Archive for May, 2011
women, food and agriculture network. we’ve talked about them before, but can’t say it enough. A tremendous listserv out of Iowa, a great community of women thinking long term, practically and transparently about the future of agriculture. Check them out and sign up.
couldn’t make it? Here’s a video. In late April, The Greenhorns brought the farmstorm to the nation’s capital for a screening of their film and a bicycle tour of the urban farms in the city. Unfortunately, the springtime rains graced the city streets that day, recommending that we postpone the bicycle portion of the festivities. [...]
Keith Good of FarmPolicy, Inc. Tune in and turn on your farmbill mojo. Farm Bill; Ag Economy; Trade; and Animal Agriculture Posted By Keith Good On May 27, 2011 Farm Bill: Senate Ag Committee Hearing Sara Wyant reported yesterday at Agri-Pulse Online that, “Citing the need to focus on ‘principles, not programs,’ Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich, [...]
Join us for the 15th annual Trailing of the Sheep Festival honoring women and their contributions to the development of Idaho and the west.
Farmers and Rural Broadband Internet Access The blog site Geekinthecountry.com is seeking small, organic, sustainable, or biodynamic farmers to interview for a book and possible podcast series. The subject centers on how broadband internet access, or the lack of it, affects the way farmers learn new techniques, connect with other like- minded people, find resources [...]
Up to 67 acres of prime farmland will soon be available for lease in Northampton, MA. Interested farmers please apply. The non-profit organization, Grow Food Northampton, Inc. has purchased 120 acres of farmland in Florence, MA to create the Northampton Community Farm. Grow Food Northampton intends to lease up to 67 acres of this land [...]
Shared Use Value-added Commercial Kitchen Resources Funding Sources: As far as funding is concerned, check out the grant resource section of the USDA “Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food” website at http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/knowyourfarmer?navtype=KYF&navid=KYF_GRANTS. Kitchen Examples: Citrus County Canning Center Community Food Processing (value added) Centers in NC Community Food Processing, LLC, Wisconsin Franklin County, MA Food Processing [...]
we met the Concrete Beet Farmers - an up and coming urban farm in the Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis - at the Macalester screening event in MN – check them out!
devon sproule steps with the best.
Saturday, June 25, 9:30am – 4pm at Glynwood Farm (Cold Spring, NY) – $60, registration and advanced payment required This all day workshop by Jim McLaughlin will teach you the necessary skills to process poultry on your own farm. Conducted in both classroom and in Glynwood’s onsite poultry processing facility, students will learn: * proper techniques [...]
Greetings,There has been some discussion expressing concerns about the concept of food sovereignty possibly being used to deny food to those who really need it. Actually, that would be a fundamental violation of food sovereignty since this concept defends access to healthy, nutritious, culturally appropriate food as a human right, and is opposed to the [...]
Angelic Organics Learning Center - http://www.farmbeginningscollaborative.org/ Food Works - http://www.eatsouthernillinois.org/Training/Training.html Dakota Rural Action - http://dakotarural.org/grow-sustainable-farming/farm-beginnings/ Hawthorne Valley Farm- http://www.hawthornevalleyfarm.org/education/farmbeginnings.htm Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society - http://www.nebsusag.org/farmbeginningsnebraska.htm Nuestras Raices - http://www.nuestras-raices.org/ The Farm School - http://www.farmschool.org/ Farm School NYC - http://www.justfood.org/farmschoolnyc Rogue Farm Corps - http://www.roguefarmcorps.org/farms-next-internship-program Groundswell - http://www.groundswellcenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=83
a la videographer extraordinare, Andrew Plotksy. check it out HERE: http://www.vimeo.com/24284432 In late April, The Greenhorns brought the farmstorm to the nation’s capital for a screening of their film and a bicycle tour of the urban farms in the city. Unfortunately, the springtime rains graced the city streets that day, recommending that we postpone the [...]
From National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition: Yesterday afternoon, the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee adopted a government funding bill that if passed would turn back decades of progress to achieve a more sustainable and just food and farming system This 2012 bill makes a second round of steep cuts to conservation, extension, research, renewable energy, and rural [...]
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