Next Generation

Urban organic farming center opens on Guelph campus

The University of Guelph, home to the first organic agriculture major in North America, officially opened the Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming in September.

Call to arms: Young farmers assert their needs, hopes and vision

"Arms strong and hands calloused, eyes open to the beauty of every morning, spirits prepared for the long row still to hoe, hearts full with the support of family and community…" begins the lyrical manifesto posted by Severine von Tscharner Fleming, 27, director of The Greenhorns and farmer/activist in the Hudson Valley of New York, and Zoë Ida Bradbury, 29, Oregon farmer and Food & Society Policy Fellow.

Fertile Minds

Innovative MSU ag professor sows the seeds for a new generation of organic farmers

By Dan Sullivan

Building your own - 8

A compost windrow-turner made to order

Circumstances beyond our control have forced us to go a little easier on ourselves, for a change. Thank heavens.

By Don DeVault

Filling a niche

Growing at 4200 feet, Home Farm specializes in mixed salad greens and specialty breads for the bustling San Isidro Farmers' Market

Back in Pittsburgh, Susanna concedes that while not everything she has learned is applicable, some lessons travel well

By Susanna Meyer

From conventional dairy to certified organic, grass-based creamery

Thanks to a bit of imagination, entrepreneurship, and lots of hard work, this Minnesota dairy is being passed to the next generation as a thriving, integrated on-farm business

By Deborah Hyk

Making farms the engine of economic growth ... and community connection

On the shores of Lake Champlain, the Intervale Foundation has established one of the nation's most successful farm incubator programs, giving would-be farmers access to land, equipment and training--and the city's residents access to great food, responsible recycling, and a wealth of other benefits.

By Laura Sayre and Dan Sullivan
December 9, 2004, Burlington, VT

Training, workshops, urban agriculture programs and relief activities for sustainable farmers in Palestine

March 31, 2005

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