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Head, Hands and Heart: Hidden Pearls Farm & Healing Center
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I was so grateful to spend a summer afternoon sitting with Brett Grant in his farmhouse kitchen, learning about the spectacular emergence of his dream, and to share his story […]
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From Dreaming to Doing: 5 Tips for Beginning Farmers
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The number of young farmers is growing. These tips can help new farm businesses successfully navigate the startup stage. Newly released data from the 2017 U.S. Census of Agriculture show […]
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The Power of Quitting
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Farming is family. Rarely have I encountered a group of people who are more motivated, dedicated, innovative and tenacious as farmers. Whether you are tending apples in Orange County […]
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Learning from the Best
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What do Wegmans, a regional grocery store chain, and Salesforce, a software company, have in common? These two organizations both have held places on the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list, and have stories to share that can help you […]
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List of Items for a Beginning Sheep Farmer, Part One
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List of Items for a Beginning Sheep Farmer, Part One: Tips and Resources for Beginning Sheep Farmers “What do I need when I start?” It is a question that is posed […]
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Holistic Management at Mulligan Creek Acres
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Holistic management provides beginning women farmers with a course on whole farm planning. There are many tools that a farmer needs when he or she is starting out; seeds, livestock, equipment […]
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So, You Want to Be a Farmer
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A veteran shares the challenges of beginning a farm. Before making the decision to become a “farmer,” “agricultural producer,” or “grower,” there are many things that should be considered. This […]
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New Jersey’s Beginning Farmers: The Journeyperson Interviews
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Two organic farmers and one on his way tell us about their experiences as beginning farmers, and how the NOFA-NJ Beginning Farmer Program helped them get their start. Here at […]
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The New American Farmer
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Groundswell Center supports immigrants who want to farm in central New York Are you a “New American” immigrant, with experience farming in your home country? Or do you work […]
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A Long Row and A Good Day
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I met my wife, Kerry, planting garlic. It was an unseasonably warm October day during a crew exchange between the farm I worked for and the farm she worked […]
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