Archive for December, 2010
Lindsey Lusher breaks down loan obstacles to young and beginning farmers. Young farmers need help from the USDA—and the next Farm Bill by Lindsey Lusher Shute 15 Dec 2010 in Grist More and more Millennials are rejecting Cubicleville and instead opting for hands-on professions, including farming — and not a minute too soon. Over the last [...]
for finding out the expected lambing date of your bred ewes: http://www.gestationcalculator.com/other/sheep-pregnancy-calculator
We love this – a growing food glossary two years in the making, developed by Alfonso Morales of the University of Wisconsin.
Northeast Organic Farming Association/ Massachusetts Chapter presents: 2011 Advanced Growers’ Winter Seminar / With Jean-Paul Courtens and Jody Bolluyt “Systematizing a Diverse Vegetable Operation” Saturday, February 5, 2011: 8:30am to 5:00pm Barre Congregational Church, 30 Park Street, Barre, Mass. Registration Cost The registration cost for the seminar is $90. Any person who registers by January [...]
to see her photographs then you can still buy her goat milk caramels. this is a season for highly concentrated sugars, such as these and maple sugar candies : http://bigpicturefarm.com/
There have been a string of new farming opportunies in Washington State. Read below for more info on each.
Check out our friend Connor Stedman’s blog, Renewing the Commons My name is Connor Stedman. I’m a permaculture teacher and designer, based mostly in the Northeast USA but exploring throughout the continent from time to time. I also mentor people (mostly adults, sometimes kids) in wilderness skills and knowledge of place. I have other passions [...]
This week, Severine speaks with Amber Reed. Amber is a stroppy backwoods Mainer moved to Colorado to pursue her love of dairy. She worked the last two years with the CARLY program, a project of Quivera Coalition ranching cattle in the San Juan Valley and milking/cheesemaking at James Family ranch just north of Durango. Amber [...]
Agriculture Gets Old: Will The West Run Out of Farmers? A nonprofit helps young farmers break into an increasingly tough business. By Tim Sprinkle, New West Food & Agriculture First, consider the numbers. According to the latest census data, there are about 285 million people living in the U.S., every single one of whom has [...]
Job Posting: Grown In Detroit Produce and Marketing Sales Manager Location: 1418 Michigan Ave., Detroit 48216 Date Posted: December 1, 2010 Salary: $28,800 – $32,000 commensurate with experience plus benefits Area of Focus: Food Systems, Urban Agriculture, Farmers’ Markets, Retail and Wholesale Produce Marketing and Sales, Education, The Environment Organizational Description: The Greening of Detroit’s [...]
So maybe there is money to be made in Dairy at the right scale and with the right skills. Crop of Small Dairies Hits Market By Melanie Grayce West The Wall Street Journal Decades after most small dairies were forced out of business in New York, a new crop of boutique dairies is springing up [...]
I’ve met some of these girlies, agri-bitties who worry that the humane society will destroy american agriculture. At farm bureau training you could easily spot them, size six, power suit, ‘funky glasses’, heels. SPIN DOCTOR LAMOs Big Meat vs Michael Pollan A beef industry group crusades to stop the Pollan-ation of America’s college students. November/December [...]
some farmers for the future action. A message to all members of Farmers || Future Hi, everybody. We hope everybody has had a great harvest and are getting ready to enjoy the holiday season. Meantime, there’s been lots of action in your social network for young and beginning farmers. Our membership continues to expand. We [...]
Is there money loose and jangling at the USDA? We don’t yet know, better show up at the conference and find out. START2FARM is funded through a USDA, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Beginning Farming and Ranching Development Program grant and was developed to assist people new to farming or ranching and those [...]
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