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Pendleton’s Country Market: A crop of seasonal diversity

June 29, 2012 By admin

Despite the plethora of business how-to books, consultants, advice and resources, Pendleton’s Country Market distills its own powerful entrepreneurial philosophy: listen to your customers, listen to your heart, keep positive and provide reasons for folks to keep returning to the farm throughout the year. Instead of focusing on the downside of declining agriculture over the […]

Filed Under: Business - family, Direct to Customer, Direct: farmers markets, Direct: u-pick, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Greenhouse Production, Herbs & flowers, Horticultural crops, Kansas, Marketing - Ag specific, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Product Innovations, Value added, Vegetables

Drake Family Farms LLC

June 29, 2012 By admin

Farming Kids West Jordan, Utah Situated in the Salt Lake Valley in West Jordan, Utah, about 10 miles from Salt Lake City to the north, Drake Family Farms milks profits from a herd of dairy goats, enduring the rapidly changing landscape of agriculture and land use. A Utah Century Farm owned by Jeanette and Ron […]

Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Business - family, Business to Business: Cooperatives, Business to Business: Natural Food Stores, Developing new products, Direct: farm stand, Direct: farmers markets, Direct: u-pick, Diversified, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Internet/Website, Livestock, Mail/Telephone Order, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Non-food ag-related, Poultry, Processing, Product Innovations, Sheep and goats, Utah, Value added

Agua Linda

June 29, 2012 By admin

A Seasonal Menu of Farm Experiences Amado, AZ Harvest spring lettuce, wander a corn maze, pick pumpkins, flock with the sheep in the petting zoo. Whatever the season, Agua Linda Farm in Amado, Arizona, offers a buffet of reasons to keep coming back to the farm throughout the year. And that’s just how owner Stewart […]

Filed Under: Arizona, Beef and Dairy, Business - family, Business - small (<20 employees), Children, Families and Learning, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Corn Mazes, Direct: farm stand, Direct: u-pick, Diversified, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Environmental Learning, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Festivals, Food and Beverage, Fruits, Grass farming/free range, Heritage Tourism, Horticultural crops, Hospitality, Internet/Website, Livestock, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), On-Farm Visits, Processing, Restaurant or Cafe, Tourism and Recreation, Value added, Vegetables, Water Quality

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

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