MARKETING: We’ve recently found and reviewed Small Farm Central, a farm web service made by a farmer, for small farmers, to create productive web presences for farm promotion and for general operation of your micro and small farm business. A farm website is more important today to the micro farm and small farming community than [...]
MICRO FARMING HOW-TO: We already know it’s a good idea to plant open-pollinated, non-hybrid bee-friendly plants to attract pollinating bees, but many micro farmers are already into the busy season and need to attract more bees right now to the current crop plantings they already have. One of the fastest ways to attract bees to [...]
TRENDS — It’s no secret that demand for locally produced, sustainable, hand-tended and seasonal food and drink continues to grow. Underneath the broad “small and micro eco-farming umbrella” are signs of demand for specific types of small and micro farms also on the rise in their own niche or arena. One of them is the [...]
TRENDS: Micro farmers who currently or plan to work directly with green or organic chefs can find enticing new crop possibilities and inspiration from the Slow Food USA Ark of Taste. In an effort to restore America’s food traditions and keep flavorful choices from extinction, this growing list is a catalog of the very [...]