Beginning Farmers Growing Power Presentation
The presentation at the Growing Power National/International Urban and Small Farms Conference went really well. Expect a blog post with pictures next [...]
Education
Job: Beginning Farmer Coordinator, NOFA New York
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA -NY) is the oldest and largest organization in New York devoted to organic and sustainable farming and gardening, [...]
Black Farmers & Urban Gardeners Conference, NYC
Growing Wealth, Health and Justice in Our Communities Location: Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY; Date: November 19 – 21, 2010 This November, hundreds will gather to [...]
Free Program Helps Farmers Map & Measure their Land
Press Release: Belfast, NI. – September 4, 2010 From Alan Hooker; MSSB Consulting, N. Ireland; 028 90660884; alanhooker@mssbconsulting.com Farm-file.com allows land [...]
Article- Fuel for Food: Energy Use in the U.S. Food System
From the USDA Publication Amber Waves: Excerpt: In 2007, the U.S. food system accounted for almost 16 percent of the Nation’s energy budget, up from 14 percent in 2002 [...]
Article: Plants send SOS signal to insects
By Victoria Gill Science reporter, BBC News Excerpt: Plants can summon insects to their aid to avoid being munched to death by caterpillars, scientists have found. Leafy [...]
Article: What’s the value of home-grown food?
Rob Baedeker, Special to SF Gate Excerpt: “While my garden has so far been unprofitable, at least in financial terms, there are apparently people out there — even [...]
Register now for ‘Sheep School’ in Massachusetts
New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, in cooperation with the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, will be holding its second hands-on Sheep School on Thursday, [...]
Land Access Forum for Beginning Farmers – Chestnut Ridge, NY
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia County and the Greenhorns, a non-profit organization supporting the young farmers of America, are partnering to hold a Land Access [...]
Job: Sustainable Agriculture Educator, Garden Manager
Sterling College, a small experiential and ecologically focused liberal arts college in Craftsbury Common, Vermont, invites applications for one full-time position in [...]
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