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Action Alert: Suspend USDA Subsidies that Contribute to Overproduction in the Pork and Poultry Sectors

August 24, 2009 // 0 Comments

Action Alert From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) STOP Wasteful Government Backed Loans SIGN THE ONLINE Petition to suspend USDA subsidies that [...]

Great Local Resource for Farmers and Others in the Southern Appalachian Region

August 24, 2009 // 0 Comments

The Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) is a great regional resource. Based in Asheville, NC, they are dedicated to ‘expanding local food markets that [...]

Check out the Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association (ALBA)

August 21, 2009 // 2 Comments

The Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association (ALBA) is a great resource for beginning and aspiring farmers. ALBA ‘generates opportunities for farm workers, [...]

Job: Director of Programs – Farmer Support Services & Stewardship at ALBA

August 21, 2009 // 0 Comments

Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association (ALBA) Position Announcement Title: Director of Programs – Farmer Support Services & Stewardship Status: [...]

New Urban Farming Page on BeginningFarmers.org

August 19, 2009 // 0 Comments

We have just begun constructing a new Urban Farming Page with links to information on urban farming and gardening. Please have a look! Urban agriculture and farming is a fast [...]

Job Opening: Special Assistant to the Director at the Yale Sustainable Food Project

August 14, 2009 // 0 Comments

The Yale Sustainable Food Project has an opening for a full-time position as Special Assistant to the Director, to begin no later than September 15. Reporting to the [...]

Michigan Farm and Grazing Tour August 28th

August 11, 2009 // 0 Comments

2009 Farm and Grazing Tour Hosted by the Michigan Food and Farming Systems (MIFFS) Agricultural Stewardship Committee Friday, August 28, 2009 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. 1st Stop: [...]

Sign up for the Conservation Stewardship Program 8/10-9/30

August 10, 2009 // 0 Comments

The USDA has announced the first sign up period for farmers who want take advantage of the new Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). The CSP will make payments to [...]

Farm Manager and Executive Director Jobs

July 29, 2009 // 0 Comments

The Phillies Bridge Farm Project, Inc. (PBFP) is a non-profit organization that demonstrates and promotes agriculture that is ecologically sound, community oriented, and [...]

Comprehensive Publication for Beginning Farmers

July 27, 2009 // 0 Comments

Cultivate the Soil: Resources for Beginning and Small Scale Farmers and Ranchers in Washington State is a 2008 Publication by Megan McPhaden from the Washington State [...]