In a survey conducted by USDA Outdoor Farmers Market, the following are the reasons why people go to shop at a local farmers market: 27% of the respondents gave freshness and taste as their main reason, 22% go there to support their local agriculture, 18% noted that it was convenient to shop at a farmers […]
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Imagine if you could make one simple move in your farm, and see an instant boost in your farm profitability. Or even better: What if there were 11 of these moves…. …and each of them could generate extra income per acre of the total production area. You’d probably be excited to read about them. Because […]
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Does honey go bad? The short answer is; it doesn’t! The long answer, keep reading because, in today’s article, I’m going to explain why this is the case. However, there are rare cases where honey might go bad if it is contaminated, stored incorrectly, contains toxic compounds, or if it’s adulterated. But this doesn’t take […]
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Without a doubt, the community supported agriculture model of farming has gained popularity over the past decade, and as a result, the density of CSAs has increased, creating competition among farmers in this realm. For the uninitiated, the CSA acts like a subscription to a farm, where the farmer sells his or her food up […]
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