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Four Winds Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Land stewardship through grass fed meat River Falls, WI While Prescott Bergh and Juliet Tomkins may own and manage Four Winds Farm, they’re quick to give credit to their source of inspiration for ideas and diversification approaches to running their business: the soil, nature and the landscape of their 107 acre farm near River Falls, […]

Filed Under: Arts and Culture, Beef and Dairy, Business - family, Direct Marketing, Direct to Customer, Direct: farm stand, Direct: farmers markets, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Festivals, Grass farming/free range, Livestock, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), On-Farm Visits, Processing, Rotational Grazing, Tourism and Recreation, Value added, Wisconsin, Word-of-Mouth

Midheaven Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Biodynamic Farming Dewane Morgan’s diverse Midheaven Farm is spread out on the sandy loam soils left by the glaciers that shaped northern Minnesota. Fields of alfalfa provide hat for the beef cows, and are also grazed by the cattle as part of a regular rotation. Native prairie grasses are also used extensively on the farm. […]

Filed Under: Beef and Dairy, Biodynamics, Business - family, Children, Families and Learning, Community Supported Agriculture, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Developing new products, Direct: Community Supported Agriculture, Exchanging Labor for Learning, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Food related, Hay & Alfalfa, Horticultural crops, Livestock, Management Concerns, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Non-GMO, Organic farming, Packaging, Processing, Rotational Grazing, Small Grains, Soil Quality, Soils & Compost, Value added, Vegetables, Youth, Youth Workers

Marin Sun Farms

June 29, 2012 By admin

Inverness, California The cows behind David Evans’ house are not alone. Following them through the grass are 150 chickens, who spend their days pecking through what the cattle leave behind. They live in mobile coops, which look like covered wagons and roll to a new spot in the pasture every few days. To their left […]

Filed Under: Antibiotic Free, Beef and Dairy, Business - small (<20 employees), Business Development - Ag specific, California, Direct Marketing, Direct to Customer, Diversified, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Grass farming/free range, Hogs, Livestock, Management Concerns, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Non-GMO, On-Farm Visits, Poultry, Rotational Grazing, Starting a business, Tourism and Recreation, Wildlife

Ken’s Lean Beef

June 29, 2012 By admin

Whole Farm Planning Ken Peterson owns and operates a beef cow-calf operation in Tamarack, Minnesota, and directly markets his grass-fed, lean, chemical and hormone-free beef. The goal of this farm can be best summarized in the phrase “Whole Farm Planning (WFP) which, Ken says, “is a process of decision making that includes every aspect of […]

Filed Under: Beef and Dairy, Business - cooperative, Business - family, Business to Business: Cooperatives, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Direct to Customer, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Erosion Control and Redirection, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Grass farming/free range, Livestock, Management Concerns, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Non-GMO, On-Farm Visits, Rotational Grazing, Soils & Compost, Tourism and Recreation

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