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.
Sign of hope: A farm begins in 2020
Lauren Ditscheist Padovana and Bryan Padovano holding some of their first harvest of vegetables. They’re already looking ahead to 2021’s season.
Photo courtesy of Happy Day Farmhaus
by Gail March Yerke
As the USDA reports a continued decline of working farms each year, it’s good to hear there are still those willing to start a new farm. […]
Hopping on the hazelnut hype train
by Courtney Llewellyn
If you saw our story about the autumn meeting of the New York Nut Growers Association (NYNGA) in the December 2020 issue of Country Folks Grower, you know that English walnuts are being developed into a potentially profitable crop in the Northeast. […]
Strategies for the struggle against spotted lanternfly
Unless they’re flying or startled, you won’t see spotted lanternflies’ distinctive red hind wings.
Photo courtesy of Penn State Extension
by Courtney Llewellyn
Despite stay-at-home orders that stymied some travel in 2020, a lot of traffic still crisscrossed the Northeast and the upper Midwest. […]
What to look for in your organic growing media
by Courtney Llewellyn
Like any product that’s worthwhile, organic growing media has been increasing in quality and popularity over the past few years. Finding the right media for you requires a bit of knowledge. […]
Playing it safe with land lease agreements
by Enrico Villamaino
A recent webinar hosted by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County aimed to help both landowners and farmers protect themselves when entering lease agreements. […]
How to get customers – and keep them coming back
by Courtney Llewellyn
A sale is a sale, right? It’s always positive when you have money coming in to your farm, but it’s even better when you can command loyalty – and repeat sales – from customers. […]
