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GROW! A Film About Georgia’s Next Generation Of Young Farmers

October 31, 2010 // 1 Comment

By Christine Anthony and Owen Masterson (Civil Eats) The cast of farmers in our documentary GROW! have something in common: a desire to grow clean, fair food on their own [...]

Great Song: Family Farm (Live) – by Chris Dorman

October 27, 2010 // 0 Comments

I think many of you will appreciate this tune. It was written and performed live here by my friend Chris Dorman, a young/beginning farmer as well as a talented musician. You [...]

The Beginning Farmer Quiz: Do You Have What it Takes?

October 18, 2010 // 253 Comments

As part of our Beginning Farmers Booth at Farm Aid I constructed a quiz that attempted to challenge people to think about ‘do you have what it takes to be a [...]

Young Farmers Conference at Stone Barns Center, New York

October 12, 2010 // 2 Comments

Registration is now open for the 3rd annual Young Farmers Conference at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Westchester County, NY. This year’s conference [...]

Ag Opportunities: SARE Grants, Trainings Webinars, and More

October 11, 2010 // 0 Comments

The October 2010 issue of Ag Opportunities from the Missouri Alternatives Center is now online at https://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/agopp/index.htm. It has lots of valuable [...]

The Dangers of School Gardening- Police Pot Raid Yields Tomatoes

October 7, 2010 // 0 Comments

The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that A law enforcement raid on a New Mexico school greenhouse last month involving a helicopter and law enforcement officials wearing [...]

Interesting Beginning Farmer Article

October 1, 2010 // 0 Comments

From:The Stranger, Seattle WA News: Plotting a Revolution A New Generation Plans to Take Over American Agriculture—and Make It Profitable by Cienna Madrid Excerpt: [...]

PFI Starts Savings Incentive Program to Assist Beginning Farmers

September 30, 2010 // 0 Comments

Practical Farmers of Iowa is now taking applications for the organization’s new Savings Incentive Program. Goal is to provide beginning farmers an opportunity to save [...]

Considerations In Farm Enterprise Selection – Free Publications

September 29, 2010 // 0 Comments

For aspiring and beginning farmers, the process of choosing what to produce and planning how to begin is one of the most essential aspects of developing a successful farming [...]