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Tuscaloosa CSA

June 29, 2012 By admin

Coker, Alabama In the Deep South, folks are pretty independent-minded, according to Jean Mills of Coker, a town on the western edge of Alabama just outside of Tuscaloosa. So when she and partner Carol Eichelberger enlisted neighbors and friends to come together and be part of their farm community, it was something of a revolutionary […]

Filed Under: Alabama, Business - cooperative, Business Development - Ag specific, Community Cooperative, Community Development and Design, Community-Based Approach, Conservation, Cooperation with other organizations, Cover Crops, Direct: Community Supported Agriculture, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Horticultural crops, Management Concerns, Marketing - Ag specific, Marketing Research, Methods, Organic farming, Pest Management, Practices, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Rural Business Development, Soils & Compost, Vegetables

Keating Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Jim and Sue Keating are newcomers to the world of organic agriculture. Prior to moving to the town of Bennington in central Kansas, the couple raised a family in urban Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where Sue was a church secretary and Jim taught civil engineering at the university. When their kids moved out and the couple moved […]

Filed Under: Branding: Certified Organic, Business - family, Business to Business: Cooperatives, Community Cooperative, Community Development and Design, Corn & Soybeans, Creating a More Localized Food System, Direct Marketing, Direct: consumer buying clubs, Direct: farmers markets, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Hay & Alfalfa, Horticultural crops, Kansas, Management Concerns, Marketing - Ag specific, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Organic farming, Packaging, Processing, Product Innovations, Regionalized Cooperation, Small Grains, Soils & Compost, Value added, Vegetables

Root River Market

June 29, 2012 By admin

Community Owned Doris Henderson, and dozens of other enthusiastic members of the southeastern Minnesota community of Houston, have created a community-owned grocery store and pharmacy. The 7,000 square foot grocery, called the Root River Market is dedicated to community development and the citizens of Houston. “Business is pretty good. People really like the quality of […]

Filed Under: Business - mid-sized (>21 employees), Business Development, Community Cooperative, Community Development and Design, Developing new products, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Program - community, Starting a business

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