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Twin Pine Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Greenhouse Growing “Our whole family is kind of rogue,” says Gary Hogle of Twin Pine Farm, “we do our own thing.” Gary’s family has harnessed their sense of innovation and adventure to develop and operate a hydroponic farm in Scandia, Minnesota. The Hogle family has a diverse background and extraordinary way of looking ahead. Gary […]

Filed Under: Business - family, Business Development - Ag specific, Business planning, Business to business: Restaurants and Cafes, Business to Business: Supermarkets, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Greenhouse Production, Herbs & flowers, Horticultural crops, Hydroponic, Integrated Pest Management, Internet/Website, Management Concerns, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Pest Management, Starting a business, Strict Purchasing Guidelines, Vegetables, Word-of-Mouth

Ridenour Ranch: Two Businesses in One

June 29, 2012 By admin

Located in the heart of Wyoming farm and ranch county, the 1,280 acre Ridenour Ranch, owned by Cindy and Mike Ridenour, offers grass-fed beef, non-certified organic vegetables and “Love-Me-Tender” pork. To set their high-quality products apart, they sell their food products under the banner, Meadow Maid Foods, to reflect the care they take in growing […]

Filed Under: Beef and Dairy, Business - family, Business Development and Marketing, Business Planning, Business to Business: Supermarkets, Direct: farmers markets, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Financing, Fruits, Grass farming/free range, Greenhouse Production, Herbs & flowers, Hogs, Horticultural crops, Human Health, Internet/Website, Livestock, Management Concerns, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Organic farming, Processing, Product Innovations, Value added, Vegetables, Wyoming

Shary’s Berries

June 29, 2012 By admin

It Takes a Strong Woman Although Shary’s Berries is small by conventional standards, there is more than enough work for Shary Zoff and her 10 year-old son, Sam. Located northeast of Duluth, in northern Minnesota on Homestead Road off of Highway 61, Shary’s Berries covers 40 acres. Roughly 10 of these acres are cleared with […]

Filed Under: Business - family, Business Development - Ag specific, Business to Business: Natural Food Stores, Business to Business: Other, Community Development and Design, Community Interdependence, Direct: farmers markets, Direct: u-pick, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Fruits, Herbs & flowers, Horticultural crops, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Northern Minnesota, Organic farming, Vegetables, Women-owned Enterprises

Pendleton’s Country Market: A crop of seasonal diversity

June 29, 2012 By admin

Despite the plethora of business how-to books, consultants, advice and resources, Pendleton’s Country Market distills its own powerful entrepreneurial philosophy: listen to your customers, listen to your heart, keep positive and provide reasons for folks to keep returning to the farm throughout the year. Instead of focusing on the downside of declining agriculture over the […]

Filed Under: Business - family, Direct to Customer, Direct: farmers markets, Direct: u-pick, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Greenhouse Production, Herbs & flowers, Horticultural crops, Kansas, Marketing - Ag specific, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Product Innovations, Value added, Vegetables

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