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After 10 years, the course has reached more than 200 beginning farmers and gardeners. Chuck and Lynn Pugh We are most proud of the new farmers that have benefited from the educational offerings of the farm, including our organic growing course, interns,...

Sugar 1 cup Greek-style goat yogurt 1-2 T. Honey (optional) Preparation In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, combine blueberries, chia seeds, lemon juice, water and sugar. Bacon fat is recycled into goat milk soap, coffee grounds and eggshells go...

By LaDaryn Backstrum The idea of Guidestone Farm sprang from Eden Valley near the Colorado Rocky Mountains and spread throughout the base of the Collegiate Peaks range. We want to help people become more conscious of their lifestyle and choices, because...

“Being the younger sister, I wanted to do what my older sister was doing, so I had my own little group of goats and started 4-H as soon as I was old enough,” she says. Alethea Swift Raising goats or any animals in the desert is tough, as it's void...

But when he became shipwrecked on the island of St. Croix while sailing with a friend's family, he noticed how difficult it was to find fresh produce and humanely farmed meat to resupply with, due in part to the sprawling developments encroaching on the...

It's got a flatbed for hauling fencing, straw bales, boxes of potatoes and special racks adapted for carry buckets or unwinding rolls of drip tape. However, we've found that in operating a farm, there are some things that exceed this capacity.

Biggest Challenge The biggest farming challenge by far is to be paid a living wage. Farmer: Valerie Samutin Location: Shelbyville, Ky. Specialty: grassfed, forage-fed livestock It all started with a leg of lamb.

Since those early days, the farm has expanded to 75 acres, now located 60 miles east in the Cascabel corridor of the San Pedro River Valley. Using a combination of steer manure, bat guano, effective microorganisms (a microbial inoculant) and organic pest...

In addition to laying out the different kinds of permits needed (including for non-commercial production), it refers you to other agencies with jurisdiction over aquaculture, such as the Virginia Department of Health, Department of Environmental Quality,...

They are much more docile than many of the wool breeds, Jones says, so they're easier to handle and not as likely to trample you—plus you don't have to shear them! They were bred for lean meat without a lot of extra fat and the flavor is mild and very...

Before he was able to farm successfully, he experienced his fair share of learning curves. The inn is part ranch, part farm and part wildlife haven. Other families soon followed and built their own homesteads on different parcels of the original farm.

Its owners, the Schwennesen family, has had roots in this part of the country since 1921, when Otto M. He has no regrets, though. “Clifton and the other scattered towns in the area were built to supply the growing, dynamic needs of livestock and mining...

Turning my dreams into reality and my passion and hobby into a successful, organic, diversified farm business. Farmer: Bryan Kaminsky Location: Newcastle, Calif. Inspired by his mother's natural-foods business—the farm's namesake—Kaminsky launched...

Los Poblanos proudly grows Grosso lavender. The farm also experimented with raising sugar beet seed in an effort to wean American dependence on imported sugar beets, but in 1976, influential locals Armin and Penny Rembe bought the ranch and worked to...

What is the market for the crop and access to customers? Our market is Winnipeg and southeast Manitoba, which we deliver directly to local stores, warehouses and restaurants with no long-distance shipping.

Maple syrup keeps three or four years either unopened in its original container, refrigerated or frozen. Let your customers know that their decision to visit must be made just a few days before they arrive on the farm.

Most species require hot dry summers and relatively short winters, but don't despair if you live in a colder clime: Check with your local nursery to for Ukrainian varieties that tend to be hardier to cool temperatures.

I have a firsthand understanding of what it means to have a tight budget, but I don't believe others—people or animals—should suffer needlessly for my survival. I recommend investing in a home base for your operation that has a barn, or storage and...

“Architecture doesn't require any capital,” she says. Partly due to innovation, partly to hard work and perhaps due to a big dose of beginner's luck, Ramini Mozzarella was a hit.

“We're more organic than Certified Organic farms,” he says. His mother was an avid gardener, and his father worked at a pipe and steel business that catered to local farms and ranches.

The Parkers consider the development of online sales, successful grassroots marketing and product diversification some of their biggest successes to date. Firsthand Advice To anyone thinking about farming , the Parkers offer a word of caution: ”It's...

Meanwhile, Wendy started a small grocery store in a low-income community outside of Durham, North Carolina. The Chickens Kristina Mercedes Urquhart While the Brughs also raise about 100 hogs per year, keep a 10-cow herd and process 10 steers per year,...

A historical ranch turned artist retreat, Triangle L Ranch Bed-and-Breakfast merges local food and culture for an experience no one should miss. Empower Your Customers Let your guests “do-it themselves”—family reunions, yoga and retreats.

Despite that, David, with his culinary background, wanted to learn to make cheese and raise their own meat . “Goats seemed like the perfect animals for both our objectives and our high-desert environment,” Kathryn says.

If your next farm trip leads you to Oregon, consider staying in one of these bed-and-breakfasts to get the full experience. Abbey Road B & B Carlton 503-852-6278 Barking Mad Farm Enterprise 541-26-0360 Bella Vista Hood River 541-386-1545 Clear Creek Inn...

We had used this egg washer to do on average 90 DZ eggs a day. Sani-Touch Model 5s, excellent condition. We had up to 3000 hens and this machine kept up with no problems. It washes 1800-2520 eggs per hour.

“We do have a frost season from March through mid-May, and we use wind machines for frost protection then.” The Holcomb's daughter, Mandy, now runs the marketing and publicity activities for the farm.