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(LINK) Backyard Aquaponics →
Thanks to oldboychoi for recommending this site!
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Until I fly down to Loooousiana for my internship with Our School at Blair Grocery! I’m almost all packed and ready to go! In preparation, I’m reading Nine Lives: Mystery, Magic, Death, and Life in New Orleans by Dan Baum.
I’m so very excited to spend some time in the Lower Ninth and remember what life outside of the homogeneous idealistic bubble is like. Not that I don’t...
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Hey South Florida fam: click for homestead-fresh... →
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Any recommendations for tea-free infusions...
My body has made its last stand against caffeine. I need warm liquid to get through winter!
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Happy Solstice!
(x-posted from my personal tumblr)
Days get longer just after midnight local time!
There is a lot to reflect on from this go round the sun. My first year knowing my farmers, my first season really farming, the never-ending celebration (and challenge) that is marriage. I learned to take better care of myself physically, I have (as always) evolved emotionally, and I’ve grown as a partner, a...
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Hahahahaha. CSA humor. Awesome. →
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100 Best Permaculture & Homesteading Books: The... →
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(LINK) Corporate Control? Not in These Communities →
Since 1998, more than 125 municipalities have passed ordinances that explicitly put their citizens’ rights ahead of corporate interests, despite the existence of state and federal laws to the contrary. These communities have banned corporations from dumping toxic sludge, building factory farms, mining, andextracting water for bottling. Many have explicitly refused to recognize corporate...
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If you're interested in info on an awesome plant... →
[Reblogged: not my page!] Awesome assignment on Solanaceae, in tumblr form! Solanums… yummm…. I’m getting ready to roast some potatoes right now, but I could REALLY go for an Arkansas Marvel sammich right now ;)
(But my favorite veggie family is still brassicaz 4 lyfe! all dayyyyy! Damn right there’s gonna be some Brussels sprouts roasted with those potatoes)
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WatchThis is a really interesting concept. One challenge I see is integrating this technology with existing local food networks. While the “dating site of food systems” model will certainly reach the younger crowd, what about the generation of farmers, purchasing managers, and shoppers that have yet to adopt (/may never adopt) social networking? Gonna ask my mentor what he thinks about this...
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schultz5000 asked: oh and what material was used to cut down weeding. looks like a charcoal mesh material. all i have is extra high tunnel plastic and or plastic drop cloth. wondering what you've seen work best and if there are certain materials to avoid. thank you
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reaching out
Okay blogging farmers (and farming bloggers, too), what do you know about aquaponics?
I have 26 days until I get on a plane to New Orleans, and one of my goals during my urban farming internship there is to learn everything I can about their aquaponics setup, aquaponics in general, and hopefully how others have tweaked basic aquaponics setups to better suit specific place-based scenarios.
I want...
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“Never separate the life you live from the words you speak.”
– Paul Wellstone (via citycountrycat)
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(LINK) NicoleFaires.com: A response to a biologist... →
nicolefaires:
Ken Thompson recently wrote a brief article for The Telegraph called Traditional farming in the rainforest… where he says:
Sorry, but it’s no good. I don’t get permaculture. And the more I read, the less I get it. According to an article in the RHS magazine The Garden, permaculture is “a…
Dr. Thompson could have done a Google search for “permaculture” and...
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(LINK) Seattle Tilth →
Seattle Tilth inspires and educates people to grow food organically, conserve natural resources and support local food systems in order to cultivate a healthy urban environment and community.
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(LINK) Grow Food →
GrowFood connects farmers interested in teaching with people interested in farming. We can help you: Work on a farm this weekend; give your kids a real farming adventure; spend some time working in exchange for room, board, and experience; build a career for a lifetime. And change the world. Our mission is to help grow a community of 50 million new small-scale organic farmers. That’s how...
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(LINK) Sustainable Food Jobs →
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(LINK) North American Biodynamic Apprenticeship... →
NABDAP combines two years of structured on-farm training and mentoring with a course of classroom study in biodynamics. NABDAP apprentices benefit from a comprehensive training curriculum, carefully selected mentor farms, and access to networking, support, and educational resources. Graduates of NABDAP are awarded a certificate in biodynamic farming from the Biodynamic Association.
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(LINK) NYFC: Regional and online farmer training... →
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(LINK) National Young Farmers' Coalition →
OUR WORK
NYFC works for young farmers by strengthening their social networks, helping them hone their skills through the facilitation of peer-to-peer learning, and fighting for the policies that will keep them farming for a lifetime.
Social
No one builds a barn alone! NYFC recognizes the integral nature of friendship in building a farming business and securing a farming community. To help...
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“I believe in God, only I spell it Nature.”
– Frank Lloyd Wright (via earthwillprevail)
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schultz5000 asked: tried to send u a WWOOF link. it didnt take