Archive for April, 2010
A few terrific program for the summer from the University of Vermont. more about “Farmward Bound™ Preparation for farm …“, posted with vodpod The Summer University at the Horticulture Farm is a 6-8 week period where six summer courses will be held at UVM’s 100 acre research farm. The courses include Entomology and Pest Management, Plant Pathology, Weed Ecology and [...]
an essay by Tom Philpott, actually the full-length version of what he wrote in the NYTimes piece we just referenced. To enter a farmers’ market in a U.S. city in the summer is to experience firsthand the recent revival of small-scale farming. Stand after stand offers a dazzling variety of chemical-free produce, pasture-raised meat and [...]
at Baker Creek Seed Bank, Petaluma California, 199 Petaluma Blvd. North Petaluma, CA 94952 April 25; 6pm-8pm after-party to follow at Green String Farm. A social gathering for young, beginning and aspiring farmers. w/ 600 Oysters, wool carding, heirloom seeds+ delightful local food and beverages.Presentation on the history of poultry by Sonoma Historical Society.Presentation for [...]
A nice little piece in the NYtimes by Benjamin Shute – greenhorn + one of the co-founders of our new National Young Farmers Coalition! His piece is part of a lengthier commentary on “Making It Easier to Eat Local Food”. Several great writers are featured. Small Grants Can Help Us Benjamin Shute is the co-owner [...]
Check our our friends Annie & Ben at Rooftop Farms in this sweet video! more about “Food Curated » A Farm Grows in Brookl…“, posted with vodpod
opened up in Chelsea Market. Here are the details: Three seasons in, we’ve finally grown up. It’s still me, my prom date and his old Craigslist roommate, but now we have a new crappy van instead of our old crappy van, we’ve sheathed ourselves in a 14-foot wall of popsicle sticks, and we can talk [...]
Pasture-Based Dairy: Restorative Grazing Strategies Long DeLite Farm; Williamsport, MD Held in partnership with Future Harvest – Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture (CASA) Thursday, April 22, 2010 10am – 2pm Free of Charge. Registration is Limited & RSVP is required. Lunch is provided. RSVP to Alice Chalmers, 443-243-2998 or futureharvestcasa@gmail.com Come spend the day on [...]
another school garden army: Food Corps In the Washington Post: Will work for food? Try Food Corps The problems with school food are well-established. There’s not enough money, not enough manpower and often not enough know-how to produce fresher, more healthful food. Now, a group of good-food advocates has a plan: Establish a national Food [...]
Which happened last week in Madras Oregon. Listen in on the auction!
The Art of Eating has gathered all bread issues into a new collection – The 12 issues cover pizza, croissants, baguettes, pain au levain, and more. 12 issues, $87 no. 22 “Pizza in Naples” — Pizza in the city where pizza originated and remains better than anywhere else — the history and origins, what defines [...]
an update from Sweet Deliverance. Greetings! Spring is here and Sweet Deliverance is excited to announce Summer AND Fall service for 2010! We have some great new additions to the service including a fruit share, a selection of goodies from The Meat Hook, Brooklyn’s famed butcher shop, as well as fresh soy and nut milks [...]
via our pal Mark Gravel. Bouwerie & Friends Bean-in at CCA bean-in is a temporary free restaurant that is happening from 9am to 9pm on tuesday, april 20th at california college of the arts in the graduate center atrium. bean-based meals will be served over the course of a twelve-hour happening. bean-in examines conviviality, adaptability, [...]
A new documentary that is also a kickstarter project with just three days to go! They could use a little greenhorns push. From Grass to Cheese is a feature documentary that chronicles the ups and downs of a family-run dairy farm in Ohio during it’s first year of cheese production. From Grass to Cheese will [...]
Shared Earth – a website where landowners can share their garden space with gardeners. Seems wonderful.
Out they hatch! Make sure you get naked, and check for ticks. MILFORD – A local pathologist and his team have developed a new DNA test to catch Lyme disease early and treat it more swiftly. “The earlier Lyme disease is detected, the better chance we have of treating it,” said Dr. Sin Hang Lee [...]
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