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New Hope Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Value-added products bloom on the prairie Rapid City, South Dakota Zita Kwartek knows a good thing when she sees it. “When I first saw this farm, a double rainbow appeared, a sign to me that this special place would provide inspiration and a livelihood from the land. That’s when I gave it the name, ‘New […]

Filed Under: Business - self, Business to business: Restaurants and Cafes, Direct: farmers markets, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Greenhouse Production, Herbs & flowers, Horticultural crops, Management Concerns, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Organic farming, Product Innovations, Soils & Compost, South Dakota, Value added, Vegetables

Duhn Family Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Farming Holistically Marvin and Ruth Duhn raise both crops and sheep on their 117 acre farm near Alexandria, Minnesota. Driven by a longstanding interest in holistic health, their farming philosophy is intertwined with a commitment to the health of humans and the environment. Out of concern about the number of petroleum-based chemicals and plastic products […]

Filed Under: Business - family, Business to Business: Cooperatives, Business to business: Restaurants and Cafes, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Grass farming/free range, Horticultural crops, Livestock, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Organic farming, Sheep and goats, Small Grains, Vegetables

Hickory Nut Gap Farm – Spring House Meats

June 29, 2012 By admin

Fairview, North Carolina In business class their senior year of college, a North Carolina boy and a Kentucky girl crafted a partnership around 200 chickens, 50 turkeys and 360 acres of family farmland in the Appalachian Mountains. Within four years, they were married with a baby on the way, and owned 1,000 chickens, 350 turkeys, […]

Filed Under: Animal Welfare, Antibiotic Free, Beef and Dairy, Biodiversity, Business - family, Business to Business: Natural Food Stores, Business to business: Restaurants and Cafes, Children, Families and Learning, Conservation, Direct to Customer, Direct: farmers markets, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Grass farming/free range, Hogs, Human Health, Livestock, Management Concerns, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Non-GMO, North Carolina, Poultry, Practices, Riparian Buffer, Sheep and goats, Water Quality, Youth, Youth Workers

Greentree Naturals

June 29, 2012 By admin

“My grandmother told me to never put all your eggs in one basket. This holds true for all aspects of marketing. For the small acreage farmer to succeed, we need to be diversified,” shares Diane Green, owner of Greentree Naturals, a small certified organic farm in rural northern Idaho she operates with her husband, Thom […]

Filed Under: Branding: Certified Organic, Business - family, Business Development and Marketing, Business to Business: Cooperatives, Business to Business: Natural Food Stores, Business to business: Restaurants and Cafes, Children, Families and Learning, Community Development and Design, Direct Marketing, Direct: Community Supported Agriculture, Direct: farmers markets, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Education and Research, Environmental Education Programs, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Herbs & flowers, Horticultural crops, Idaho, Internet/Website, Marketing, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Organic farming, Rural Business Development, Social Marketing, Vegetables

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