Archive for December, 2009
today, lindsey lusher (of transportation alternatives and national young farmer coalition) told me about this incident between the hipsters and the hassidic community who (it has been leaked) were promised that the bike lane would be removed if they voted for bloomberg. oh the intrigue. oh the gossip. its from a very funny bike blog [...]
Stratford couple voted Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2009 By DAVE STEWART The Guardian Canada’s top farmer prefers to think of himself as a technologist, an entrepreneur. “The term farmer is getting to be an outdated term,’’ Greg MacKenzie of Stratford said in an interview Monday, a day after he and his wife, Tania were [...]
thanks to Paul of Civil Eats for telling us about this: Young Farmers on the Leonard Lopate Show, WNYC If this leaves you wanting more, tune in to the Greenhorns Radio show every Thursday on the Heritage Radio Network. You can listen to archives here
we think this would be best viewed in a field on a farm . anyone planning sleepovers? Dec. 8, 2009: Make hot cocoa. Bundle up. Tell your friends. The best meteor shower of 2009 is about to fall over North America on a long, cold December night. “It’s the Geminid meteor shower,” says Bill Cooke [...]
greenhorns will be there! With less than a week to go before the big event at Anthology Film Archive in NYC, the Hungry Filmmakershave already sold out all the online tickets! . . .Seems like audiences are hungry, too! We even drummed up enough buzz for a listing in Wednesday’s NY Times Food and Dining Calendar [...]
Ben Flanner, one of our friends from Rooftop Farms has a new project in the works… and a tasty opportunity to learn more this Monday. Greetings Farm Supporters, We’re coming to Manhattan to throw a party on Monday in the West Village! Join Brooklyn Grange and a slew of restauranteurs, food enthusiasts, farmers, and friends [...]
(Switzerland, Austria, France, Italy) these are the alp nations. and in the little alpen valleys are fantastic off-grid ecology projects sponsored by the government of those nations as a ‘test case’. Its a wonderful place to check out, and no better way than as a farmer, or “alper” as they are called. The community of alps [...]
California Farmlink- a national leader in brokering relationships between aspiring and retiring farmers. They were just featured on KQED’s The California Report, reaching 750,000 Californians. The short story showcased farmers who’ve been linked through California’s programs, difficulties farmers face in finding land and transitioning farm families to the next generation. Listen here: http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R912030850/b
Cure Organic Farm is seeking an experienced intern to join us as our Crew Leader beginning in March 2010. The position requires experience in organic vegetable production, tractor operation, fieldwork, animal care, excellent communication. Dedication, self-motivation, strong work ethic and a rock-solid good attitude are also necessary. The Crew Leader will lead and oversee interns, [...]
We like this beer project, and their business model. We can’t believe it. We launched our first batch of Jack D’Or at the Monks Cell, at Publick House in Brookline a year ago on 1st December. Dave Ciccolo let us have a shindig there, and I’ll never forget watching him when we opened our first [...]
Mockbee is a late great genius concerned with the dignity of rural architecture and rural people. He made ultra modern green buildings for clients in the deep south, and took his practice to the logical conclusion by building practically for free.
any of you reporters out there want to cover the Rose Parade? it’s not simply “farming” anymore. The FFA will be featured on the 75-foot-long RFD-TV float in the Jan. 1 Tournament of Roses parade, saluting that organization’s role in developing careers for youth. A feature before that date might be a timely way to [...]
from some bay area permies. Question: Hello, Anyone know the best way to get rid of Scotch broom? I was going to sheet mulch a hillside in Pacifica after slashing down broom, when I was told to eradicate the broom before putting anything down on the ground. Not sure what eradicating meant and why this [...]
Our friend Annie of Rooftop Farms has a hand in this: DCTV PRESENTS SUSTAINABILITY SEASON: HOMEGROWN Presented by DCTV & Shooting People Monday, December 14th, 7:30pm DCTV, 87 Lafayette Street, NYC HomeGrown follows the Dervaes family who run a small organic farm in the heart of urban Pasadena, California.
seriously, yes its a carbon crime, but if you have never had a kishu before, you owe your family a christmas treat that cannot be beat. kishu! 2010 Seedless Kishu Mandarin Harvest Accepting Pre-Orders Now Churchill Orchards in the Ojai Valley Dec 9 2009 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Greetings from Churchill-Brenneis Orchard in the Ojai Valley! The Seedless [...]
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