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Darthia Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Horse-powered Homesteaders Gouldsboro, Maine To some, gliding over new-fallen snow in a horse-drawn sleigh might seem like a wintertime fantasy — or a scene from a Courier & Ives print. To Darthia Farm, a 50 acre homestead and certified organic farm in Gouldsboro, Maine, it’s a way of life. Owned by Cindy and Bill Thayer, […]

Filed Under: Antibiotic Free, Arts and Culture, Beef and Dairy, Branding: Certified Organic, Business - family, Business to business: Restaurants and Cafes, Children, Families and Learning, Direct Marketing, Direct to Customer, Direct: farm stand, Diversified, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Education and Research, Educational Opportunities, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Fruits, Greenhouse Production, Herbs & flowers, Horticultural crops, Internet/Website, Livestock, Maine, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Non-GMO, Organic farming, Packaging, Poultry, Processing, Schooling, Seasonal producers, Sheep and goats, Textile Arts, Tourism and Recreation, Value added, Vegetables

American Pasturage, Inc.

June 29, 2012 By admin

“The most natural meat is the most profitable method”  Marionville, Missouri In 1996, Rick Hopkins was just about at breaking point with his 100-acre Missouri beef farm on the flat foothills of the Ozark Mountains . He was raising 40 head of adult cattle on a small plot of unmanaged pasture, supplementing their diet with […]

Filed Under: Animal Welfare, Beef and Dairy, Branding: Label, Business - self, Business Development - Ag specific, Business to business: Restaurants and Cafes, Business to Business: Supermarkets, Direct to Customer, Direct: Congregational Supported Agriculture, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Grass farming/free range, Internet/Website, Livestock, Management Concerns, Marketing - Ag specific, Marketing Research, Methods, Missouri, Native Prairie Grasses, Poultry, Rotational Grazing, Sheep and goats, Wildlife

Three Sisters Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Bioshelter Farmers Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania Their 2,500 square foot bioshelter — a structure containing a mini-ecosystem that supports the growth of a plethora of ingredients that go into their popular salad blends — makes more money than a comparable field of hay or corn ever could. Located on the five acre Three Sisters Farm inSandy […]

Filed Under: Branding: Certified Organic, Business - family, Business to business: Restaurants and Cafes, Community Supported Agriculture, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Direct: Community Supported Agriculture, Diversified, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Education, Energy and Green Building, Energy Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Learning, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Green or Natural Building/architecture, Greenhouse Production, Herbs & flowers, Horticultural crops, Internet/Website, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), On-Farm Visits, Organic farming, Passive Solar Design, Pennsylvania, Permaculture, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainable Use, Tourism and Recreation, Value added, Vegetables

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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