BOOTSTRAP @ BLUE SAGE FARM – DEVELOPING A MARKETING PLAN:
By Laura Sluder Farmer’s markets have been the mainstay of my marketing plan for the past 9 years. They are a great way to get a small farm up and running with some cash flow but there are downsides to farmer’s markets. For one, they are usually only open in the summer but farm expenses […]
GIPSA Begins Investigation of Sheep Price Manipulation
Sheep farmers: have you seen problems with lamb prices recently? The USDA’s Grain Inspection Packers & Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) has opened an investigation of the U.S. sheep market in response to a recent dramatic price decreases. The investigation aims to reveal whether there is market manipulation by processors that is affecting prices. At the heart […]
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 […]
Introducing NYFC’s Newest Advisory Committee Members – Adam Stofsky
Adam is a human rights lawyer, social entrepreneur, and part-time farmer. Adam currently works as the founder and executive director of the New Media Advocacy Project and a co-founder of Ticketyboo Farm, with his wife Anna. Adam is a graduate of Amherst College (1998) and Harvard Law School (2004). After finishing law school, he served […]