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Comment by Cornelia on October 30, 2009 at 1:56pm -
Novella Carpenter is coming to Boston!!!
'Farm City' Author Novella Carpenter
Location: Fort Point Artists Community store, 12 Farnsworth St, Boston
Cost: $10
When: Friday, 11/13/2009 5:30PM
Click here to reserve your spaces! http://www.slowfoodboston.com/reserve.cfm?eno=480
Details:
Novella Carpenter lives in Oakland. I mean, really IN Oakland. As in downtown. But that certainly hasn't stopped her from farming - and she has now written a memoir chronicling the transformation of her backyard from bare land to full-blown animal & veggie paradise!
The book, Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer, is newly released, and we've coaxed Novella out of sunny California to cool New England to read from it and talk more about her experiences. By doing so, we hope to be inspired to make a little more out of our available space on rooftops, outside windowsills or in yards.
In order to tie Novella's work back to local issues, we've invited Belmont resident (& resident chicken expert) Joan Teebagy to join us. More people are opting to raise their own hens for eggs, and Joan teaches classes on the subject at Codman Farms in Lincoln. But be sure to check your town laws! As many of you may have read, there is an on-going battle in Arlington about residents rights to keep backyard chickens.
So join us right after work on Friday, November 13th at 5:30pm. We'll have some light nibbles, a little cider, and enjoy the reading & discussions that commence. RSVPs and a $10 donation to the Slow Food fund that supports local agriculture are duly requested.
Directions:
Made in Fort Point, the FPAC Store is located at 12 Farnsworth St, just off Congress Street and next to the new Flour Bakery.
The gallery space is a 5 to 10 minute walk from the South Station Red Line T, or the Court House stop on the Silver Line. There is also street parking in the area.
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Comment by Cornelia on June 17, 2009 at 2:00pm
- NOFA Mass has a list of terrific Practical Skills Workshops here. Composting toilets! Medicinal herbs! Canning! Advanced cheesemaking!
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Comment by Lisa on June 16, 2009 at 3:40pm - Hi Everyone! The Urban Homesteaders Meet-up group I started (http://www.meetup.com/Urban-Homesteaders/) has exploded! We have 55 members and 22-32 planning to come to our first meeting on Saturday. I hope some of you will consider joining!
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Comment by Cornelia on April 14, 2009 at 11:17am
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Cool story about local grower-entrepreneurs "Green City Growers" in the Somerville News
Ten Reasons to Own a Backyard Farm:
1. Locally grown food tastes better
2. Fresh produce is better for you
3. Backyard farms can cost up to 20 percent less than the local market
4. You know exactly where your food is coming from
5. Reduces energy use
6. Local foods have more variety
7. Guaranteed 100 percent natural
8. Support your local farmer!
9. Backyard farms build community
10. It is in investment in your future
Source: Green City Growers
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Comment by Cornelia on February 27, 2009 at 4:02pm
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d'oh! The dates are wrong on the web site - sorry folks! It's now the next weekend. Thanks to Ryan for the update!
Somerville Maple Syrup Project - The Boil Down
Kicking off the 2008 season at the Somerville Community Growing Center…
The Somerville Maple Syrup Project will fire their sap into syrup at The Boil Down on Friday March 13 and Saturday March 14 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to stop by to learn about and taste the sap & syrup collected from Somerville trees.
For more information contact Aviva at 617-628-9988 or email aviva.asher@gmail.com.
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Comment by Arthur on February 18, 2009 at 4:18pm - For our MA friends, they are trying to start up MA affinity plates for your car that support MA Agricultural Trust Fund.
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Comment by Pam on February 18, 2009 at 3:56pm -
There's an Assistant Director job opening at the Natick Community Organic Farm:
http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/324735-28/c
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Comment by Cornelia on February 17, 2009 at 11:37am
- Garden Coordinator job at City Sprouts in Cambridge http://www.citysprouts.org/
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Comment by Meg on January 29, 2009 at 4:48pm - future_reference, I'm about to start outdoor gardening for the first time & need to buy myself a whole variety of seeds -- want to coordinate? I haven't got anything yet, but I'd be happy to share whatever I buy, especially if you've got heirloom seeds to trade!!
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Comment by Cornelia on January 15, 2009 at 11:09am
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Is anyone else going to the NOFA/Mass conference this weekend? There are some great workshops on organic gardening planning, community farms, animals and bees, nutrient dense crops, winter crops, pest control...SO MUCH good stuff for growers and dreamers alike. I'll be there with my friend Brendon and I'd love to meet you.
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Farmer Veterans
Today is Veterans Day and Farm Aid thanks all the veterans who have served our country. In honor of their service, I want to introduce you to a group of veterans who are beginning new careers as farmers and growers of the Good Food Movement. 
Not long after the Farm Aid concert in early October, we received an email from Michael O'Gorman, project director of the Farmer-Veteran Coalition (FVC). The FVC brought a group of veterans to St. Louis and mounted an excellent exhibit in our HOMEGROWN Village at the show. Reflecting on the experience, Michael wrote, "Our group...included twenty two veterans—twenty of them post-9/11, fifteen who served in Iraq or Afghanistan or both, and fifteen of whom are pursuing careers in farming or the good food movement. It was a very powerful experience for these men and women to meet each other—some for the first time—and to feel part of a very unique group that shares such profound experience in common. Farm Aid was a wonderful experience for them to see young farmers treated as heroes—something they are both searching for and deserving of. And of course they all went absolutely berserk when Willie came on stage with our hat!!"
Willie and Farm Aid are proud to have hosted the Farmer-Veteran Coalition in St. Louis and honored to include the FVC as a member of our Farmer Resource Network. The FVC is a California-based non-profit organization whose long-term goal is creating 10,000 new farmers from the ranks of some two million returning post-9/11 veterans. This goal is not merely a pipe dream: rural Americans disproportionately over-populate the ranks of the military, representing roughly 65% of all service members. Fully committed to growing the good food movement and to the notion that nourishing the land helps nourish the soul, the FVC's mission is "to mobilize our food and farming community to create healthy and viable futures for America's veterans by enlisting their help in 1) building our green economy, 2) rebuilding our rural communities, and 3) securing a safe and healthy food supply".The FVC, which is explicitly non-political, welcomes all returning vets and connects them with help in employment, training, and replenishing their lives on America's farms. In addition to working with veterans groups all over the country, the FVC is currently expanding its connections to new farmer training programs, building its mentoring program among established farmers and food industry professionals, and gathering resources to help veterans find financing for land or further education.
Click here to read more about the Farmer Veterans Coalition's visit to Farm Aid.
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