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Hoch Orchard

June 29, 2012 By admin

Creative Farming Nestled deep in the steep, wooded hills and valleys of the Mississippi River is the 30-acre Hoch Orchard, tended by Harry and Jackie Hoch. After leaving the orchard for seven growing seasons, Harry and Jackie decided to return to their apple orchard and raise their family in a rural community. Since 1997, the […]

Filed Under: Branding, Business - cooperative, Business - family, Business to Business: Cooperatives, Business to Business: Natural Food Stores, Buy Local, Consumption and Purchasing, Direct: farmers markets, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Fruits, Horticultural crops, Integrated Pest Management, Management Concerns, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Pest Management, Processing, Sourced from Cooperative Enterprises, Value added

Farm on Wheels

June 29, 2012 By admin

Self-Reliance Linda Noble has known since the age of 12 that she wanted to be a farmer. She married a farmer (Mike) in 1977, and together they started raising hogs, and dairy cows, and rotationally growing alfalfa, corn, and beans. When the farm crisis of the late 80’s hit, they were forced to rethink theirincome […]

Filed Under: Beef and Dairy, Business - family, Buy Local, Consumption and Purchasing, Direct: farmers markets, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Grass farming/free range, Hogs, Livestock, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Organic farming, Poultry, Responsible Purchasing

Heritage Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

A family-integrated agricultural operation Ridgeway, Pennsylvania Take a young couple firmly rooted in their dream of a rural lifestyle, raising their family on a small farm in the mountains. Add hard work, constant learning and innovation, a diversified approach to growing, five active kids, twenty years and a continued faithful love for the land and […]

Filed Under: Beef and Dairy, Business - family, Children, Families and Learning, Corn & Soybeans, Direct to Customer, Direct: farm stand, Direct: farmers markets, Diversified, Education and Research, Energy and Green Building, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Food and Beverage, Food Production Enterprise, Fruits, Grass farming/free range, Green or Natural Building/architecture, Greenhouse Production, Herbs & flowers, Hogs, Horticultural crops, Internet/Website, Lifelong Learning, Livestock, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Passive Solar Design, Pennsylvania, Poultry, Processing, Tourism and Recreation, Value added, Vegetables

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