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Sutcliffe Vineyards

June 29, 2012 By admin

Capturing the Brilliance of Place Tucked below the east face of Battle Rock in the far southwestern corner of Colorado, John Sutcliffe struggles for control of McElmo Canyon. Growing grapes at 5,300 feet above sea level isn’t just a matter of turning sunlight into sugar, but rather also part of his strategy against what he […]

Filed Under: Business - self, Business to business: Restaurants and Cafes, Colorado, Direct Marketing, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Fruits, Horticultural crops, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Processing, SW book, Value added

Sugar Maple Emu Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Emus provide product mix Brodhead, Wisconsin In a state where one expects to see dairy cows dotting the fields, Sugar Maple Emu Farm outside Brodhead, Wisconsin, defies tradition with a herd of emus, bringing new perspectives to the business of farming. The novelty of emus, combined with the animals’ usability, proves to be a marketable […]

Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Business - family, Developing new products, Direct to Customer, Direct: farm stand, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Emus, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Internet/Website, Livestock, Marketing - Ag specific, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Non-food ag-related, On-Farm Visits, Processing, Product Innovations, Tourism and Recreation, Value added, Visual Arts, Wisconsin

Ferrell Secakuku Restores Hopi Orchards

June 29, 2012 By admin

Return of the Peaches They may receive scant and unpredictable rainfall, but the Hopi mesas of northern Arizona support some of the oldest continuously inhabited communities in North America. When the Spaniards arrived in the region almost five centuries ago, the Hopi were agriculturalists. They recognized the peaches the Spaniards brought as excellent additions to […]

Filed Under: Arizona, Community Development and Design, Community-Based Approach, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Environment, econ, culture, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Fruits, Herbs & flowers, Horticultural crops, Native Tree Species, Program - community, Project Identification, Design, and Implementation, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Promoting History & Culture, Public Policy, Rural Business Development, SW book, Vegetables

Lost Cabin Ranch

June 29, 2012 By admin

The Story of Our Intentions “I really believe,” Rebecca Routson says, “that every square foot of this earth requires its own particular attention.” The particular piece of earth Rebecca and her husband Don attend to is an organic farm in the Williamson Valley northwest of Prescott, Arizona. It is a place of unconventional beauty, set […]

Filed Under: Arizona, Beef and Dairy, Business - family, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Grass farming/free range, Horticultural crops, Livestock, Methods, Organic farming, Poultry, SW book, Vegetables

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