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NATIONAL YOUNG FARMERS COALITION

  • New Farm Additions

    New Farm Additions

    By Tracy Potter-FinsMy friends and family know how much I love animals. I’ve worked with livestock in the past, shearing sheep and slaughtering both fowl and ungulates. When we started talking about the farm just under a year ago, one of the most prevalent questions was, “Will you have animals?” The answer was always, “Yes,…

  • Comment on New Farm Credit Rule by July 25th!

    In the heyday of high summer, while we’re out in the field until after dark planting broccoli starts by headlamp, it’s easy to miss what’s going in the world of agricultural policy. This is a friendly reminder that, while the greens are bolting and the chickens are molting, the Farm Credit Administration is considering a…

  • The Farmer’s Apprentice

    The Farmer’s Apprentice

    Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), an apprentice does not have to be paid the minimum wage. But an apprenticeship must be registered–and the paperwork is abundant. On the plus side, the FLSA also defines the exact expectations for the farmer and apprentice.  The benefits of being within the law, and of having clear…

  • Farm Hack Comes to SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

    By Leanna Mulvihill My name is Leanna Mulvihill and on September 17th, I’m bringing Farm Hack to my school — the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF) in Syracuse, NY. ESF is unique in that every course of study has an environmental focus. There are a lot of…

  • Phillies Bridge Farm Project

    Phillies Bridge Farm Project

    It doesn’t take long to notice that food is the passion at Phillies Bridge Farm Project in Gardiner, New York. The aptly-named farm sits in the middle of Phillies Bridge Road, the Sunset Strip of Gardiner farms. Boasting an impressive 65 acres, the farm has been protected through a land trust since 2002. Phillies Bridge…

  • World Farmers Connect Through A Growing Culture

    World Farmers Connect Through A Growing Culture

    By Loren Cardeli & Asher M. Wright, Founders of A Growing Culture Following in the footsteps of visionaries such as Wendell Berry, Joel Salatin, Vendana Shiva, Jon Jeavons, Rudolf Steiner, Elliot Coleman, and the struggling efforts of countless teachers, back-to-the-landers and organic farmers of late 20th century, a new wave of growers emerges. These new…

  • Make a call to protest conservation cuts today!

    Make a call to protest conservation cuts today!

    It’a a National Day of Action to protest cuts made to farm conservation and education programs by the House of Representatives! Call your Senator today to tell him/her that these programs are critical for young and beginning farmers. What kind of cuts are we talking about? -$1 billion from USDA conservation programs, on top of…

  • Employment Law 101: For Farmers

    For many young farmers with a few years of experience, the most difficult part of farming isn’t the hail, the bugs, the fickle customer, or the long hours. It’s a problem that has nothing to do with food: hiring and firing employees. Once a farm grows beyond one acre or so, an individual usually needs…

  • Young Farmer Reacts to Gillibrand Listening Session

    Young Farmer Reacts to Gillibrand Listening Session

    By Kara Cusolito, Ithaca, NY In early June, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) met with groups of farmers and agricultural workers to talk about the measures they’d like to see included in the next Farm Bill, scheduled to move through Congress in 2012. I attended one of these sessions, and wrote about it here. To recap:…

  • Caitlin Arnold and Holly Mills, Oregon

    Caitlin Arnold and Holly Mills, Oregon

    Tell me a little bit about your farm. Sidewalk’s End Farm is located in the city of Portland, Oregon. We farm five city plots and one large rural one, focusing on northwestern hardy, late season, and storage crops. The farm was started by four people–Holly, Jud, Rachel, and Tom–who lived and gardened together for three…

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