Farm Success Stories

Plant and Grow Lavender
Learn more about growing lavender from Lavender Fields in Valley Center, Calif. The business has provided its owners with a serene place to work, live and dream.

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.

Old-country Organic: Italian Organic Farmers
Learn how small-scale farming and organic farming has always been part of Italy’s culture and what we can learn from their way of life.

Roots Restaurant Digs Local Food
Lexington restaurant works with local producers to provide food items for its menu. Get a taste of how they got started.

The Perfect Hobby Farm
At the 1900 Farm at Living History Farms visitors learn how men and women worked side-by-side to run a farm in the early 20th century.

Livin' La Vida Salsa
For the Salsa Sisters, it’s not the sky that’s the limit--they want to get onto Oprah! The McDowell sisters produce a line of salsas and jellies that quickly gained popularity across Kentucky and beyond.

The Family Feast - Stufflebeam Family Farm
The Stufflebeam family operates one of the largest CSA farms in Texas and thanks to their tireless efforts to promote the garden-to-table movement, they’re known as their members’ “personal” farmers.

Work at Home Business Profiles for Hobby Farmers
How to accomplish your “work from home” dream on your hobby farm.