NEW ONLINE TOOL: MarketMaker
MarketMaker is the largest and most in-depth database of its kind featuring a diverse community of food-related businesses: buyers,…
Combating Palmer Amaranth
In the latest USDA Midwest Climate Hub Update the Hub issues a warning about the super weed Palmer Amaranth….
Nashville Farmers Market Survey
We want to know what you love about the market, what could be improved and any additional feedback you…
The Master Gardener Program: Sign-up June 1- August 1, 2017
The Montgomery County Extension Office will be accepting applications for the fall Master Gardener course from June 1 through…
WARNING: Spotted Wing Drosophila in TN
This insect has the potential to reach high numbers very quickly and can be devastating to small fruit crops…
How to Identify Your Pasture Grasses
Back by popular demand: A number of On Pasture readers have asked for help identifying what they’ve got growing…
TN Hemp Industry Association Meeting – Tonight!
Speakers for our July 14th meeting are Representative Jay Reedy, Clint Palmer and Cody Seals.
New Farmers Market Guide
Cornucopia’s handy farmers market guide helps market patrons ask farmers the kinds of insightful questions that an organic certifying…
TSU Small Farm Expo – July 20th
TSU’s Department of Agriculture, Human and Natural Sciences presents the 2017 Small Farm Expo on July 20th, 8:00am- 2:00pm
FORUM: Eat Grow Repeat – TOMORROW! (June 23rd)
Our June Urban Design Forum, “Grow, Eat, Repeat,” features a diverse panel of professionals that will discuss food systems…
WEBINAR: Learn more about SNAP – June 22nd
SNAP (Food Stamps) helps more than one million Tennesseans – mostly children, seniors, and the working poor – put…
FILM: Writer & farm activist Wendell Berry – July 17th: Chattanooga
LOOK & SEE, a cinematic portrait of Wendell Berry, farmer, activist, and one of America’s most significant living writers….
BUYING/SELLING/SHARING/HIRING
HIRING: Conference Coordinator at SAWG
Posted June 1st
Southern SAWG (Sustainable Agriculture Working Group) is seeking an experienced Conference Coordinator to manage and carry out…SEEKING: Land to Farm
Posted May 25th
We are in our second year apprenticing at Caney Fork Farms, and our goal is to have…
SEEKING: Certified organic eggplant and pepper transplants
Posted May 25th
Contact Green Door Gourmet if you have any to sell with varieties, amounts available and price.
SEEKING: Hitch field cultivators
Posted May 4th
Do you any of you have or know of an implement like this that we could possibly…
NEWS
New Certification for Bee-Friendly Farms
A new certification program enables agricultural producers to let consumers know they are farming in ways that benefit bees….
NPR: Congress and Farmers Are Shocked By Proposed USDA Cuts
Top officials at the U.S. Department of Agriculture didn’t even try to act enthusiastic as they unveiled details of…
Map shows the importance of small and medium farms in tackling global food security
Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota reports that “different foods providing different essential micronutrients isn’t news….
A Guide to Farming-Friendly Solar
Locally grown goods from farms and sustainable energy are good things that seem quintessentially Vermont. But sometimes the production…
Sustainable Agriculture Advocacy in 2017
With a new president and the 115th Congress recently sworn in, farmers and sustainable agriculture advocates around the country…
New Organic Animal Welfare Standards are Good for Farmers and Consumers
Consumers who choose to buy organic eggs, poultry, and meat expect organic farmers to raise their animals in the…
MTSU Launches Degree In Fermentation Science
Middle Tennessee State University says its newest degree program will allow students to tap into a growing industry in…
Costs of Pastured Broiler Operations Based on Data from Small-Scale Farms
Many small-scale and limited-resource farmers use “hobby scale” technologies to produce food for home consumption and as a source…
TOGA included in the 2016 Good Food Org Guide
Food Tank and the James Beard Foundation have just released the third annual Good Food Org Guide, which features…
2016 National Organic Research Agenda Report
These recommendations are based on OFRF’s 2015 survey of organic farmers, nationwide listening sessions with organic farmers, and a…
Senator Stabenow Announces the Urban Agriculture Act of 2016
Most Comprehensive Urban Agriculture Bill to be Introduced in Congress Will Create New Economic Opportunities, Increase Access to Healthy…
USDA Releases Labeling Guideline for Animal-Raising Claims
It is the must-attend event for those serious about sustainable and organic farming and creating more vibrant community…