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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

Fieldfarms

June 29, 2012 By admin

Where creative ideas bloom Dexter, MI More than plants germinate in Janna Field’s greenhouses: creative Fieldfarms business ideas grow as well. With a foundation in growing flowers since 1994, Janna keeps things fresh and her own enthusiasm level high by adding new products and income diversification to the Fieldfarms mix, always focusing on things she […]

Filed Under: Business - self, Business to Business: Other, Conservation, Developing new products, Direct: farmers markets, Diversified, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Fruits, Greenhouse Production, Herbs & flowers, Horticultural crops, Internet/Website, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Michigan, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Non-food ag-related, On-farm Workshops, Policy Tools, Processing, Product Innovations, Tourism and Recreation, Value added, Vegetables

Crones’ Cradle Conserve

June 29, 2012 By admin

Combining farming, community and conservation Citra, Florida “I think right now we’re juggling about eight different businesses here at Crones’ Cradle Conserve,” Jeri Baldwin says with a smile. From workshops to market gardening, from retreat facilities to value-added products, Jeri’s vision as owner and manager of the Conserve is to be an on-going “demonstration project,” […]

Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Biodiversity, Business - family, Children, Families and Learning, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Direct: farm stand, Direct: farmers markets, Diversified, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Education, Enviromental Learning, Environmental Education Programs, Farmers Markets, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Florida, Folk Arts, Fruits, Gathering and Hunting, Guest House, Habitat Restoration, Harvesting Nature, Horticultural crops, Hospitality, Internet/Website, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), On-Farm Visits, On-farm Workshops, Practices, Processing, Retreat Center, Schooling, Sustainable Living, Textile Arts, Tourism and Recreation, Value added, Vegetables, Wetland or Waterway Reconstruction, Wetland Restoration, Wild fruit, Wildfoods

Bobolink Dairy and Bakeyard

June 29, 2012 By admin

Artisan foods for contemporary times Vernon, New Jersey Ask Jonathan White to describe the cheese and bread he and his family make at Bobolink Dairy and he’ll quickly say, “It’s the joyful accumulation of everything we do.” Based on an unconventional passion for keeping dairy cows outside on a natural diet of grass, this 200 […]

Filed Under: Beef and Dairy, Branding, Business - family, Business Development - Ag specific, Business Development and Marketing, Business Planning, Business planning, Children, Families and Learning, Developing new products, Direct to Customer, Direct to customer/user, Direct: farmers markets, Diversification for Farmers, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Enviromental Learning, Farmer to Farmer/Business to Business, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Food and Beverage, Food Production Enterprise, Food related, Grass farming/free range, Internet/Website, Livestock, Mentoring Programs, Methods, New Jersey, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), On-farm Workshops, Poultry, Processing, Program - non-profit, Rural/urban connection, Starting a business, Starting a Business, Value added

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