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Rumbleway Farm: Delivering a Taste of the Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

From farm to feast, Rumbleway Farm delivers a menu of diversified products and business strategies, with owners Robin and Mark Way continuing the legacy of their historic farmstead outside Conowingo in northeastern Maryland by reinventing itself for today’s marketplace. Mark grew up in a farming family, while Robin was a city girl from Philadelphia. Both […]

Filed Under: Beef and Dairy, Branding: Heirloom, Business - family, Business Development and Marketing, Direct Marketing, Direct to Customer, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Grass farming/free range, Hogs, Livestock, Mail/Telephone Order, Marketing, Marketing - Ag specific, Maryland, Methods, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Organic farming, Poultry, Processing, Product Innovations, Sheep and goats, Social Marketing: Linking Consumers to Producers, Value added, Word-of-Mouth

Stargate Valley Farms

June 29, 2012 By admin

Realizing Dreams under the Stars Holbrook, Arizona · By Roger Clark To many people in their sixties, retirement means days filled with hitting golf balls, playing bridge with friends, or traveling the world. But Carol Poore and Dennis Swayda had another dream: to own a farm and raise goats. The couple milk sixteen dairy goats […]

Filed Under: Arizona, Business - family, Direct: farmers markets, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Horticultural crops, Livestock, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Organic farming, Processing, Sheep and goats, SW book, Value added, Vegetables

Producers Find Strength in Numbers

June 29, 2012 By admin

Producers Find Strength in Numbers Grand Forks, North Dakota “Direct Line was born out of necessity,” says a confident Rod Holth, one of the founding partners of this innovative partnership composed of North Dakota food processors and private investors. He believes firmly in the future of his venture. “I see Direct Line as becoming one […]

Filed Under: Branding, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Marketing - Ag specific, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), North Dakota, Program - private

Greentree Naturals

June 29, 2012 By admin

“My grandmother told me to never put all your eggs in one basket. This holds true for all aspects of marketing. For the small acreage farmer to succeed, we need to be diversified,” shares Diane Green, owner of Greentree Naturals, a small certified organic farm in rural northern Idaho she operates with her husband, Thom […]

Filed Under: Branding: Certified Organic, Business - family, Business Development and Marketing, Business to Business: Cooperatives, Business to Business: Natural Food Stores, Business to business: Restaurants and Cafes, Children, Families and Learning, Community Development and Design, Direct Marketing, Direct: Community Supported Agriculture, Direct: farmers markets, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Education and Research, Environmental Education Programs, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Herbs & flowers, Horticultural crops, Idaho, Internet/Website, Marketing, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Organic farming, Rural Business Development, Social Marketing, Vegetables

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