Archive for August, 2010
with the heritage radio network – the network that airs our radio show every thursday! September 25.
It is not my operating system! Opponents threaten to push for biotech labels Three farmers say biotech wheat will destroy Japanese market By DAN WHEAT WATERVILLE, Wash. — Feeling their 1,012 petition signatures to stop genetically modified wheat have been ignored, three Waterville wheat growers may start a new petition drive this winter seeking labeling [...]
October 1-3, 2010. check their website for more information: vashonsheepdogclassic.com
Our project is live! We’ve watched, and helped, several projects raise money quite successfully through kickstarter, and now we’re giving it a shot. We have until October 22 to raise 15k. Will you help? Check out our kickstarter page HERE The Pitch. So what do we want to do now? 1. Take our film all [...]
A blog that catalogs the Grassroots Cartography art exhibit curated by SEA Change in Portland, Oregon, USA in May 2009. www.seagallery.wordpress.com This exhibit featured maps of where our food comes from locally and globally comparing unemployment rates of past and present recessions
Organic Land Care Our mission is to extend the vision, principles and expertise of organic agriculture to the landscapes where people live their daily lives. Our Standards for Organic Land Care has been recognized and used across the U.S. as a model for sustainable landscaping practices. In this site you can learn about our Standards, [...]
Greenhorns are hiring! Please share this with anyone who has web programming and graphic design skills. WEB + DESIGN MAVEN, 20 hrs/week to start one month trial, $20-25/hr depending on experience. The Greenhorns is a nonprofit organization based in the Hudson Valley that works to recruit, promote and support America’s young farmers. We are a [...]
From Jeanine Davis, NCSU Now Offering Free Consultations for Pastured Egg Start-ups In response to the recent massive egg recall, Animal Welfare Approved is pleased to announce that it will make its consulting services available at no charge to any farmer wishing to start up a pasture-based egg operation. Farmers interested in learning more, or [...]
MILK NOT JAILS is a consumer campaign to mobilize NY residents to support the dairy industry and the long-term sustainability of the rural economy. It is a political campaign to advocate for criminal justice and agricultural policy reform that will bring positive economic growth. MILK NOT JAILS insists that bad criminal justice policy should not [...]
MIT Global Challenge: Agricultural Processing Problem Around the world, 550 million smallholder farmers lack access to mechanized agricultural technology. Many important food staples like maize (corn) and grains (e.g., rice or whet) are harvested and processed by hand, which is both labor intensive and time consuming. Processing agriculture manually can also lead to injuries or [...]
Appalachia Rising is a mass mobilization in Washington, DC, September25-27, 2010, calling for an end to the devastating practice ofmountaintop removal mining. Mountaintop removal has already destroyedover 500 of the world’s oldest mountains and more than 2,000 miles ofstreams, and has contaminated our nation’s waters. Together, we willbring Appalachia’s cry to our nation’s capital: We [...]
any young farmers want to weigh in on this? Broadband Trumps Farmer Payments in Rural Aid. By Alan Bjerga – Aug 26, 2010 “Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack knows that Farm Belt protocol requires paying respect to the Butter Cow. During a visit to the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 17, he made the pilgrimage to [...]
2010 Women in Sustainable Agriculture Conference November 1-3, 2010 Lake Morey Resort, Fairlee, VT Bringing together farmers, ranchers, educators, agricultural service providers and activists to: build production and business skills share educational and organizational strategies forge new connections that support farm women in the Northeast. Featuring: Farm-based workshops and tours Intensive skill building sessions Engaging [...]
GATES FOUNDATION INVESTS IN MONSANTO Both will profit at expense of small-scale African farmers Seattle, WA – Farmers and civil society organizations around the world are outraged by the recent discovery of further connections between the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and agribusiness titan Monsanto. Last week, a financial website published the Gates Foundation’s investment [...]
The 2010 Young Farmers Conference is being held again at Stone Barns Center for for Food and Agriculture in NY. And they want your input for workshops and presentations! Request for proposals PDF can be found here: http://sbcweb1.stonebarnscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/YFC-2010-rfp.pdf Here are some ideas we’ve had: How to approach the beginning farmer service providers; coaching on interfacing with [...]
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