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2012 Practical Farmers of Iowa Annual Conference

July 21, 2011 // 0 Comments

SAVE THE DATE 2012 Practical Farmers of Iowa Annual Conference January 12-14, 2012; Scheman Building, Iowa State University campus, Ames, Iowa Made From Scratch Practical [...]

School Garden & Urban Agriculture Conference, New York

July 20, 2011 // 1 Comment

Growing together with The Three Sisters (and a Brother) School Garden & Urban Agriculture Conference, Rochester, New York: July 25, 26, 27, 2011 Featuring: Lynne Cherry [...]

Farm to School and School Garden Bill Passed in Oregon

July 20, 2011 // 0 Comments

Great news: The Oregon State Legislature just passed HB2800, the Farm to School and School Garden Bill!! (From Stacy Sobell – Ecotrust*) HB2800, a revised version of [...]

Small Farm For Rent, Virginia

July 19, 2011 // 31 Comments

This farm has been rented, but please check out https://www.beginningfarmers.org/finding-land-to-farm/ for information about how to find other opportunities. Small Farm for [...]

Sustainable Farming Workshops For Women, By Women

July 18, 2011 // 1 Comment

In Her Boots: Sustainable Farming Workshops For Women, By Women Description: These day-long, on-farm workshops provide women farmers and food-focused business owners with [...]

Agriculture News From Congress, USDA – Week of 6/11-15/2011

July 18, 2011 // 0 Comments

From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition CONGRESSIONAL Agriculture NEWS House Holds Farm Credit Hearing On Thursday, July 14, the House Subcommittee on Agriculture [...]

Food & Farm Activist Retreat, Maine

July 15, 2011 // 1 Comment

Food & Farm Activist Retreat – Sedgwick, Maine, August 10 -16 2011. Contact Food for Maine’s Future for program information: 207-244-0908 or [...]

Farm Bill Crop Insurance and Conservation Compliance Legislation

July 15, 2011 // 4 Comments

Proposal to link Farm Bill crop insurance to conservation compliance Group wants Conservation Compliance tied to crop insurance, By Ken Anderson, Brownfield Ag News One of [...]

Growing Vegetables May Land Michigan Woman in Jail

July 14, 2011 // 2 Comments

This boarders on the absurd, but appears to be real. A Michigan woman has been charged with a misdemeanor for growing a garden in her front yard, and threatened with jail [...]

Law Will Ease Regulatory Burdens for Small Producers in Illinois

July 12, 2011 // 4 Comments

New Illinois Law Will Ease Regulatory Burdens for Small Food Producers Illinois SB 840, exempts small, home-based food businesses producing certain “non-hazardous” food [...]