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Sugar Maple Emu Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Emus provide product mix Brodhead, Wisconsin In a state where one expects to see dairy cows dotting the fields, Sugar Maple Emu Farm outside Brodhead, Wisconsin, defies tradition with a herd of emus, bringing new perspectives to the business of farming. The novelty of emus, combined with the animals’ usability, proves to be a marketable […]

Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Business - family, Developing new products, Direct to Customer, Direct: farm stand, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Emus, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Internet/Website, Livestock, Marketing - Ag specific, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Non-food ag-related, On-Farm Visits, Processing, Product Innovations, Tourism and Recreation, Value added, Visual Arts, Wisconsin

Dancing Winds Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

A Tale of Two Goats Mary Doerr did not intend to be a goat farmer. When she purchased Dancing Winds Farm, which lies on 20 acres in Kenyon, Minnesota, in 1985, her plan was to grow organic produce. She carried through with her organic produce, but only for a short while. Then, along came Ida […]

Filed Under: Bed & Breakfast, Business - family, Direct to customer/user, Direct: farmers markets, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Farm Stays, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Heritage Tourism, Hospitality, Livestock, Marketing - Ag specific, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), On-Farm Visits, Processing, Rotational Grazing, Sheep and goats, Tourism and Recreation, Value added

Caring for Our Communities and Serving Our People

June 29, 2012 By admin

Caring for Our Communities and Serving Our People Hot Springs, Montana, is tucked away between the beautiful Salish and Cabinet Mountain ranges in western Montana on the Flathead Reservation of the Confederated Salish, Kootenai, and Pend D’Oreille peoples. Many of the residents in this tiny community of 500+ people are local Salish/Kootenai tribal members. Others […]

Filed Under: Buy Local, Community Development and Design, Consumption and Purchasing, Creating a More Localized Food System, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Green Products, Healthful Products, Montana, Natural and Cultural History, Northwest Area Foundation Horizons Project, Organic, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Tourism and Recreation, Women-owned Enterprises

Fall Family Fun on the Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

It’s the glint in his eyes and the mischievous delight in his voice that draws one in to Steve Enger. As he spins tales and visions of abandoned farm equipment turned into marketing props and catapults—an old grainery meticulously renovated into a haunted house, and farmland magically transformed each fall into an intricate maze carved […]

Filed Under: Arts and Culture, Business - family, Corn Mazes, Cultural Preservation, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, North Dakota, On-Farm Visits, Storytelling, Tourism and Recreation

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