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Baxter’s Vineyards and Winery

June 29, 2012 By admin

Nauvoo, IL With a 12-acre vineyard and wine-making plant, Brenda and Kelly Logan are preserving a family tradition that dates back to 1857 when Kelly’s great, great grandfather planted the first grapes on this west central Illinois farm. The couple is also helping to preserve the history of Nauvoo, a community whose past is steeped […]

Filed Under: Brewery or Vineyard, Business - family, Business - small (<20 employees), Direct: u-pick, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Food and Beverage, Fruits, Horticultural crops, Illinois, Internet/Website, Marketing - Ag specific, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Processing, Tourism and Recreation, Value added

Peterson Farm: Linking Farming & Tourism

June 29, 2012 By admin

Corn that Twists and Turns Sever Peterson is a third generation farmer whose large, extended family helps him run a 1000 acre farm in the Minnesota River Valley in Eden Prairie. Vegetable farming has been a way of life for Sever’s family since his grandfather acquired the farm in the 1880s. “Since the turn of […]

Filed Under: Business - family, Corn & Soybeans, Corn Mazes, Direct: farm stand, Direct: farmers markets, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Fruits, Horticultural crops, Internet/Website, Marketing - Ag specific, Minnesota, Tourism and Recreation, Vegetables

Great River Gardens

June 29, 2012 By admin

Minimalist Approach Great River Gardens lies north of Aitkin along the Mississippi River as it winds its way from Lake Itasca through Minnesota. Plots of berries and vegetables are grown close to the farm’s homestead, along with aspen, hay and rye crops surrounding 17,000 square feet of greenhouses. The buildings are heated with hot water […]

Filed Under: Business - family, Business - small (<20 employees), Buy Local, Consumption and Purchasing, Direct: farmers markets, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Fruits, Hay & Alfalfa, Horticultural crops, Integrated Pest Management, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Vegetables

Tyler Farm: Flocks, Fiber and Family

June 29, 2012 By admin

“From the goats to the gardens, we consider all aspects of Tyler Farm as part of our own family,” explains Deborah Claffie when describing her family’s forty acre homestead in Limington, Maine, about 35 miles west of Portland. “Farming means more to us than the income it provides; it’s a lifestyle.” Such an inclusive, participatory […]

Filed Under: Animal Welfare, Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Business - family, Business Development - Ag specific, Diversification for Farmers, Diversified, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Horticultural crops, Livestock, Maine, Management Concerns, Methods, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Organic farming, Poultry, Product Innovations, Sheep and goats, Textile Arts, Value added, Vegetables

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