerland received very little imports (it did receive some coal from Germany), but the situation was quite different then in comparison with today. Switzerland had during WWII about half as many inhabitants (4 million people instead of 8), it had twice [...]
Cote de Fer is a commune in the Southeast department of Haiti. There are 6 communal sections and approximately 64,000 people. It is estimated that at least 70% of the population in this region does not have access to a toilet. Cote de Fer is a very agricultural region and the majority of families depend [...]
an invite from Tangletown Farm in Middlesex, VT Please come to our pig roast and harvest party on Saturday, October 17 from 3pm until late. We will have a bonfire and lots of fun for everyone. If you have something special you harvested from your garden, whip it into a dish (if you have time) [...]
from the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Young farmer expanding her business and growing interest October 8, 2009; Troy L. Smith Growing up, Erin Bullock couldn’t even tell you what farming was. “It wasn’t even on my radar,” says the 29-year-old Rochester resident. “I didn’t even know what a farmer did. It was like, ‘What does [...]
It’s a popular thing, it seems. Have you been to our site, Serve Your Country food? Dwell has a mapping project too: Small Farms Across the United States Greenhorns – are you on our map? Visit our Serve Your Country Food site and join!
if you’re in the North West, this is a good and affordable course. Slow Hand Farm also has a great blog. Crop Planning for Diverse Plantings and how to effectively use spreadsheets to streamline the process Who: Josh Volk, of Slow Hand Farm (slowhandfarm.com), will be teaching this course based on a system that he [...]
to make a sausage! (or lots of sausages). Download the invite for our upcoming event here: Piggie Invite check out the details below if you can’t read the invite, and send us your pork recipes! Smithereen Farm + Greenhorns are pleased to prepare and enjoy our 2 Tamworth pigs Join us for a weekend of [...]
Dear Greenhorns, Sarajane here, writing from Keith’s Farm in Port Jervis NY. There is much to say and do, tell and ask. For now, though I want to let you know about some NPR news I heard recently. (Strangely, working on this garlic farm has allowed me to clock WAY more NPR time than I [...]
Check out the family farmers. I just met them at Farmaid – had so many informative chats with farmers whose claws had been sharpend by years of fighting factory farming and injustice of trade rules, insider trading, and corporate maleficence. National Family Farm Coalition
from the ny times, with quite an amazing photo! European Farmers’ Anger Spills Into the Streets of Brussels BRUSSELS — After months of complaints by European dairy farmers angry over low prices, protesters in Brussels on Monday poured milk onto the streets, hurled eggs and other missiles, and started fires that filled the air with [...]
you know we love maps… this is via Brooklyn Based Remember when you were a kid, and you threw blankets over chairs to make tents? Emily Fischer did that too, but she didn’t think of them as a place to hide. She was creating peaks and valleys — topography — because what she saw was [...]
Beginning Farmer Project Announces Fall Online Course Are you a new or aspiring farmer who would like some guidance in the development of a farm enterprise, but has been unable to locate or attend any trainings near you? Are you comfortable enough with a computer to consider learning online? Cornell Cooperative Extension and the NY [...]
this is a nice rental quite close to Great Barrington. with 13 acres! http://betsylittle.com/properties/rental-pages/mil.html
Melanie Crawford worked the Farm Aid booth with us last weekend. We visited Butterfly Hill Farm on our bike tour out in rural missouri. It was glorious. With a scarecrow called “Cornelia” If you are into homesteading, heirloom seeds and household philosophy, this is the blog for you: http://butterflyhillfarm.blogspot.com/
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