by Sally Colby
It takes persistence to start a farm, and the Rowley family of Cherry Hill Farms is keenly aware of the work their forebears did to begin the farm legacy. Today, Cherry Hill Farms, with operations (more…)
by Sally Colby
Kuipers Family Farm started as a simple pumpkin patch, but it wasn’t long before the farm became much more than an autumn attraction.
Wade and Kim Kuipers moved their family (more…)
by Courtney Llewellyn
Offered by USDA Rural Development, the Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program helps ag producers enter into value-added activities related to the processing and marketing of new products. (more…)
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Strawberries, flowers, crop mazes and Christmas trees: expansion is the word at Strawberry Fields and Florist, a farm turned tourist destination in Auburn, NY. Proprietor Linda Eldred (more…)
by Gail March Yerke
The Indiana Small Farm Conference, the annual networking and educational event that brings together farmers, educators and researchers, recently presented “Value-Added Products in Your Farm Operation.” (more…)
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Many farmers have begun to diversify their operations and use their resources in different ways to bring in more revenue. Offering lodging via Airbnb represents one additional income (more…)
by Laura Rodley
John LaSalle is in charge of making spring occur all year long inside 14,000 square feet of greenhouses at his 12-acre farm, LaSalle Florists and Greenhouses in Whately, MA, where he lives with his wife Debi LaSalle. (more…)
by Sally Colby
Paula Ledney uses this Stephen Covey quote to emphasize the importance of setting goals when farm business owners (more…)
by Sonja Heyck-Merlin
A group of Northeast growers shared tips on tomato grafting in a webinar presented by the New Hampshire Vegetable & Berry Growers Association (NHVBGA) and UNH Extension. Grafting tomatoes (more…)
by Jessica Bern
Be kind to your fine feathered friends – they may actually be of assistance on your farm. Joanne Baumgartner, the executive director of Wild Farm Alliance for over 20 years, led the first part of the discussion (more…)
by Courtney Llewellyn
Maybe you think you’re doing okay. Maybe you’re struggling to make ends meet. Maybe you’re planning for retirement. There are many different money goals, but the key to achieving them lies in the ability (more…)
