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Southwest Urban Farmers Meet in Utah
(11/10/09) In Salt Lake County, Utah—as in many places across the U.S.—urban development is eliminating farmland at an alarming rate. To combat this trend, county officials have identified more than 35 government properties that can be used for farms and community gardens. County commissioners [...]
We just found out about this terrific project – check them out!
After working on Organic Farms in VT, founder David Stockhausen moved to San Francisco to learn about urban food movements. The result is Amyitis Gardens, a San Francisco based urban farming project that links empty yards to eager hands and backyard farms to [...]
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Jones Valley Urban Farm is a community-based non-profit organization in Birmingham, Alabama.
Utilizing over 3 acres of vacant downtown property, JVUF grows organic produce and flowers, educates the community about healthy food, and helps make Birmingham a vibrant community.
@ Jimmy’s No. 43
Thursday, October 29, 7 – 9 pm
43 E 7th Street
Beekeepers of NYC: come out and share a little bit of your sweetness! (Non-beekeeping pollinator lovers and honey connoisseurs are welcome, too.)
Just Food and Jimmy’s No. 43 are thrilled to bring you this unique opportunity to taste and swap urban honeys.
The evening [...]
Slow Food USA is hiring.
POSITION TITLE: SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
LOCATION: BROOKLYN, NY
REPORTS TO: PRESIDENT, SLOW FOOD USA
Slow food USA is current hiring for a Special Assistant to the President in our Brooklyn, NY based office. Instructions and details follow. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
Check out Katchkie Farm for more information
Delight in the bountiful fall harvest at Katchkie Farm. Take a trip to Kinderhook and spend the afternoon in our fields and children’s garden.
To RSVP, email danielle.albanese@greatperformances.com
Cote de Fer is a commune in the Southeast department of Haiti. There are 6 communal sections and approximately 64,000 people. It is estimated that at least 70% of the population in this region does not have access to a toilet.
Cote de Fer is a very agricultural region and the majority of families depend [...]
It’s a popular thing, it seems. Have you been to our site, Serve Your Country food?
Dwell has a mapping project too: Small Farms Across the United States
Greenhorns – are you on our map? Visit our Serve Your Country Food site and join!
this is an appeal from COMFOOD:
Dear COMFOODERS,
I’m planning an organic farm bicycle tour across the US in 2011. I’m having a difficult time finding organic food projects in South Dakota and Wyoming. I’m searching for organic farms, CSA’s, heirloom grain farmers, local food restaurants, native grass farmers, etc…
from our friend Dave Lord, who adds: “4 million hours/fatal accident for the average bicyclist (and it’s not too hard to make yourself above average) vs. 2 million hours for the automobile user.”
Which Cycling Politics: Doom or Possibility?
“If you don’t stand up, you don’t stand a chance.” – Genesis, Squonk
A woman walks into a marketing [...]
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- greenhorns: now we are improvising with a maple cure--relishing the bits of skittlens trimmed off an added to kale with chillis. oh oh oh. belly yum November 11, 2009greenhorns: now we are improvising with a maple cure--relishing the bits of skittlens trimmed off an added to kale with chillis. oh oh oh. belly yum
- greenhorns: our first bacon just came out of the oven. fresh applesausce. tyler is in the living room saving lettuce seeds with the kittens. farm life! November 11, 2009greenhorns: our first bacon just came out of the oven. fresh applesausce. tyler is in the living room saving lettuce seeds with the kittens. farm life!
- greenhorns: farmhome. warm still. officially 2 roosters, tomorrow rabbit slaughter- hustling film for conference this weekend. irrigation tape rolled. November 10, 2009greenhorns: farmhome. warm still. officially 2 roosters, tomorrow rabbit slaughter- hustling film for conference this weekend. irrigation tape rolled.
- greenhorns: but these new media folks have cool online platforms, much more textured than ning-sites, and broader than our current blog. i'm excited November 9, 2009greenhorns: but these new media folks have cool online platforms, much more textured than ning-sites, and broader than our current blog. i'm excited
- greenhorns: greenhorns has been brainstorming the format for future publications--have been leaning towards a broadsheet with classified ads, events etc November 9, 2009greenhorns: greenhorns has been brainstorming the format for future publications--have been leaning towards a broadsheet with classified ads, events etc
- greenhorns: in washington dc. learning about new media platforms from jlab and the mccormick found.. surprise! young montana farmer courtney is here too November 9, 2009greenhorns: in washington dc. learning about new media platforms from jlab and the mccormick found.. surprise! young montana farmer courtney is here too
- greenhorns: the cats in virginia are huge! must be something in the water here. We're = harvest festival tomorrow. sadly no more pawpaws boo November 7, 2009greenhorns: the cats in virginia are huge! must be something in the water here. We're = harvest festival tomorrow. sadly no more pawpaws boo
- greenhorns: in the jam kitchen, charlottesville for heritage harvest festival. Apples in virginia. today's radio guest: Ray, a new new hampshire farmer November 5, 2009greenhorns: in the jam kitchen, charlottesville for heritage harvest festival. Apples in virginia. today's radio guest: Ray, a new new hampshire farmer
- greenhorns: in the city. finalizing the storyline. we are really editing hard-i'm in a bit of a creative daze, not so good at appointments. but yes November 5, 2009greenhorns: in the city. finalizing the storyline. we are really editing hard-i'm in a bit of a creative daze, not so good at appointments. but yes
- greenhorns: visits from brooklyn! annie of the rooftop and billy of the stop shopping choir. they were sad to have missed the bacchanal of pork. caulfat November 3, 2009greenhorns: visits from brooklyn! annie of the rooftop and billy of the stop shopping choir. they were sad to have missed the bacchanal of pork. caulfat
- greenhorns: now we are improvising with a maple cure--relishing the bits of skittlens trimmed off an added to kale with chillis. oh oh oh. belly yum November 11, 2009
