Archive for January, 2010
a great opportunity in our valley. Kinderhook Farm is a grass farm located in the Hudson Valley of upstate NY that is seeking an able-bodied and enthusiastic apprentice for 2010. The farm raises beef cattle, sheep, poultry and horses on over 500 acres of meadows and pastures. Products are marketed through an onsite farm store, [...]
because I”m a beginning farmer + rancher– and I need them to represent my interests. New York Farm Bureau: Young Farmers & Ranchers Program
The Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association’s annual conference is sold out, but it’s not too late to sign up for the pre-conference event with Joel Salatin! A portion of our latest 20 minute short film will be shown at the conference. Executive Director Carol Goland points out, “it’s a sign of the growth and [...]
Seeking layout, editorial + muscle. for a project, not quite like sweeney (seen here) — not quite. and not quite this or this a large format newsprinted BROADSHEET about the department of justice hearings on the concentration of the foodsystem. who’s in? we need skills.
of Gilmer Dairy Farm. He was recently elected chairman of the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee. We’ve been reading through his blog and watching some of his little youtube videos. he’s also on facebook + twitter. This is one social media-savvy young farmer.
Here are books due out in the coming months from Storey Publishing for your reading list.
Gibbet Hill Farm is hiring two interns for the 2010 growing season. Gibbet Hill Farm is a small-scale organic vegetable farm located in Groton, MA. It is unique in that it is part of a larger restaurant group, and exists solely to provide those businesses with produce. The group consists of the Gibbet Hill Grill [...]
Many of you have probably used it to search for jobs or internships, and the site is about to go under. www.idealist.org. Here is their appeal: You know how sometimes in life you go through a bad moment, and when your friends hear about it later, they say, “Why didn’t you say something? Why didn’t [...]
“Growing New Farmers” Internship and Incubator Program in Delaware County, NY Farm Catskills now accepting applications for 2010 The Catskills is a farm-friendly region, with growing local and regional buyers, farmers markets, and opportunities for new farm businesses.
http://www.backyardrevolution.com/ are there others we should know about? we are looking for more witches in the Boston area for our JP bike elderflower syrup event. please email us witches! farmer@thegreenhorns.net The Backyard Revolution is a family-oriented celebration of our region’s cultural and agricultural heritage.
The Food Security Roundtable Presents: The 2nd Annual Winter Roundtable Franklin Patternson Hall, Hampshire College, 893 West St. Amherst MA 01002 February 27th, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., February 28th 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Farmers and community organizers will be meeting with concerned and interested folks of all kinds to get to know each [...]
Rebecca Gerendasy of Cooking up a Story just sent us this great video, produced for SARE, that speaks to farmers who have (or are considering building) a greenhouse. Here’s her note: Steven Schwen, or Earthen Path Organic Farm, in Lake City, MN, designed a thermal banking greenhouse, and through the help of a SARE grant, [...]
Our talented and tireless artist, Brooke Budner, and her business partner Caitlyn Galloway, run a project called Little City Gardens. Check their website/blog. What is Little City Gardens? It is a small urban farm in San Francisco, and it is an experiment in the economic viability of small-scale urban market-gardening. We have been working steadily [...]
making it happen. making it happen on the local airwaves. yes, everyone is making movies. But everyone also seems to be making radio happen. Down Home Radio Show kaya’s channel got some others to add to the inventory? Who’s your dj?
you want to check out this band if you’re in NYC. You can view their schedule HERE.
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