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Pet Care Systems

June 29, 2012 By admin

Just What the Kitty Ordered In Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, Pet Care Systems‘ production floor produces 44,000 lbs. of “Swheat Scoop™” cat litter on every shift. Swheat Scoop is made from wheat, environmentally friendly and has no added chemicals, biodegradable, and supports local wheat farmers. The cat litter market in the U.S. is large, with one […]

Filed Under: Biodegradable Materials, Business - small (<20 employees), Business to Business, Business to Business: Natural Food Stores, Business to Business: Other, Business to Business: Pet Stores/Veterinarian, Conservation, Developing new products, Diversified Funding, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Marketing - Ag specific, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Non-food ag-related, Practices

Hickoryworks

June 29, 2012 By admin

Syrup seeped in distinction Trafalgar, Indiana At first glance, the story of Hickoryworks shagbark syrup in Trafalgar, Indiana, sounds like a business fairy tale: A chance meeting with a mysterious stranger leads to acquisition of a secret recipe that results in a national gourmet goldmine. But chat with owner Gordon Jones and his real recipe […]

Filed Under: Branding, Business - family, Business to Business, Developing new products, Direct to customer/user, Direct to customer/user, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Farmers Markets, Food related, Forest Saplings, Gathering and Hunting, Harvesting Nature, Indiana, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Processing, Value added

Darthia Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Horse-powered Homesteaders Gouldsboro, Maine To some, gliding over new-fallen snow in a horse-drawn sleigh might seem like a wintertime fantasy — or a scene from a Courier & Ives print. To Darthia Farm, a 50 acre homestead and certified organic farm in Gouldsboro, Maine, it’s a way of life. Owned by Cindy and Bill Thayer, […]

Filed Under: Antibiotic Free, Arts and Culture, Beef and Dairy, Branding: Certified Organic, Business - family, Business to business: Restaurants and Cafes, Children, Families and Learning, Direct Marketing, Direct to Customer, Direct: farm stand, Diversified, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Education and Research, Educational Opportunities, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Fruits, Greenhouse Production, Herbs & flowers, Horticultural crops, Internet/Website, Livestock, Maine, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Non-GMO, Organic farming, Packaging, Poultry, Processing, Schooling, Seasonal producers, Sheep and goats, Textile Arts, Tourism and Recreation, Value added, Vegetables

Sno Pac Foods

June 29, 2012 By admin

World’s First Pete Gengler is happy that his family and its company, Sno Pac Foods, Inc., got into the organic food business early. Touting itself as the world’s first grower/processor of frozen organic vegetables, Sno Pac, located in Caledonia, Minnesota, is in its third generation of ownership. Pete Gengler’s mother, Darlene, is the last of […]

Filed Under: Business - mid-sized (>21 employees), Business Development, Business planning, Business to Business, Business to Business: Cooperatives, Business to Business: Natural Food Stores, Business to Business: Other, Business to business: Restaurants and Cafes, Developing new products, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Food related, Fruits, Horticultural crops, Marketing - Ag specific, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Packaging, Starting a business, Value added, Vegetables

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