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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

Rising Moon Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Not Just About Profit In a small valley, leading into the Zumbro River, chickens, ducks, guinea fowl, goats and more than 100 lambs roam the fields. This is the home of Rising Moon Farm, operated by Melissa Peteler and Catherine Friend. For Melissa and Catherine, farming is more than just making a profit. “It is […]

Filed Under: Animal Welfare, Business - family, Community Development and Design, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Fruits, Grass farming/free range, Horticultural crops, Livestock, Llamas, Management Concerns, Methods, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Organic farming, Processing, Sheep and goats, Soil Quality, Value added, Weed Control, Women-owned Enterprises

Farm on Wheels

June 29, 2012 By admin

Self-Reliance Linda Noble has known since the age of 12 that she wanted to be a farmer. She married a farmer (Mike) in 1977, and together they started raising hogs, and dairy cows, and rotationally growing alfalfa, corn, and beans. When the farm crisis of the late 80’s hit, they were forced to rethink theirincome […]

Filed Under: Beef and Dairy, Business - family, Buy Local, Consumption and Purchasing, Direct: farmers markets, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Grass farming/free range, Hogs, Livestock, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Organic farming, Poultry, Responsible Purchasing

Le Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Artisanal Complements: Mushrooms & Herbs Germantown, New York Small, slow and successful. Raising organic shiitake mushrooms and culinary herbs, sole proprietor Susan Lyne illustrates through her efforts on Le Farm how small acreage farms can be viable by focusing on complimentary, artisanal, niche market specialty crops. While the low impact on the environment of shiitake […]

Filed Under: Business - self, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Herbs & flowers, Horticultural crops, Methods, Mushrooms, New York, Organic farming

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