A Tale of Two Goats Mary Doerr did not intend to be a goat farmer. When she purchased Dancing Winds Farm, which lies on 20 acres in Kenyon, Minnesota, in 1985, her plan was to grow organic produce. She carried through with her organic produce, but only for a short while. Then, along came Ida […]
Root River Market
Community Owned Doris Henderson, and dozens of other enthusiastic members of the southeastern Minnesota community of Houston, have created a community-owned grocery store and pharmacy. The 7,000 square foot grocery, called the Root River Market is dedicated to community development and the citizens of Houston. “Business is pretty good. People really like the quality of […]
Sheep Sorrel Farm
Farming the Spirit In Welch, Minnesota, one woman finds a way to release physical energy that she cannot find in a classroom. Beth Slocum, a teacher at Mounds Park Academy, spends her summers on her farm and commutes to Welch to check on her flock several times a week during the school year. “As a […]
Turkey Ridge Organic Apple Orchard
Gays Mills, Wisconsin From the livestock rotationally grazing between the apple trees to the canned apple pie filling on the shelves of the on-farm store, diversification refrains throughout Turkey Ridge Organic Apple Orchard’s business philosophy. Based in the rugged countryside outside Gays Mills, Wisconsin, and built on a core commitment to organic apple growing, Turkey […]
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