Archive for December, 2011
Putting Farmland on a Fertilizer Diet by Dan Charles for NPR The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a document yesterday that got no attention on the nightly news, or almost anywhere, really. Its title, I’m sure you’ll agree, is a snooze: National Nutrient Management Standard. Yet this document represents the agency’s best attempt to solve [...]
Good thing our parents are paying attention! More young people see opportunity in farming from CBS News (AP) MILWAUKEE — A Wisconsin factory worker worried about layoffs became a dairy farmer. An employee at a Minnesota nonprofit found an escape from her cubicle by buying a vegetable farm. A nuclear engineer tired of office bureaucracy [...]
Love that Schoolhouse Rock.
An Entrepreneurial Solution To The Problem Of Getting Local Food To Local Tables: Trust, Convenience, And Perceived Value by Todd Essig for Forbes Last August, shortly after Hurricane Irene did its damage, I wrote about “agricultural time” and mentioned Hudson Valley Harvest, a new company developing a “local food distribution model in which local products are [...]
California’s young farmers break traditional mold by Stacy Finz, Chronicle Staff Writer. Sunday, December 25, 2011 The average age of a farmer in California is creeping toward 60, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture is trying to attract newcomers to work the land. The need is especially acute, given that experts are forecasting [...]
Established organic farm available for rent/lease with off-the-grid home and barn area. Great upside potential due to burgeoning local markets and restaurant opportunities. Total area is 13 acres. Two acres are currently deer-fenced and under cultivation (vegs/flowers/fruit/chickens in chicken-tractor). Current eight-acre hay field can be converted to cultivation. Greenhouse is 400 square feet. Experienced organic farmer [...]
community land trust affordable housing confronting the foundations of capital ownership, land ownership, and the speculative nature of real estate
upcoming Digimovies Screenings at Exit Art! Tickets are $10 general admission and available here.
but failing. fun to watch, however: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/20/big-food-ad-strategies_n_1158793.html?ref=food&ref=food#s557208&title=Smithfield_Neither_Fresh
Watershed Farm has been a mixed vegetable and herb farm for over 10 years and is located 12 km. from Bridgewater on the beautiful South Shore of Nova Scotia. This past year we have successfully run a 45 member vegetable and flower CSA with a strong social justice mandate (subsidized shares and weekly food donations) [...]
TEDxAlbany 2011, featuring Sarah Gordon on “Marketing for the Future of Small Family Farms”
jan 1st at Big Bear Cafe in Washington, DC – hosted by our friend Andrew Plotsky of Farmrun. See HERE for more event info!
Look how well organized they are.. listing resources, farms for sale, and really creating a supportive environment for incoming farmers - http://madisoncountyagriculture.com/?cat=12
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