By Abe Collins Originally posted on June 8, 2006 As an all grass, no-grain dairy, we pay close attention to our grazing. Our experience with transitioning from management intensive grazing (MIG) to Holistic Management planned grazing on Cimarron Farm has … Continued
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Small is beautiful…and profitable
By Dan Sullivan Originally posted on June 8, 2006 In the shadows of towering twin 5-million-gallon checkerboard-painted water tanks supplying the modest northeast Philadelphia neighborhood of Somerton, a miracle is taking place. Here lies Somerton Tanks Farm, an experiment in … Continued
Ethnic goat marketing made simple
By Sandra K. Miller Originally posted June 8, 2006 Within our country, the debate against immigration has been raging. Newscasters put the population of people in America under less-than-legal-conditions in the millions. Long referred to as a “melting pot,” this … Continued
Free weed-control service: Mice
By Darcy Maulsby Originally posted on March 9, 2006 You might not think much about the mice in your fields, but these pint-sized seed predators are proving to be powerful “little hammers” in the war against weeds, according to new … Continued
Starting a farmers’ market the right way
By Andy King Originally posted on February 16, 2006 If you are trying to start or turn around a farmers’ market, it’s easy to get distracted by all the possibilities of signage and events and promotions. Before you order your … Continued
Cover-cropping guru Steve Groff champions fall-planted forage radish mixes to renovate field lanes
By Greg Bowman Originally posted on November 10, 2005 Steve Groff is endlessly curious about new ways to use cover crops to build up his soil. A current interest is how to make forage radishes work in tandem with other … Continued
WWOOFing and beyond
By Laura Sayre Originally posted on September 1, 2005 Amy Sisti had been working with cheese for six years in some of New York City’s finest restaurants and retail shops when she decided she “wanted to get back to the … Continued
Getting started with pastured chickens, Part III
By Jean Nick Originally posted on August 16, 2005 Chickens need access to clean, fresh water during waking hours. If they run out they won’t eat (which slows growth and egg production) and if they are without water for more … Continued
Getting started with pastured chickens, Part II
By Jean Nick Originally posted on July 14, 2005 Here’s a compilation of what we’ve learned from various sources (and trial and error) about getting started raising hens on pasture for egg production (we’ve also picked up a great deal of information on … Continued
Do-it-yourself poultry processing made easy — sort of
By Skip Connett Originally posted on June 16, 2005 Ruth and Denny Noel have agriculture degrees from Texas A & M, but no degree–except perhaps one in regulatory bureaucracy–could have prepared them for building an on-farm poultry processing facility and … Continued