Smart planning, seed saving and pursuing various discounts are among the ways farmers can save on seed purchases for next season.
Income, marketing and networking with other farmers in your area are among the good reasons to consider running a winter CSA.
Flowers add color and attract customers, and many types are easy to grow. See all the reasons market farmers should consider cut flowers.
Lichens are partnerships of different species. They absorb air similar to amphibians, so they can tell us a lot about air pollution.
These tips based on personal experience with pigs covers raising piglets on the first day all the way to opening day at the farmers market.
Creating and maintaining good customer relationships is among the most crucial part of any farmer's success. Here are ways you can do that.
Farms are a big part of bird habitat in winter, and birds reveal a lot about the health of the ecosystem. Here are easy ways to contribute to the count.
Listening to your space is a different way of "seeing" what’s really there. Mapping the sounds can alert you to things good as well as bad.
Small flocks create big benefits for soil and farm budgets. Two tools from the USDA and Colorado State University help you see them.
Popular market crops such as lettuce, garlic and potatoes differ in harvest, packaging and storage needs. Here's how to get these crops safely to their destinations.
Porcupines live a long time, climb trees, help forest ecosystems -- and can float on water. They're not predators, but their quills are dangerous.
Creating a niche artisan product—mozzarella di bufala—on a water buffalo dairy farm requires imagination, stamina and a little scratch behind the ears.
