Archive for October, 2011
an Iowa organization with some great agriculture programming. Wallace.org. Chef/Food Programs Manager: Culinary arts education with strong interest in local foods; ability to develop food programming & value-added food products. Full-time w/ benefits, $28K to $32K. Based at the Henry A. Wallace Country Life Center near Orient, IA. Complete job description & application at www.wallace.org. [...]
Courtesy of The Carrot Project. Deadlines for some of these are right around the corner! The Carrot Project Agriculture Loan Fund The Carrot Project Agriculture Loan Fund serves the state of Vermont and is administered in partnership with the Vermont Community Loan Fund, a non-profit community development financial institution. This program offers loans of up [...]
Here’s a quick press release about a relief fund for farmers. If you know farmers who need help, or if you want to help, read on! FarmieMarket and All Good Bakers have teamed up with the Regional Farm and Food Project to raise money to assist farmers in the Tropical Storm Irene recovery effort. In [...]
The Greenhorns and Internet Archive Present: Seeding the Future – A Town Hall meeting for Small-Scale Agriculture Tuesday, October 18th • 6:30pm 300 Funston St. San Francisco+++Fall Harvest Potluck+++ Meet and mingle with farmers green and seasoned. Bring your thinking cap and favorite dish.
a workshop with our friends at Frey Vineyards. The Secrets of the Sun & Moon Friday, January 6, 2012, 9-5PM A Coros event at beautiful Frey Vineyards – 14000 Tomki Rd, Redwood Valley, Ca 95470 Our work in Nature embeds us into a sea of rhythmic time and space relationships that either support or hinder [...]
At the Mary’s River Grange Hall in Philomath, Oregon on Thursday, October 20. 6:00pm Young Farmer and Food Artisan Mixer Sponsored by OSU Small Farms Program Supported by The Greenhorns This is your big chance to get together and connect with Farmer and Food types from around our region. Us farmers can talk each others’ [...]
UVM Extension New Farmer Project Webinar A CSA Primer for New Farmers October 25, 7:00 pm Community Supported Agriculture continues to be a burgeoning movement for small-scale, sustainable farms. As the number of farms using this marketing model increase, so do the many variations of the CSA farm. Join Jean Hamilton, NOFA Vermont‘s Market Development [...]
PAWC is December 4-6, 2011 Kellogg Conference Center, Tuskegee University. PAWC = The Professional Agricultural Workers Conference. 2011 Conference Theme: “Empowering Underserved Farmers and Rural Communities Through Effective Farm Bill Legislation, USDA Program Delivery, and New Market Opportunities and Partnerships“
article here: http://www.capitalpress.com/washington/SB-young-farmers-100711-art check out photos here: http://farmrun.com/?p=2593 and http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.258236727544783.54483.164653070236483&type=1
a cross post from civileats blog, worthy of sharing: Siena Chrisman’s take on speculation, land grabs, corporate consolidation, and solidarity… on Civil Eats today: http://civileats.com/2011/10/13/why-the-food-movement-should-occupy-wall-street/
still grappling with whether farming is right for you? let’s help you figure it out: young farmer panel, screening of “The Greenhorns” documentary, and a Q&A session. thursday, november 17. 6:30-9pm University of Albany, SUNY
This Sunday Oct. 16, join New Amsterdam Market in NYC as we kick off Glynwood’s Cider Week – seven days of celebrating all things cider with tastings, classes, and special events all over the city and over 80 establishments in New York and Hudson Valley featuring hard ciders on their menus. Sunday, October 16 11am – 4pm [...]
TEDxFruitvale: http://www.tedxfruitvale.org/ its and off shoot of the big TED:http://www.ted.com/ Its a TED for “farmworkers, farmers, activists, artists, students, professors, filmmakers, and entrepreneurs to celebrate the people upon whom we depend to harvest our food.” Its sold out. and there’s viewing parties – although they are at Mills and Santa Clara. Webcast: http://www.tedxfruitvale.org/webcast/
FOOD TO BANK ON is a three-year farmer incubation project that connects beginning sustainable farmers with business training, markets and mentorship, while providing farm-fresh product to food banks and shelters.
for ecological responders http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/weeklynews/oct11/ngs-mobile.html
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