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Whole Farm Cooperative

June 29, 2012 By admin

Birth of a Cooperative Nation Whole Farm Cooperative (WFC) arose in response to the large corporate-run conglomerates that threaten the small farm way of life. Comprised of about fifty family farms throughout Central Minnesota, the Co-op draws from a strong history of livestock, dairy, and vegetable farmers marketing goods cooperatively. Begun in a basement, which […]

Filed Under: Beef and Dairy, Business - cooperative, Business Development - Ag specific, Cooperation with other organizations, Corn & Soybeans, Direct: Community Supported Agriculture, Direct: Congregational Supported Agriculture, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Fruits, Greenhouse Production, Herbs & flowers, Hogs, Horticultural crops, Internet/Website, Livestock, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Nuts, Organic farming, Poultry, Sheep and goats, Small Grains, Vegetables

Dodge Nature Center

June 29, 2012 By admin

Nature in the City Dodge Nature Center is a non-profit organization that operates a 320-acre nature preserve and model farm, located in West St. Paul just off State Highway 110. Establish in 1967 by Olivia Dodge, DNC provides outdoor education and environmental experiences to thousands of people each year. “Our biggest asset is that we […]

Filed Under: Arts and Culture, Beef and Dairy, Biodiversity, Biodiversity, Children, Families and Learning, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Cultural Preservation, Diversified, Early Childhood, Enviromental Learning, Environmental Consciousness, Environmental Education Programs, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Habitat Restoration, Hiking & Cross-Country Skiing, Hogs, Lifelong Learning, Livestock, Management Concerns, Methods, Minnesota, On-Farm Visits, On-farm Workshops, Organic farming, Poultry, Prairie Restoration, Preserving Greenspace, Program - non-profit, Rural/urban connection, Schooling, Sheep and goats, Tourism and Recreation, Wildlife Management

Tiffany Family Farms

June 29, 2012 By admin

Diversifying the Farm Bruce and Ann Tiffany have designed a new new wildlife feed that they are producing and marketing through Tiffany Family Farms. Not content just to raise corn, wheat, peas, sweet corn, alfalfa, soybeans, sheep, cattle and hogs, Bruce also manages Quality Repair by Tiffany, a farm equipment repair shop. “Making feed for […]

Filed Under: Beef and Dairy, Business - family, Business Development, Corn & Soybeans, Developing new products, Diversified, Diversified Funding, Education, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Hay & Alfalfa, Hogs, Livestock, Methods, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Non-food ag-related, Packaging, Processing, Sheep and goats, Small Grains, Starting a business, Value added

Circle G Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

A Place to Live and Work Paul and Ramona Garver’s farm lies on the South Dakota border, three miles from Hendricks, Minnesota. After years of leasing a ranch in Montana, the Garvers decided they wanted to own the land on which they live and work. In 1996, Paul and Ramona purchased the 80 acres of […]

Filed Under: Antibiotic Free, Beef and Dairy, Branding: Food Alliance Certified, Business - family, Buy Local, Consumption and Purchasing, Direct Marketing, Direct: Community Supported Agriculture, Diversified, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Grass farming/free range, Hogs, Horticultural crops, Livestock, Management Concerns, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Poultry, Sheep and goats, Small Grains, Soils & Compost, Vegetables

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