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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

Earthen Path Organic Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

A Seasonal Dance On 14 acres in the hill and coulee country above the Mississippi River in southeastern Minnesota, a seasonal dance with the forces of nature takes place. Earthen Path Organic Farm weathers the storms, continues to flourish, and produces organic fruits and vegetables that connect the cycles of planting and harvesting with local […]

Filed Under: Arts and Culture, Business - cooperative, Business - family, Business to Business: Cooperatives, Buy Local, Consumption and Purchasing, Direct: Community Supported Agriculture, Direct: farmers markets, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Energy and Green Building, Energy Conservation, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Fruits, Horticultural crops, Livestock, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Music, On-farm Workshops, Performing Arts, Permaculture, Poultry, Renewable Energy, Sheep and goats, Solar, Sourced from Cooperative Enterprises, Theater, Tourism and Recreation, Vegetables, Wind

Hiawatha Sustainable Woods Co-op

June 29, 2012 By admin

Environmentally Responsible Forestry The Hiawatha Sustainable Woods Cooperative (HSWC) is a timber management, processing, and marketing cooperative of local forest owners. Its purpose is to maximize the long-term aesthetic, ecological, economic, and recreational benefits from area forest resources. The Cooperative stresses environmentally responsible forestry which includes: * education; * professionally-trained foresters and loggers; * locally […]

Filed Under: Branding, Business - cooperative, Buy Local, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Consumption and Purchasing, Forest Preservation and Restoration, Forestry, Forestry Cooperatives, Green Products, Harvesting Nature, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Processing, Responsible Purchasing, Sourced from Cooperative Enterprises, Sustainable Management, Value added, Wildlife Management

Earth-Be-Glad Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Farming Traditions In the bluff country of southeastern Minnesota, a family is carrying on a farming tradition. The Rupprecht’s, Mike, Jennifer and Johanna, own and operate Earth-Be-Glad farm. Their farm site is located at the head of “Rupprecht’s Valley” which was settled by Mike’s great-great grandfather in 1854. Because of erosion and the extensive flooding […]

Filed Under: Beef and Dairy, Business - family, Buy Local, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Consumption and Purchasing, Direct to Customer, Direct: farmers markets, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Grass farming/free range, Habitat Restoration, Livestock, Marketing - Ag specific, Minnesota, Prairie Restoration, Rotational Grazing

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