Crop Mobs: Volunteerism Returns to Farming – Video, Articles
Volunteerism as Backbone of Farming: Return of the Barn Raising by Sami Grover – with video from UNC-TV Conceived originally as a means for landless farmers to get [...]
Small Farms
Carrot Project Small & Beginning Farmer Loan Update
The Maine Farm Business Loan Fund The Carrot Project is pleased to announce a collaboration with Coastal Enterprises, Inc., The Maine Farm Business Loan Fund is for small [...]
NSAC Weekly Agriculture Policy News Roundup
This week the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) released a new Guide to USDA Funding for Local and Regional Food Systems which identifies and explains key [...]
Senator Hagan co-sponsors amendments to food safety bill
Senator Hagan is co-sponsoring the amendments introduced by Senator Tester to exempt small-scale food processors and direct-marketing farmers from provisions of the [...]
Agriculture Department: Public Input Sought for May 13 Food Safety Listening Session
SOURCE: Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (See original article HERE) State, Federal Officials Seek Insight on Fresh Produce Processing, Handling HARRISBURG, Pa., April [...]
Will the USDA Doom Locally Produced Meat?
From Salon.com New testing regulations may end small-scale meat production — and keep the market safe for the big boys By Sara Breselor That wailing you hear in the [...]
Why worry about the agriculture of the middle?
A white paper by Fred Kirschenmann, Steve Stevenson, Fred Buttel, Tom Lyson and Mike Duffy From: https://www.agofthemiddle.org Over 80% of farmland in the U.S. is managed by [...]
Direct Marketing Livestock and Poultry: A Resource Guide
NEWS FROM THE SMALL FARMS PROGRAM AT CORNELL TOPIC: Direct Marketing Livestock and Poultry: A Resource Guide [...]
NSAC News: Research Grants, Crop Insurance Reform, SARE
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) Weekly News Roundup April 5-April 9, 2010 This was another slow week in the capitol, with Congress out in the second week of [...]
Joel Salatin Lecture in New York City April 4th
Joel Salatin Lecture: “Can You Feed the World? –Answering Elitism, Production, and Choice.” Sunday, April 4, 2010 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Teachers College [...]
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