"A lot has changed for American agriculture since Ben Franklin wrote his (almanac), and we wonder how much will change yet. With this almanac, we assert our voices as new agrarians. No matter what the weather holds, we seek life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and farming … [Read more...] about Greenhorns: The New Farmer’s Almanac (2013)
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“FIRE” An Emergency Puppet Show for Peace
Announcing the performance of "FIRE" an Emergency Puppet Show for Peace, by the famed theatre troop: Bread and Puppet, now in their 51st season. August 16 6 PM Keeseville Grange Hall, Keeseville, NY All Donations Support Peace Efforts The show is 35 minutes, and only 5 … [Read more...] about “FIRE” An Emergency Puppet Show for Peace
Greenhorns’ OUR LAND Is Finalist in Film Festival
[OUR LAND Urban from The Greenhorns on Vimeo.] Dear Essex Community, Severine here, Essex resident and director of Greenhorns, a grassroots organization working to produce media and cultural events for beginning farmers across the country. Greenhorns is a five year old … [Read more...] about Greenhorns’ OUR LAND Is Finalist in Film Festival
Essex-Whallonsburg Entrepreneurs Meeting
Wow! I am thrilled with the great feedback and a flurry of new additions to the growing list of people doing business in Essex, who'da thunk? I believe we are an Entrepreneurial Magnet. (Just check out the tags listed below to see our large group of local entrepreneurs, and the … [Read more...] about Essex-Whallonsburg Entrepreneurs Meeting
First Essex Blog Giveaway Winner
Congratulations to the winner of the first Essex on Lake Champlain Blog Giveaway: Thomas Flanagan! He won a copy of Greenhorns: 50 Dispatches from the New Farmers’ Movement. Greenhorns is a collection of personal essays from the front lines of the back-to-farming movement … [Read more...] about First Essex Blog Giveaway Winner