Oregon Startup Links Local Farms to Local Folks with Competitively Priced...
Shopping at Farmers Markets or participating in the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) system of picking up weekly produce boxes from a local farm are both great ways to enjoy locally grown produce....
View ArticleNot Simply Organic, Oregon Farm Finds Success in Embrace of Technology and...
When Bill and Karla Chambers founded Stahlbush Island Farms in 1985, their goal was to not only grow certified organic produce but also to integrate sustainability into all aspects of their operation....
View ArticleOregon-based Aquaponic Startup Seeks to Completely Close Loop
Hydroponics, the practice of growing crops in nutrient-rich water as opposed to soil, in concert with aquaculture, the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs, etc., creates a...
View ArticleUrban Farm Collective Converts Vacant City Lots into Edible Gardens,...
It all started with a simple idea: bring neighbors together to transform vacant city lots into neighborhood food gardens. Why? To improve the quality of food available to the community. From that...
View ArticleHigh Altitude Organic Farm Thrives on Product Diversity, RSA and Business...
Sierra Valley Farms has found that by being open to new ideas, keeping farming practices simple and diversifying its products, farming sustainably can be successful and rewarding, according to owner...
View ArticleOrganic Farm School Teaches Tomorrow’s Farmers Everything from Soil to Sales
In 2008, Greenbank Farm established its Organic Farm School to teach sustainable agricultural methods to students from all walks of life. The farm, located on Greenbank, Washington’s Whidbey Island,...
View ArticleNorthern Michigan Couple Builds Profitable Farm-to-school Enterprise
Nic and Jen Welty wanted to see more locally grown, nutritious foods offered to the students at their daughter’s school in Leelanau County, Michigan. Having previously worked as Farm Manager at Black...
View ArticleNew York Distributor Brings the Farmers’ Market to the Supermarket; Increases...
Dan Horan had a notion back in 1989 that started with a college essay and turned into a business plan: enlist the cooperative efforts of various small farms in the region to supply supermarkets with...
View ArticleCalifornia CSA creates a new business model for the ‘Regular Old Joe’
When Don Webber got a phone call from an organic farmer-friend asking for help selling produce, his mental gears started to turn. “I have a background in sales and marketing,” says Webber. “I was very...
View ArticleFood Hub Creates Transparent Local Value Chain in Northern Michigan’s Cherry...
Cherry Capital Foods opened business in 2007 with a single man selling local produce out of his van. The following year, John Hoagland bought the business and took it to the next level. “As a...
View ArticleSouth Carolina Affordable Housing Lender Expands Mission to Address Healthy...
Why would an established affordable housing lending institution decide to change its name? “Lowcountry Housing Trust has been the South Carolina leader in affordable housing lending,” says Anna...
View ArticleMIT Students Start Tech Company for Growing Food in the Home (But it’s Not...
About a year ago, Gabe Blanchet and Jamie Byron, both students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, started kicking around the idea that people could feed themselves in a healthy and sustainable...
View ArticleCalifornia Mushroom Startup Utilizes Closed-Loop Dutch Technology System
Mushrooms have become one of the county’s fastest growing agricultural industries, according to the company’s Sustainability Coordinator Kevin Foley. By utilizing the latest technology from Holland and...
View ArticleFrom Rooftop to Backyard Farms, Filmmaker Crosses Country to Document Impact...
The documentary film Growing Cities, released in the fall of 2013, is a film exploring the stories behind the people who are build urban farms across America. The film has been shown at multiple...
View ArticleQ & A with Local Food Movement Expert Rich Pirog of MSU’s Center for Regional...
Rich Pirog is senior associate director at Michigan State University’s Center for Regional Food Systems. His work includes developing a statewide food hub network and providing oversight to new CRFS...
View ArticleBaltimore’s Recreation and Parks Department Boosts Urban Farming With City Farms
Urban gardening is a long-time tradition in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, according to the new City Farms Coordinator Harold McCray. “Its original purpose was in response to urban hunger and...
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