-
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
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!
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
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
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…
-
Bootstrap: News from the Montana Banana Belt
By Tracy Potter-Fins, County Rail Farm There is a lot we don’t know. As our starts get bigger and planted out, we’re seeing how inexperienced we are in greenhouse and hoophouse management. Because we don’t have quite enough space on the farm for all of our plants, we’ve been renting a portion of a greenhouse…
-
USDA Conservation Programs: Are They Working for New Farmers?
A recent release of information on funding allocations of two of the USDA’s major land conservation programs highlights the role that those two sources play in providing funding for beginning farmers and ranchers, socially disadvantaged farmers, and limited resource farmers. The two programs, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP),…
-
Young Farmer News 5.2.11
Organic Soil Webinar: Missouri Beginning Farmers Program TONIGHT! 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Joel Gruver of Western Illinois University will be giving a powerpoint presentation titled “Getting Started in Organic Farming- Soil Basics.” This is one part in a three part series, with the subsequent two Mondays serving as question and answer sessions regarding soil basics.…
-
Greenhorns Premier! May 11th, Anthology Film Archives, NYC. Fundraiser for the National Young Farmers' Coalition
If you’re in NYC on May 11th, there’s only one place to be: The Greenhorns NYC Premier >>>>> Followed by a panel of young farmers and farm activists. May 11th, 2011, 7-9pm Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Avenue, NYC All proceeds will go to the National Young Farmers’ Coalition, and will help us send young farmers…