About us - Country Folks Grower

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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.

Eastern Edition

Midwest Edition

Western Edition

On-farm Airbnb offers additional income stream

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 […]

Spring all year long at LaSalle Florists and Greenhouses

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. […]

‘Begin with the end in mind’

Self-employment and choosing an advisor

by Sally Colby

Paula Ledney uses this Stephen Covey quote to emphasize the importance of setting goals when farm business owners […]

Growers offer tips for tomato grafting

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 […]

Birds and the pests they eat

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 […]

Comparing numbers for financial health

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 […]

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