Reflections
Groundswell Goes to Kentucky, Finds Friends in the Local & Just Foods Movement
Wendell Berry greets the crowd at the SAEA conference. By Sam Bosco, Groundswell CRAFT Coordinator It may be strange to see Groundswell, Lexington, Kentucky (over 650 miles away), and the…
Read MoreReport from the Field: The Nuts and Bolts of Getting Started in Farming
, What kinds of pathways can an aspiring farmer take to get up and running? And what new tools can be found in a Northeast-based beginning farmer’s toolkit? This past…
Read MorePolicies and Polycultures: Reflections on Race, Class and Ethnicity at the NOFA Winter Conference
by Rachel Firak In January, I was lucky enough to attend the annual Winter Conference of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY). This year’s theme was a…
Read MoreGroundswell Highlights of 2009
GROUNDSWELL HIGHLIGHTS 2009 Thanks to the efforts and talents of so many Groundswell volunteers, we made steady progress in 2009 towards the goal of establishing comprehensive farm-based training and education…
Read MoreReflections on the 2009 Farm-Based Education Association Conference
By Todd McLane, West Haven Farm Manager It was a cold dark November morning as I prepared to embark on an exciting trip with Groundswell’s Director Joanna Green. We were…
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