Some on this list may be interested in this post from the Greenhorns: +++THE GREENHORNS want to create a map with information that young farmers can use. ++++++
The Greenhorns and the National Young Farmerıs Coalition are partnering to revamp a young farmer mapping project, Serve Your Country Food (www.serveyourcountryfood.net). This project aims to provide a national network of young farmers and new farmer entrepreneurs with information they can put to use in the project of fixing America. Young farmers have an incredible diversity of needs; work on this project will involve merging data layers from governmental soil surveys and agricultural censuses with contemporary, geo-coded information about young farmer action around the country. As national young farmer momentum grows, so does our need for a smart map that can track national trends and provide necessary services to young farmers. We want to map a regional and national data set for use in business planning coordination cooperation and food systems planning. We are looking for someone interested in grassroots mapping, with skills in GIS and data organization, to lead the technical portion of this project. The time commitment is negotiable, although we are looking for someone to commit for the summer (July and August) to help us envision and map our project. If interested, please send your resume and any relevant projects to Louisa Denison at [email protected]. If you are not GIS-skilled but interested in getting involved in the project, get in touch and weıll figure out something for you to do. _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org
