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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

Woods’ Cider Mill

June 29, 2012 By admin

A family tradition Springfield, Vermont “In the 1960’s we used to sell big cider jelly jars to hippies, now we sell small jars to yuppies,” chuckles Willis Wood, owner of Wood’s Cider Mill. On land first settled by Willis’ family in 1798, he and his wife, Tina, carry on the diversified farm operation in Weathersfield, […]

Filed Under: Branding, Business - family, Business to Business: Cooperatives, Business to Business: Natural Food Stores, Direct Marketing, Direct: farm stand, Diversified, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Fruits, Horticultural crops, Livestock, Local foods systems, Mail/Telephone Order, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Processing, Sheep and goats, Value added, Vermont

A Wild and Woolly Multifaceted Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

A Wild and Woolly Multifaceted Farm Wales, North Dakota Janet and Terry Jacobson are living, breathing proof that lives and livelihoods guided by the principles?of sustainability are viable in North Dakota. For almost 30 years, these farmers have been on a mission to move away from conventional agriculture, which relies heavily on pesticides and monocultures, […]

Filed Under: Animal Welfare, Beef and Dairy, Business - small (<20 employees), Conservation, Conservation Aim, Crop Rotation & Intercropping, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Grass farming/free range, Hay & Alfalfa, Livestock, Management Concerns, Methods, North Dakota, Organic farming, Sheep and goats, Small Grains, Sunflowers, Sustainable Use

Bobolink Dairy and Bakeyard

June 29, 2012 By admin

Artisan foods for contemporary times Vernon, New Jersey Ask Jonathan White to describe the cheese and bread he and his family make at Bobolink Dairy and he’ll quickly say, “It’s the joyful accumulation of everything we do.” Based on an unconventional passion for keeping dairy cows outside on a natural diet of grass, this 200 […]

Filed Under: Beef and Dairy, Branding, Business - family, Business Development - Ag specific, Business Development and Marketing, Business Planning, Business planning, Children, Families and Learning, Developing new products, Direct to Customer, Direct to customer/user, Direct: farmers markets, Diversification for Farmers, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Enviromental Learning, Farmer to Farmer/Business to Business, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Food and Beverage, Food Production Enterprise, Food related, Grass farming/free range, Internet/Website, Livestock, Mentoring Programs, Methods, New Jersey, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), On-farm Workshops, Poultry, Processing, Program - non-profit, Rural/urban connection, Starting a Business, Starting a business, Value added

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