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Shary’s Berries

June 29, 2012 By admin

It Takes a Strong Woman Although Shary’s Berries is small by conventional standards, there is more than enough work for Shary Zoff and her 10 year-old son, Sam. Located northeast of Duluth, in northern Minnesota on Homestead Road off of Highway 61, Shary’s Berries covers 40 acres. Roughly 10 of these acres are cleared with […]

Filed Under: Business - family, Business Development - Ag specific, Business to Business: Natural Food Stores, Business to Business: Other, Community Development and Design, Community Interdependence, Direct: farmers markets, Direct: u-pick, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Fruits, Herbs & flowers, Horticultural crops, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Northern Minnesota, Organic farming, Vegetables, Women-owned Enterprises

Harmony Valley Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Growing as Vegetable Interpreters Viroqua, Wisconsin “When a member sends us a note at the end of the season saying that you changed my life through changing how I eat, that’s the real bottom line for us,” explains Richard de Wilde, co-owner of Harmony Valley Farm with his wife, Linda Halley. With the same tender […]

Filed Under: Branding: Certified Organic, Business - family, Business to Business: Cooperatives, Business to business: Restaurants and Cafes, Direct to Customer, Direct: Community Supported Agriculture, Direct: farmers markets, Diversified, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Fruits, Herbs & flowers, Horticultural crops, Internet/Website, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Non-GMO, Organic farming, Vegetables, Wisconsin

Black Bridge Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Sheep inspire diverse business blend Nicholasville, KY The flock of sheep grazing on the pastures of Black Bridge Farm, located in the scenic rolling hills of central Kentucky about 30 miles south of Lexington, play an integral, strategic role in the diverse business mix of this operation. Providing fiber, meat and educational opportunities,co-owners Keith Erny […]

Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Business - family, Direct to Customer, Diversified, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Educational Opportunities, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Herbs & flowers, Horticultural crops, Internet/Website, Kentucky, Livestock, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Processing, Sheep and goats, Textile Arts, Value added

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

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