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Bolt Enterprises

June 29, 2012 By admin

Young Entrepreneurs Business Opportunities through Learning and Technology (BOLT) Enterprises, a student-run business, provides a unique educational opportunity for young entrepreneurs attending Westbrook-Walnut Grove High School in Westbrook, Minnesota. BOLT Enterprises gives students the experience of running a real business, provides jobs, and manufactures a dynamite barbecue sauce, all on the high school campus. Students […]

Filed Under: Business - small (<20 employees), Children, Families and Learning, Consumption and Purchasing, Developing new products, Direct to customer/user, Food related, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Packaging, Processing, Program - non-profit, Responsible Purchasing, Support Students, Value added, Youth, Youth, Youth Businesses, Youth Leadership, Youth Workers

Turkey Ridge Organic Apple Orchard

June 29, 2012 By admin

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 […]

Filed Under: Branding: Certified Organic, Business - cooperative, Business Development, Business Development - Ag specific, Business to Business: Cooperatives, Cooperation with other organizations, Direct to Customer, Direct: farm stand, Direct: u-pick, Diversification for Farmers, Diversified, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Diversified Funding, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Fruits, Gathering and Hunting, Grass farming/free range, Harvesting Nature, Hogs, Horticultural crops, Integrated Pest Management, Livestock, Management Concerns, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Packaging, Pest Management, Poultry, Processing, Product Innovations, Sheep and goats, Value added, Vegetables, Wildfoods, Wisconsin

Keating Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Jim and Sue Keating are newcomers to the world of organic agriculture. Prior to moving to the town of Bennington in central Kansas, the couple raised a family in urban Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where Sue was a church secretary and Jim taught civil engineering at the university. When their kids moved out and the couple moved […]

Filed Under: Branding: Certified Organic, Business - family, Business to Business: Cooperatives, Community Cooperative, Community Development and Design, Corn & Soybeans, Creating a More Localized Food System, Direct Marketing, Direct: consumer buying clubs, Direct: farmers markets, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Hay & Alfalfa, Horticultural crops, Kansas, Management Concerns, Marketing - Ag specific, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Organic farming, Packaging, Processing, Product Innovations, Regionalized Cooperation, Small Grains, Soils & Compost, Value added, Vegetables

Oberle Botanical

June 29, 2012 By admin

Botanical Paradise in Suburbia Fort Collins, CO Suburban sprawl may not jump to mind as a hotbed for new agriculture start-ups, but Oberle Botanical blooms strong and solid in the heart of Fort Collins, Colorado. Run by Matt and Sue Oberle, this diversified operation blends a variety of horticulture ventures with a commitment to keeping […]

Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Business - family, Business Development, Business Development - Ag specific, Business Development and Marketing, Business to business: Restaurants and Cafes, Colorado, Direct: farmers markets, Diversified, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Farmers Markets, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Festivals, Greenhouse Production, Harvesting Nature, Herbs & flowers, Horticultural crops, Internet/Website, Marketing, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), On-farm Workshops, Packaging, Product Innovations, Tourism and Recreation, Value added

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