Crimson and Clover Farm – such a sweet place
Customers are drawn to the fresh produce at Crimson and Clover Farm as iron filings to a magnet. There are between 500 and (more…)
Holiday workshops – adding to your bottom line
The DIY (do-it-yourself) movement is everywhere. From home and landscape to interior design, it has piqued interest in (more…)
Organic in the Appalachians
BURNSVILLE, NC – The western North Carolina Appalachians are home both to some of the oldest mountains in the world (more…)
Happy holiday traditions at Heritage Tree Farm
As 2024 marches on, the family running Heritage Tree Farm prepares to celebrate their 10th anniversary. (more…)
Halloween pumpkin smash – Planning for family fun
With the Halloween season quickly approaching, pumpkin sales are thriving – but what do we do with the jack-o’-lanterns (more…)
How restaurants, bars & institutions can better use your harvest
From the soil to the seed to the blossom to the ripe vegetable, everything a grower does happens under a watchful eye. Once (more…)
Marketing your autumn events
The exciting times of apple picking, pumpkin patches and fall harvests are coming up quickly, and participating farms need (more…)
Shiny but not clean
Freshly picked apples from the orchard are smooth and shiny – does that make them “clean”?
According to Carol Allen, (more…)
Physically protecting your crops
Spring Ledge Farm, a vegetable and potted plant farm located in New London, NH, provides a great example of how crops can be (more…)
Zapping weeds with advancing laser tech
New technology is being developed all the time for all kinds of applications. And new uses are constantly being considered too. (more…)
Financial recordkeeping: A farm chart of accounts
Finances can be a sensitive topic. However, tracking your finances is essential in all industries, including agriculture. When it (more…)
Getting started with organic
Consumers want to know what they’re purchasing, and many seek labels that claim food items are sustainable, fair trade (more…)
Changes to plastics use on the horizon
“We all heard growing up plastics were the future.”
That’s how Tom Marting, director of sustainable solutions (more…)
Verifying the value of on-farm trials
Have you ever wondered about on-farm trials? Louis Longchamps, assistant professor of digital agronomy at Cornell University, (more…)
Pollinators: Why we need them & how to protect them
Pollinators are essential to the lifecycle of most flowering plants, and they play a role in improving the quality of crop yields (more…)
