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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

The Babbitt Ranches

June 29, 2012 By admin

“Just Participate!” Coconino County, Arizona · By Rose Houk If you ask Billy Cordasco what sustainability is, he takes his time answering. “It’s a hard concept,” he says, “because the environment is always changing.” The best explanation he’s ever heard is “living off interest, not principle.” Billy is president of the board of Babbitt Ranches, […]

Filed Under: Arizona, Beef and Dairy, Business - mid-sized (>21 employees), Business to Business: Other, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Direct to Customer, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Grass farming/free range, Habitat Restoration, Livestock, Management Concerns, Methods, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Processing, Sustainable Use, SW book, Value added, Water Quality, Wildlife

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

Great River Vineyard

June 29, 2012 By admin

Great River Vineyard Great Grapes John and Barb Marshall, owners and operators of Great River Vineyard, are proving that Minnesota is a great place to grow grapes. Their seven and a half acres of vineyards, across the road from Lake Pepin, near Lake City, Minnesota, produces around four or five tons of grapes a year. […]

Filed Under: Brewery or Vineyard, Business - family, Business to Business: Cooperatives, Business to Business: Natural Food Stores, Direct to Customer, Direct: farmers markets, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Food and Beverage, Fruits, Horticultural crops, Marketing - Ag specific, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), On-Farm Visits, Processing, Program - university, Tourism and Recreation, Value added

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