Introducing Firefly Meadows of Fairfield, NE
Mike and Rita Brhel’s just over five acres might be small in size but it’s big in dreams. Firefly Meadows features a farm-fresh chicken and duck egg business, a pasture-based sheep operation, and a vegetable garden with spring, summer, and fall plantings. There are plans to add meat goats, pigeons, and an orchard. Both Mike […]
Young Farmers Offer Pasture-Raised, Happy Turkeys this Thanksgiving
Eleanor Kane and Theodore Wiegand are finishing up their successful first season on Brasen Hill Farm, a 21-acre diversified farm in Dudley, Ma, where they raise lambs, goats, chicken, pigs, ducks and most importantly this thanksgiving, 51 beautiful turkeys. Bourbon reds, Broad-Breasted Bronze, and Great Whites make up their flock, though Eleanor says next year […]
Ranching for Conservation along the U.S./Mexico Border
Thirty-eight miles from the Arizona/Sonora border lies a fourth-generation ranch managed by two young ranchers, Sarah and Joe King. The ranch spreads over 55,000 acres of private and state land, rising up over the Baboquivari Mountains. Sarah and Joe raise 450 head of grass-fed cattle to sell at auction, slaughtering only a few due to […]
Introducing Lori and Jason of Diamond Hill Farm
Tell me a little bit about your farm. The operational story of Diamond Hills Farm could fit on the back of a napkin as it has only been a physical entity for about a month. The real story of the farm lies in its conception and realization in the hearts and minds of the farmers […]
Advice from a Shepherdess: How Cole Bush Became A "Goat Ambassador"
The hot July sun beats down on me as I stand on a park trail, just outside of Oakland, CA. Before me, hundreds of sheep and goats graze and chew at tall grasses and shrubs. Occasionally they pause to scratch themselves with their horns, twitch a fly from their coats, or stare quizzically at […]
Farmer Profile: Ryan Welch
Ryan Welch is an enthusiastic and energetic young farmer working his family’s land on Signal Mountain, Tennessee. Walden Peak Farms was established in 2010, and, as a 23-year-old newlywed, Ryan began the Chattanooga Area’s first mushroom operation. When asked where he found his inspiration to begin farming, Ryan replied he took a class in college […]
Introducing Open Sky Farm of Unadilla, NE
Jon and Jamie Yoachim live on a 160 acre, off-grid, diversified farm near Unadilla, NE that they call Open Sky Farm. Although not certified organic, Open Sky Farm uses organic practices as part of their holistic management in an effort to raise food in a manner that nourishes those eating it and the land from […]
Introducing Big Muddy Farm of Omaha, NE
Big Muddy Urban Farm is a small-scale farm located within the city limits of Omaha, Nebraska. In Winter 2011 we met, formed our collective, wrote and signed our Partnership Agreement and started Big Muddy Urban Farm. For our first season we are offering a 25-member CSA program, selling at three local farmer’s markets, hosting free […]
Bootstrap @ Full Heart Farm – Introduction
Hi there! I’m Allyson, the owner and farmer of Full Heart Farm. Full Heart Farm is a small family farm in southeastern CT that encourages a return to the family table through meal-based farming. Our diversified farm grows a variety of vegetables, fruits, herbs, eggs, and meat, marketed through Full Plate MemberShare Program. The MemberShare […]
Bootstrap @ The Salad Garden – Introduction
Hello there. I’m Leslie. I love pen and ink drawings, pickles, and hip-hop. Most notably, I am one-half of a phenomenal farming duo, along with my partner Liberty Hunter, and one-third of a stellar farming partnership at The Salad Garden in Ashland, Missouri. I grew up in Columbia, a lovely little suburban college town […]