Agriculture
The following is a collection of resources around the intersection of free/libre/open and agricutlure/permaculture. Please feel free to break this page down into parts.
Project FRESH is an educational program providing participants with coupons to purchase locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables at participating farmer’s markets.
FarmBridge wants to "provide free software that will help the local foods movement grow!"
"The National Young Farmers' Coalition is a new organization, created by and for young and beginning farmers in the United States." Their Farm Hack Project is "a resource for farmers who embrace the long-standing farm traditions of tinkering, inventing, fabricating, tweaking, and fixing things that they broke."
Wanna Farm is a blog from Blue Fox Farm in Southern Oregon. "One of the things that will help us maintain farmers is by being innovative and creative in creating our farming systems. Hope the info here can contribute to that. Email me at wannafarm [at] gmail [dawt] com"
The Greenhorns is a documentary/community about the emerging young farmer's movement. Here's their blog.
http://www.landshare.org/index.html
Related to the FLO Farm Project
FLO Farm was a project in 2009 to turn a piece of land in Eastern Pennsylvania into a free/libre/open-source farm. That land didn't work out. FLOFarm may live on. Below are resources collected during that intial project.
Land Trusts
http://www.pccfarmlandtrust.org/
Disintermediation
http://www.localfoodsystems.org/
Holton Farms is a CSA aggregator that delivers Vermont produce to consumers in New York City.
DIY Technology
Eggzy "manage your backyard chickens online."
Community Organizing
North East Ohio Food Web is a local food action group in NE Ohio.
Agricultural Research
The Land Institute is a cutting edge, science-based organization that promotes an alternative to current destructive agricultural practices. Our work is dedicated to advancing perennial grain crops and polyculture farming solutions.
Pennsylvania Farms
Red Earth Farm "Red Earth Farm is a family-owned and operated farm dedicated to bringing the freshest chemical-free produce to your table." 1025 Red Dale Road Orwigsburg, PA 17961:: 570.943.3460
PA Renewable Energy Festival "Our goal is to inform and educate ourselves and the public on renewable energy production, energy efficiency, and sustainable living through meetings, workshops, educational materials, and energy fairs."
Journey's End Farm "Journey's End Farm is a PA certified organic farm located in northeastern Pennsylvania just outside the village of Sterling. Driving time is approximately 2-3 hours from both New York City Philadelphia and approximately 4.5 hours from Washington, D.C."
Goals/Visions
- Arts and Crafts Center
- Open Source Fabrication Laboratory
- Content
- Documentation
- Perma/Vermiculture and Plant Nursery
- Land for LARPing
- Experimental Architecture
- Yoga, Wellness and Healing Space
- Residency program for people working on mid-long term projects
- Local food kitchen and CSA
- Farmland
- Classes
- Media Studio
Possible Collaborators
Permaculture folks
OSE community
window farmers
greenbustour.com
jordan schacter
Revenerds Jackson of the Brooklyn Rescue Mission
http://www.plovgh.com/index.html
Similar Spaces
http://dachaproject.com/about-the-dacha/
"Radical Simplicity: Living Car-Free and Off The Grid at the Possibility Alliance"
"Family Survives as Minimalists" about the Possibility Alliance.
Building Resources
Open Architecture Network has hundreds of open sourced building designs and we can add our own. Check out this 25 min presentation by the founder.
http://www.simondale.net/house/gallery.htm
Currency
Land valuation metrics
- Average/Square
Calculate current and potential production value/acre/year. Create acre currency redeemable for one year of land production. Cultivate the land to make the currency more valuable.
Artifacts
http://www.anuvar.org/flofarm/game.html
More
Project FRESH is an educational program providing participants with coupons to purchase locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables at participating farmer’s markets.
FarmBridge wants to "provide free software that will help the local foods movement grow!"
"The National Young Farmers' Coalition is a new organization, created by and for young and beginning farmers in the United States." Their Farm Hack Project is "a resource for farmers who embrace the long-standing farm traditions of tinkering, inventing, fabricating, tweaking, and fixing things that they broke."
Wanna Farm is a blog from Blue Fox Farm in Southern Oregon. "One of the things that will help us maintain farmers is by being innovative and creative in creating our farming systems. Hope the info here can contribute to that. Email me at wannafarm [at] gmail [dawt] com"
The Greenhorns is a documentary/community about the emerging young farmer's movement. Here's their blog.
Windowfarms are vertical, hydroponic, modular, low-energy, high-yield edible window gardens built using low-impact or recycled local materials.
The Plant List is a working list of all known plant species.
Fuel for food — energy use in the U.S. food system
Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture is a non-profit farm and education center located just 25 miles north of Manhattan in Pocantico Hills, New York. Stone Barns operates an 80-acre four-season farm and is working on broader initiatives to create a healthy and sustainable food system. Through our Growing Farmers Initiative, children’s education programs, and diverse public awareness programs, we aim to improve the way America eats and farms.
Garden Sharing: Farming Meets Social Networks
2010 NYC Urban Agriculture Roundup from The Greenest. Events at Farm City new visions for urban agriculture 2010.
Landshare connects growers to people with land to share.
We Patch connects people looking for gardening space with those who have space to offer.
The New York City Regional Foodshed Initiative expands the preliminary analysis of the regional capacity to produce food and involves an in-depth examination of the local food production capacity of the New York City Metropolitan Region.
Food Systems NYC is a membership based organization designed to foster communication and cultivate community amongst various stake holders and professionals working across the food system.
Food Systems Network NYC has compiled a list of online resources for finding quality local cooking ingredients, eating out at local, farmer-friendly restaurants, getting involved in community gardening, and finding tools, resources, and support for becoming involved in food systems work.