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TendHer Fields Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Lifestyle Choices One of the newest Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) ventures in the Twin Cities is the result of a partnership between values and lifestyle choices. Andrea Richardson and Nikki Nau met two years ago through mutual friends. The two women immediately began discussing their interest in sustainable vegetable farming and soon their ideas had […]

Filed Under: Business - small (<20 employees), Community Development and Design, Direct: Community Supported Agriculture, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Horticultural crops, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Organic farming, Vegetables, Wisconsin, Women-owned Enterprises

Earthrise Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

A Healthy Beginning After 40 years at the Sisters of Notre Dame convent school, Annette and Kay Fernholz returned to their family home in Louisberg, Minnesota and with the help of the convent established Earthrise Farm in 1996. It was a risky, but hopeful start for the sisters and their first year they had only […]

Filed Under: Antibiotic Free, Arts and Culture, Business - family, Children, Families and Learning, Cultural Preservation, Direct: Community Supported Agriculture, Diversified, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Farm Stays, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Heritage Tourism, Horticultural crops, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Non-GMO, On-Farm Visits, On-farm Workshops, Organic farming, Spiritual Gatherings, Tourism and Recreation, Vegetables, Youth, Youth Workers

Crones’ Cradle Conserve

June 29, 2012 By admin

Combining farming, community and conservation Citra, Florida “I think right now we’re juggling about eight different businesses here at Crones’ Cradle Conserve,” Jeri Baldwin says with a smile. From workshops to market gardening, from retreat facilities to value-added products, Jeri’s vision as owner and manager of the Conserve is to be an on-going “demonstration project,” […]

Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Biodiversity, Business - family, Children, Families and Learning, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Direct: farm stand, Direct: farmers markets, Diversified, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Education, Enviromental Learning, Environmental Education Programs, Farmers Markets, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Florida, Folk Arts, Fruits, Gathering and Hunting, Guest House, Habitat Restoration, Harvesting Nature, Horticultural crops, Hospitality, Internet/Website, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), On-Farm Visits, On-farm Workshops, Practices, Processing, Retreat Center, Schooling, Sustainable Living, Textile Arts, Tourism and Recreation, Value added, Vegetables, Wetland or Waterway Reconstruction, Wetland Restoration, Wild fruit, Wildfoods

Pine Tree Apple Orchard

June 29, 2012 By admin

Increasing Grower Involvement Pine Tree Apple Orchard is on the shores of Pine Tree Lake near the town of White Bear Lake in Washington County. The orchard was originally planted in 1904. John Jacobson’s father came to work as a foreman for the orchard’s owners in 1950. In 1957, when the owner retired, John’s parents […]

Filed Under: Business - family, Conservation, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Fruits, Hay & Alfalfa, Horticultural crops, Integrated Pest Management, Management Concerns, Methods, Minnesota, Pest Management, Pesticide Reduction, Practices

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