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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

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

The Berry Patch

June 29, 2012 By admin

More Berries, Less Chemicals The Berry Patch is a 120-acre farm near White Bear Lake, in Washington County. Kevin Edberg is the primary farmer, with other members of the seven family farm partnership participating in financial record keeping and machine repair. The families have been partners in the farm for 25 years. The Berry Patch […]

Filed Under: Business - family, Business - mid-sized (>21 employees), Conservation, Conservation Aim, Corn & Soybeans, Direct: u-pick, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Fruits, Horticultural crops, Integrated Pest Management, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Small Grains, Wildlife Management

Elmwood Stock Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

If Elmwood Stock Farm were a song, and each family member improvised on a different instrument, then the weekends would sound like the chorus. Cecil Bell raises beef and tobacco, his son John raises vegetables, his son-in-law Mac Stone works off the farm and raises organic livestock with Cecil’s daughter Ann, who additionally markets the […]

Filed Under: Beef and Dairy, Branding: Certified Organic, Business - family, Business Development - Ag specific, Business planning, Business to business: Restaurants and Cafes, Business to Business: Supermarkets, Cooperation with other organizations, Corn & Soybeans, Developing new products, Direct Marketing, Direct to Customer, Direct: consumer buying clubs, Direct: farmers markets, Diversification for Farmers, Diversified, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Food related, Fruits, Grass farming/free range, Herbs & flowers, Horticultural crops, Kentucky, Livestock, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Non-food ag-related, Non-GMO, Organic farming, Poultry, Processing, Sheep and goats, Starting a business, Value added, Vegetables

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