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Adams Family Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Romancing the Farm Wilmington, Vermont From the bucolic setting on 210 acres of the sixth generation Adams Family Farm in Wilmington, Vermont, one couldn’t imagine more diverse — and integrated — enterprises creatively woven together to sustain the land and the farmers who farm it. Jill and Carl Mancivalano own and manage one of Vermont’s […]

Filed Under: Alpacas, Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Business - mid-sized (>21 employees), Direct: u-pick, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Educational Opportunities, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Festivals, Festivals, Field Crops, Food and Beverage, Food Production Enterprise, Hay & Alfalfa, Heritage Tourism, Hogs, Internet/Website, Livestock, Llamas, Marketing - Ag specific, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), On-Farm Visits, On-farm Workshops, Packaging, Poultry, Processing, Sheep and goats, Textile Arts, Tourism and Recreation, Value added, Vermont

Pepin Heights Orchard

June 29, 2012 By admin

Evolution In 1978, Dennis Courtier bought Pepin Heights Orchard, a small apple farm on the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River in Lake City Minnesota. More than 20 years later, using farming practices that call for less pesticide use and an intimate understanding of nature’s balance, the operation now produces 20% of all the apples grown […]

Filed Under: Business - family, Conservation, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Fruits, Horticultural crops, Management Concerns, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Pest Management, Pesticide Reduction, Practices, Processing, Value added

Liberty, Land and Livestock

June 29, 2012 By admin

“On the Farm” Located in Hutchinson, Minnesota, The Lamb Shoppe is what owners Connie Karstens and Doug Rathke call their “on the farm” retail outlet for specialty meat from their farm Liberty, Land, and Livestock. Liberty, Land and Livestock is a 180-acre farm that allows Dorset sheep and Jersey cattle to graze freely on pasture […]

Filed Under: Beef and Dairy, Business - family, Business Development, Business to Business: Minnesota State Fair, Business to business: Restaurants and Cafes, Direct to Customer, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Grass farming/free range, Livestock, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Non-GMO, Packaging, Poultry, Processing, Sheep and goats, Starting a business, Value added

Ridenour Ranch: Two Businesses in One

June 29, 2012 By admin

Located in the heart of Wyoming farm and ranch county, the 1,280 acre Ridenour Ranch, owned by Cindy and Mike Ridenour, offers grass-fed beef, non-certified organic vegetables and “Love-Me-Tender” pork. To set their high-quality products apart, they sell their food products under the banner, Meadow Maid Foods, to reflect the care they take in growing […]

Filed Under: Beef and Dairy, Business - family, Business Development and Marketing, Business Planning, Business to Business: Supermarkets, Direct: farmers markets, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Financing, Fruits, Grass farming/free range, Greenhouse Production, Herbs & flowers, Hogs, Horticultural crops, Human Health, Internet/Website, Livestock, Management Concerns, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Organic farming, Processing, Product Innovations, Value added, Vegetables, Wyoming

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