THINKING ABOUT FARMING? THINK AGAIN.
There's a new way to farm. It's called SPIN, and it is causing people to re-think not only how to farm, but what it means to be a farmer today.
...and finds out that each SPIN farmer is one of a kind, but all of a type. Read about them here...
SPIN VENTURES TO WALL STREET...As co-host of Agriculture 2.0, SPIN aims to bring together innovators and investors to take sustainability mainstream. Join us...
Come Hear About SPIN!
Putting Down Roots, American Community Gardening Association, Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus, OH, Aug. 6-9...American Public Health Assoc. annual conference, Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 9-11.
LEARN SPIN FROM THE GROUND UP...Internship available at a biodynamic SPIN farm in Middletown NY. Contact Linda Borghi at Abundant Life Farm for details...
SPIN IN PERSPECTIVE...Farming journal opinion piece by Martin Harris Jr. explores where SPIN fits into the broader trends shaping our country today...
NEW GUIDE RIPE FOR THE PICKIN'!
Grow Your Business! Preview Guide # 16 on our order form to see how you can expand your sales with micio greens and shoot production, winter storage crops and a crafts product line. When you order you'll be invited to join the free SPIN email group where you can collaborate with sub-acre farmers from all around the world. One member raves, "So many of you have not only answered my questions, but you have also answered questions I didn't yet know I had!"
MAKE SPIN PART OF YOUR OUTREACH...Use this do-it-yourself Power Point to show people how to bring agriculture back home...
CBC VISITS THE FATHER OF SPIN...
...that would be Wally, and you can come along!
WHAT'S UP IN THE SPIN EMAIL GROUP (free membership with any guide purchase) :
More debate on proposed food safety bill...Optimal distance to market...Securing an addendum to a farm sale agreement to ensure future organic certification...Love that CooLBot...Tricks for storing onion sets to prevent spoilage...Selling stinging nettle as a high-value crop...Harvesting and re-planting techniques for leafy greens...Recipe for springtime soup that fetches $7/jar...Growing all kinds of peas in Portland.... Cheap local sources for loads of compost...Dealing with rain damage....Recovering from a high tunnel disaster near Pike's Peak..Heat intensive crop recommendations from Trinidad...Who knew farming could become addictive?...
WHAT DOES WALLY GROW?Check out these cash crops.
SPIN Farmer Kipp Nash Featured in Natural Home magazineRead how he's cultivating community in a Boulder, CO subdivision.
MAKE A DEAL FOR BACKYARD CROPLAND
Here's how SPIN farmers negotiate the use of cropland close to home.
CULTIVATE CUSTOMERS ONLINEEasy-to-create and cheap-to-maintain websites just for SPIN farmers available now.
- Some practice SPIN in their backyards in the city. Others do it on front lawns in the suburbs.
- Some do it part-time, others full-time.
- Some are young and just starting out, while others are older and on their third or fourth careers.
- Some have more money than they know what to do with, and others have less than they need.
- Some are convinced the world is doomed, while others are trying to save it.
What unites them all is a calling to farm.
If you want to follow your calling...
follow them...