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Ekola family farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Close to Nature Diversity is the key to success on the Ekola family farm where they raise a variety of crops and livestock, including chickens, pigs, and dairy cows on 150 acres west of Garfield, Minnesota. Guy and Mary Ekola, along with their three children, are committed to raising their animals as humanely and close […]

Filed Under: Antibiotic Free, Beef and Dairy, Business - family, Business to Business: Cooperatives, Buy Local, Consumption and Purchasing, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Grass farming/free range, Hogs, Livestock, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Poultry, Rotational Grazing, Sourced from Cooperative Enterprises

Graywater Solar Greenhouse

June 29, 2012 By admin

Working with the Land Rather than spend about $15,000 on a standard septic system, Cindy Hale spent the same amount on an elegant advanced sewage system that produces flowers and vegetables year-round. Red clay underlies her farmstead 20 miles north of Duluth on the North Shore. A traditional septic system with drain field does not […]

Filed Under: Business - family, Conservation, Consumption and Purchasing, Earth Berm Design, Energy and Green Building, Energy Conservation, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Green or Natural Building/architecture, Green Products, Greenhouse Production, Horticultural crops, Management Concerns, Minnesota, Practices, Rainwater collection and Recycling, Water Quality

Kay’s Naturals

June 29, 2012 By admin

Powerhouse Snacks When a local pretzel manufacturer went bankrupt, Tom Condon, a Clara City farmer and entrepreneur who owned the plant’s building, worried about the town of 1500 losing critical manufacturing jobs. Tom was a client of local businessman, Massoud Kazemzadeh, and sought his help in saving the plant, knowing Massoud had product-development expertise and […]

Filed Under: Branding, Business - mid-sized (>21 employees), Business Development, Business Retention and Development, Community Development and Design, Consumption and Purchasing, Developing new products, Development of Website, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Food related, Healthful Products, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Starting a business

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

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