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Titus Mill Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

The Buzz of Bees and Blades Pennington, NJ Steve and Joyce George of Titus Mill Farm in Pennington, New Jersey, believe business plans should allow for — even encourage — a healthy dose of serendipity. By keeping open to opportunities and taking advantage of niche markets, the Georges’ business blends timber products and bee-keeping with […]

Filed Under: Business - family, Business Development – Harvesting Nature specifi, Business planning, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Forestry, Gathering and Hunting, Harvesting Nature, New Jersey, Wood, clay and ash

Prairie Restoration, Inc.

June 29, 2012 By admin

Urban Artistry Ron Bowen, Prairie Restoration‘s founder, restores native prairie in unusual places. Bowen’s artistry is evident in plantings he created for State Farm’s headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota. In the traditional corporate arrangement, more conventional landscaping and turf grass would be what casual visitors would see. At State Farm, employees and visitors are greeted […]

Filed Under: Biodiversity, Business - small (<20 employees), Business Development – Harvesting Nature specifi, Business to Business, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Developing new products, Harvesting Nature, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Niche crops, Practices, Prairie Grasses & Wildflowers, Prairie Restoration, Restoration Planting, Starting a business, Wetland or Waterway Reconstruction, Wetland Restoration, Wetland species

Kas Brothers

June 29, 2012 By admin

Winds of Change From one perspective, Richard and Roger Kas of Woodstock, Minnesota are typical Midwestern farmers who grew up farming the family land with their father, William. But this family has something unmistakably unique taking place on their farm: they are farming the wind. With over 17 modern wind turbines on their land, they […]

Filed Under: Business - family, Business Development – Harvesting Nature specifi, Business Development and Marketing, Community Development and Design, Diversified, Energy and Green Building, Energy Resources - Wind Power, Financing, Harvesting Nature, Legislative Renewable Energy Mandate, Minnesota, Program - government, Public Policy, Renewable Energy, Starting a business, Wind

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