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Washington Young Farmers' Coalition Reports back from 33rd Annual Horsedrawn Auction and Swap Meet
By Tierney Creech, Washington Young Farmers’ Coalition The Washington Young Farmers Coalition hoofed it down to Madras, Oregon this month to the 33rd Annual Horsedrawn Auction and Swap Meet hosted by the Small Farmer’s Journal. Five days of clinics, demonstrations, auctions and the chance to meet horse farmers from around the west sounded like more…
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Southern Vermont Beginning Farmers Summit
Southern Vermont Beginning Farmers Summit Bennington College Saturday April 30th, 2011 10am-12pm The Southern Vermont Beginning Farmers Summit is a free event for young and beginning farmers (both practicing and aspiring) who are located in Southern Vermont and surrounding areas. The event is centered around discussing and workshopping through issues facing beginning farmers, including but…
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Southern Vermont Beginning Farmers Summit
The Southern Vermont Beginning Farmers Summit is a free event for young and beginning farmers (both practicing and aspiring) who are located in Southern Vermont and surrounding areas. The event is centered around discussing and workshopping through issues facing beginning farmers, including but not limited to: accessing capital, accessing land/land tenure, and using federal funding…
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Chesapeake Watershed – Conservation Practices
Last month, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service published a new study assessing the effects of structural and management conservation practices on cultivated land in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. The study looked at how various conservation practices effect erosion, soil quality and estuary health. Specifically, the study looked at “reductions in losses of sediment, nutrients…
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Young Farmer News 4.12.11
“At the end of the day, members of the House Agriculture Committee and I will write the next farm bill” -Rep Farm Lucas, OK Subsidies still on the chopping block (Agriculture.com) USA Rice Producers’ Group upset about Rep. Ryan’s proposal to “cut $30 billion from commodity, crop insurance and trade promotion programs with $18 billion…
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Get Hooked Up with FoodHub
Ecotrust is a Portland, Oregon-based organization dedicated to inspiring economic activity, social equity, and environmental well-being. This sounds like a formidable challenge, and it is, but Ecotrust is chipping away at it through myriad innovative programs in the Pacific Northwest. From California to Alaska, Ecotrust focuses on fresh thinking in forestry, fisheries, native programs, rangeland management,…
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April 7th Webinar: What It Takes to Grow Healthy Food – Views from the Farm
Increasing access to healthy food is one key mechanism for stemming the tide of obesity and diabetes sweeping America’s young and old. But, what does it take to grow healthy food? Hear from three individuals with a farming perspective on the challenges of growing fruits and vegetables and insight into the impacts of the Farm…
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Mid-Atlantic Young Growers Alliance Supports the Next Generation
By Zoe Abram Young Growers Alliance A few weeks ago, Ben Wenk, a seventh generation farmer at Three Springs Fruit Farm in Adams County, PA, reached out to the National Young Farmers Coalition about opportunities to collaborate with the Young Growers Alliance, an organization he currently chairs. Talking with Ben about the YGA bled into…
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Matt and Jen Schwab, WA
Matt and Jen Schwab own and operate Inspiration Plantation in Ridgefield, WA. Inspiration Plantation is a 24 acre diversified family farm that specializes in pasture raised animals.