Micro-farm Adds Value In More Ways Than One Lexington, Oklahoma Sometimes personal adversity and limited funds foster an environment of innovation and creativity. For April Harrington, the sole proprietor-farmer of Earth Elements Farm in Lexington, Oklahoma, it’s led to an agricultural operation that is practically 100 percent value-added. On 3/4-acre of her five acre farm, […]
Wildrose Farm Organics: A Sustainable Business
Employees First Chuck Knierem likes to make lunch for the employees at his family’s business, Wildrose Farm Organics, at Breezy Point, Minnesota. Chuck, a former logger, and Karen, a custom seamstress turned clothing designer, believe that a commitment to a healthier planet involves making a commitment to their employees. Besides daily lunch, which may include […]
Minnesota Wool Research
A Wild and Woolly Idea University of Minnesota Researchers say wool mats may give fruit growers an alternative to herbicides, and Minnesota sheep producers a market for their wool. Some of the strawberry plants on Bill Jacobson’s fruit farm are tucked up in a soft, gray wool blanket. Bill, who grows 20 acres of strawberries […]
Forestedge Winery
Port in LaPorte In LaPorte, Minnesota Paul and Sharon Shuster are fermenting a batch of rhubarb wine. This is the home of Forestedge Winery, tucked between Minnesota Highway 64 and the Paul Bunyan State Forest, where Paul and Sharon along with partner, John Wildmo are growing, fermenting and bottling fruit wines as varied as: * […]
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