Country Folks Grower is a business to business publication offering coast to coast coverage through three regional editions.
Each monthly issue covers all facets of growing and marketing fresh market and ornamental crops.
Merging tradition with the new helps farm stay competitive
Lowell, Dawson and Delvin Yoder represent three generations of the Yoder family that work their farm. “We try not to put all of our eggs in one basket and serve several different high value, niche markets,” Lowell said.
Photos by Rebecca Jackson
by Rebecca Jackson
A farm founded on faith and […]
Flower growers living the dream
Russ and Sarah Lunstrum saw their opportunity to grow in Boise as “farming kismet.”
by Courtney Llewellyn
BOISE, IDAHO – Cityscapes often bring up visions of tall buildings, cement sidewalks and lots of cars. Rarely does that first imagining include green oases dotted with a rainbow-hued assortment of flowers. But that’s […]
Building a healthy enterprise from the ground up
Todd and Rebecca Ulizio have owned and operated Two Bear Farm in northern Montana for 12 years.
Photos courtesy of Two Bear Farm
by Enrico Villamaino
Since 2007, Two Bear Farm, located in Whitefish, MT, has been providing high quality, healthy, nutritious vegetables to its community while also focusing on improving […]
Farmers markets: It’s showtime!
Performer Gypsy Geoff performs at the Bay View South Shore Farmers Market.
Photo courtesy of BVSS Farmers Market
by Gail March Yerke
Competition. Even farm markets are feeling the pinch as more consumers want to know where their food comes from and communities across the country add their own markets. The […]
Picture perfect: Farm market presentation
Color theory – specifically the color wheel – can be used to display fruits and vegetables in different ways.
by Courtney Llewellyn
If you sell anything, you may intuitively know the basics of marketing: branding your product, articulating why people should buy from you, having appropriate pricing, knowing your target customer […]
Nematodes for biocontrol in greenhouses
by Tamara Scully
Surveys suggest that an increasing percentage of greenhouse growers are utilizing biocontrols to combat pest issues. An informal survey of New York state growers found that 40% were using insecticides alone to control fungus gnat. […]
