Farm Success Stories

Aiding the American Farmer
Farm Aid, the annual concert founded and organized by the recording industry’s top names, helps America’s struggling farm families stay on the land.

Tillers International Helps Keep Traditions Alive
At Tillers International, learning from our past provides critical skills for the future.

10 Minutes With Joel Salatin
Hobby Farms picks the brain of sustainable-agriculture advocate Joel Salatin.

10 Minutes With Kurt Timmermeister
Hobby Farms talks with the author and small-scale dairy farmer about his new book, cheesemaking and how the restaurant business was a stepping stone to farm life.

10 Minutes With Shari Burgus
Hobby Farms sits down with the director of Farm Safety 4 Just Kids to talk about child safety on the farm.

Abbey Road: Working Farm and Bed-and-Breakfast
Learn how an Oregon working-farm bed-and-breakfast repurposed its existing buildings to create unique accommodations and experiences for guests.

Making a Culinary Connection
Imagine flipping open a menu and seeing your farm fare featured. Make that dream a reality by becoming a chef farmer with these tips.

Elmore Mountain Farm
One Vermont couple turns a run-down farm into the love of their lives.

Guidestone Farm Ventures
At new location, Guidestone Farm in Colorado continues to lead by example teaching children and families, bringing fresh produce to the community and supporing sustainable agriculture.

Homemade Dog Food Business
Rudy Green's Doggy Cuisine delivers homemade goodness, quality, safety--and becomes a business venture for a dog lover.