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Benrud Family Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Alternative Farming Roger and Michelle Benrud operate a 267-acre dairy and beef farm in Goodhue, Minnesota on land that has been owned by Roger’s father since the 1940’s. When Roger and Michelle started managing the land in 1992, the farm was mostly used for crop production; about five years ago, they made the switch to […]

Filed Under: Antibiotic Free, Beef and Dairy, Birds, Business - family, Business to Business: Cooperatives, Buy Local, Children, Families and Learning, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Consumption and Purchasing, Direct: farmers markets, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Erosion Control and Redirection, Farmer to Farmer/Business to Business, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Days, Grass farming/free range, Healthful Products, Human Health, Livestock, Mail/Telephone Order, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Non-GMO, On-Farm Visits, Rotational Grazing, Sourced from Cooperative Enterprises, Sustainable Use, Tourism and Recreation

MaryJanesFarm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Putting a Face to Food Moscow, Idaho Tucked away amongst the contoured countryside about eight miles from Moscow, Idaho, MaryJanesFarm feeds the swelling national appetite for a sense of place and convenient wholesome foods with its 60 different kinds of organic specialty food products sold mostly by mail order, a website, and national magazine. The […]

Filed Under: Biomass/biofuels, Branding, Branding, Branding: Certified Organic, Branding: Label, Business - small (<20 employees), Business Development, Business to Business: Natural Food Stores, Business to Business: Other, Business to Business: Supermarkets, Buy Local, Consumption and Purchasing, Crop Rotation & Intercropping, Developing new products, Direct Marketing, Direct to Customer, Diversified, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Education and Research, Energy and Green Building, Evaluating Consumer Interest, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Food related, Fruits, Green Products, Greenhouse Production, Herbs & flowers, Horticultural crops, Idaho, Internet/Website, Livestock, Mail/Telephone Order, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Non-food ag-related, Non-GMO, Organic, Organic farming, Poultry, Processing, Product Innovations, Renewable Energy, Starting a business, Value added, Vegetables

Gieske’s Produce

June 29, 2012 By admin

Gieske’s Produce Dan and Gilda Gieske grow vegetables and raise chickens with their three children, Miriam, Benjamin and Rebecca, on an 85-acre farm just north of Sauk Centre, Minnesota. The Gieskes moved to their farm in 1991 with their children’s health and safety in mind. They wanted a place where their children could eat vegetables […]

Filed Under: Antibiotic Free, Business - cooperative, Business - family, Business to Business: Cooperatives, Buy Local, Composting, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Consumption and Purchasing, Direct: consumer buying clubs, Direct: farm stand, Direct: farmers markets, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Grass farming/free range, Horticultural crops, Human Health, Human Health, Livestock, Low Input, Management Concerns, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Pest Management, Poultry, Practices, Sheep and goats, Soil Quality, Soils & Compost, Vegetables

Bayfront Harvest Festival

June 29, 2012 By admin

Lasting Links In 1990 a group of farmers, social justice activists and local church members got together at the first Local Changes for Global Solutions Conference. The goal of the conference was to provide a forum for discussion of environmental, peace, and justice issues while initiating lasting links between urban and rural communities. Out of […]

Filed Under: Arts and Culture, Biodiversity, Buy Local, Community Development and Design, Conservation, Consumption and Purchasing, Creating a More Localized Food System, Cultural Preservation, Direct: farmers markets, Educational Opportunities, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Environment, econ, culture, Erosion Control and Redirection, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Festivals, Festivals, Heritage Tourism, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Organic farming, Pesticide Reduction, Practices, Program - non-profit, Promoting History & Culture, Regionalized Cooperation, Rural Business Development, Rural/urban connection, Sustainable Regional Economy, Sustainable Use, Tourism and Recreation, Water Quality, Weed Control

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