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.
Changed times lead to changes in marketing at Bahner Farms
Farmers like Mike and Christa Bahner have been adapting to new regulations and getting creative in how they do business while continuing to grow.
Photo courtesy of Bahner Farm
by Catie Joyce-Bulay
As Maine continues its multi-phase reopening plan for businesses, farmers like Mike and Christa Bahner have been adapting to new regulations and getting creative […]
Pumpkin farms adapt for 2020 fall season
Candy and Kevin Longnecker of Long Neck Pumpkin Farm in Colorado Springs, CO.
Photo courtesy of Long Neck Pumpkin Farm
by Gail March Yerke
It’s that time of year again. Pumpkin farms are gearing up for their big season and getting ready to welcome families, […]
Bishop’s second season is social distance friendly
Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm is uniquely suited to the challenges of the day, as it provides people a chance to be outdoors and get some exercise while still maintaining social distancing.
Photo courtesy of Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm
by Enrico Villamaino
While the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks havoc on the normal routines of farms across the country, […]
Expanding the Hilltown Mobile Market
Cummington, MA, resident Ron Woodland picks up his Hilltown Mobile Farmers Market share from volunteer Natalie Greenbaum.
Photo by Laura Rodley
by Laura Rodley
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS – The Hilltown Mobile Market was developed with key input from the Hilltown Food Council, an advisory group […]
In nursery management, knowing is half the battle
Evidence of a root mealybug infestation.
Photo courtesy of Juan Manuel Alvarez, University of Idaho, Bugwood.org
by Courtney Llewellyn
In the Battle of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War, Admiral David Farragut uttered the phrase “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!” […]
Dwarf apple trees thrive at Stone Mountain Farm
Joe Rolfe, a late-in-life orchardist who’s learned the skills needed to grow dwarf apple trees, supported by trellises, points to the many native and imported pollinators at work on a sunny day this spring.
Photo by Edith Tucker
by Edith Tucker
BELMONT, NH – Joe and Cindy Rolfe took a chance […]
