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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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
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
Small-scale oilseed production
By Renee Ciulla Customers of New Hampshire (NH) farmers’ markets are regularly greeted by voluptuous eggplants, hearty wheat berries, verdant leafy vegetables, raw milk cheddar and numerous local meats. But locavores who want to use cooking oils rather than butter … 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
Rice: An American Tale
By Susie Sutphin Dragonflies swarmed above a rice field under a hazy morning sun. With an orchestral maneuver, they darted into the sky then nose dived back to the water, occasionally swooping to the left or right as if trying … Continued
Honeybee Crisis Update
Honey, that sweet, pure and unique nectar of the honeybee, has experienced a perfect storm of negativity over the last decade—from product contaminated with lead, antibiotics and other heavy metals, to any number of colored syrups masquerading as honey, to … Continued
Agriculture Supported Communities
Editor’s note: We adjusted some of the language in our headline and introduction in response to some questions we’ve received from readers and to better reflect the reality of the ASC program. In food desert communities that can barely support … Continued