by Karen Kanakanui, Carolina Farm Stewardship Association member and copywriter If you’re taking the first steps to getting your farm on the web, there are a few basic questions you need to keep in mind. The good news is, creating … Continued
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Made in the USA: Organic cotton
By Victoria Bouloubasis With chickens grazing by his feet, Eric Henry, president of TS Designs, lifts a branch of organic cotton just plucked from the backyard garden of his T-shirt printing business. As if picked from the sky, the puffs … Continued
Preparing for chicks
By Andrew Dohner, Rodale Institute Livestock Specialist It is important that you know exactly what preparations need to be taken into consideration when jumping into small scale pastured poultry. As you work out your livestock plan and, later, when your … Continued
Saving the farm: Conservation easements
By Renee Ciulla Green rolls of open hills dotted with lines of solid, red silos and white grazing sheep appeal to and please even those who aren’t passionate about farming themselves. In reality though, development is encroaching heavily and swiftly … Continued
Small farm social media
By Amy Sprague, FARMIST Founder It’s 2013 and we have a million ways to connect with a million people. But the question is: How will you connect with the right people to the benefit of your small farm? As farmers, … Continued
Mesophyllic fertilizer and soil culturing
By Kevin Meehan, owner Turtle Run Farm and Carolina Farm Stewardship Association member Every year, all the local organic farmers meet for the split up of the feather meal truck in Pittsboro, NC, go home and dump the stuff on … Continued
Buying the family farm…yea or nay?
Transitioning the farm from one generation to the next is high stress and can be both financially and emotionally complicated. This young farmer needs some advice! Robyn asks: Our farm is entering is 10th season. We are certified organic and … Continued
Sample spreadsheets from Quiet Creek Farm CSA
John and Aimee Good of Quiet Creek Farm CSA wrote a great article about pre-season planning and the documents they use to keep track of everything from their crop lists to their greenhouse plans to the field (The Best Laid … Continued
The best laid plans
A successful season begins with good planning. By John and Aimee Good One of the greatest challenges of running a CSA is producing a steady flow of an endlessly changing variety of vegetables for an entire season. Dealing with the … Continued
Establishing a small-scale, sustainable, pastured poultry operation
By Melanie Bare and Christine Ziegler-Ulsh The word sustainable is defined as “a method of harvesting or using a resource that replaces and renews the resource, rather than depleting or permanently damaging it”. In agriculture, sustainability is achieved balancing ecological … Continued