BOOTSTRAP @ FORAGER FARM - THE FARMING COMMUNITY
By Hannah Moser of Forager Farm Creating a community of food lovers has always been at the top of our to-do list. A community that is centered on food but goes beyond just the consumption, one that supports sustainable practices
BOOTSTRAP @ WILD RIDGE FARM - FARMER TRAINING
By Alissa of Wild Ridge Farm It was clear from the beginning of my farming internship at Chubby Bunny Farm that my boss, Dan Hayhurst, loved the work of growing vegetables. Most mornings I would be lying in bed, just waking
BOOTSTRAP @ FORAGER FARM - WHERE POLICY MEETS THE NEW FARM
By Hannah Moser of Forager Farm As a first-year farm selling direct-to-consumer vegetables policy is not something we’ve had to deal much with as of yet. However, the overarching Food Safety Modernization Act or FSMA rules still to be implemented
BOOTSTRAP @ FORAGER FARM - MARKETING THE STARTUP FARM:
By Hannah Moser of Forager Farm I’ve always viewed marketing as telling a story and there’s no better story to tell than the one of growing food and community. I feel a bit biased discussing marketing in farming. Before I
BOOTSTRAP @ WILD RIDGE FARM - MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICES ON FARM EQUIPMENT
By Joseph Dittman of Wild Ridge Farm If the farmer paused briefly from his ceaseless toil, taking up pen and paper to list the various equipment he relies on continually in his daily labor, an afternoon would surely be lost
BOOTSTRAP @ FORAGER FARM - ON TRAINING AND LEARNING
By Hannah Moser of Forager Farm Every single week we learn something new. We never stop learning. Farming is a profession where your weakest link and your biggest problems are apparent almost immediately. When Jonathon and I decided to start
BOOTSTRAP @ NIGHTFALL FARM - BUILDING A FARM FROM SCRATCH
By Nate Brownlee of Nightfall Farm The differences between working on an established farm and starting your own were evident this month. Rather than learning the ropes and falling into developed routines, we’re recreating some systems that have worked on
BOOTSTRAP @ LEMONADE SPRINGS FARM - MAKING DECISIONS ON EQUIPMENT
By Seth Douglas of Lemonade Springs Farm The question of equipment and capital, it seems to me, is really a question of what decisions you make about your daily work and your financial equilibrium and why you make them. Questions we
BOOTSTRAP @ FORAGER FARM - ON EQUIPMENT AND CAPITAL:
By Hannah Sargeant of Forager Farm Unlike many other young farmers, we had access to land even before we made a concrete decision on whether to grow vegetables or not. We were fortunate enough to have family and friends willing
BOOTSTRAP @ FORAGER FARM - EACH SEED HAS A STORY
By Hannah Sargeant of Forager Farm Each seed has a story. Some seeds have been passed down relatively unchanged for generations. Others have been breed for certain characteristics and traits. And others have been adapted for climates like North Dakota.