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Harvest Flip Calendar

Farm Management
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By providing a simple and easy-to-construct harvest calendar to display at your stand, you can show your customers what vegetables and fruits are currently in-season and give them a preview of what to expect during the months ahead.

7 Barn Practices for Better Food Safety

Beginning Farmers | Equipment | Farm Management |
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If you're pursuing USDA Good Agricultural Practices certification for your farm, look at these processing-building improvements to boost your audit score.

Prevent Disease and Dried-out Soil with Plasticulture

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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Modern plasticulture technology could be the small-scale farmer’s solution to a more productive farm.

7 Ways to Sell Your Produce to Local Restaurants

Farm Management
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Open up new market opportunities for your fruits and vegetables by selling your products to local restaurants.

How to Start a Premium Beef Business

Animals | Farm Management | Large Animals |
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Offer your farm customers high-quality beef by raising registered beef cattle that will sell for a pretty penny upon slaughter.

8 Ways to Boost Farm Sales During the Holidays

Farm Management
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Lock in some extra income during the holiday season with these no-fail marketing tips.

Clean Up the Orchard Before Winter

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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Late fall isn't too late to give your orchard some love—doing so will give you a jumpstart on a healthy, productive 2014.

Get into the Permaculture Zone

Farm Management
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Start thinking of your farm as a set of concentric circles, all with their own purpose and function, and you’re on your way to success in permaculture design.

Do You Need a Commercial Kitchen?

Farm Management
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Before you launch your food business, give some careful thought to the kitchen facility you need to make it happen.

Your First Blacksmith Project: Crafting Tongs

Farm Management
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Every new blacksmith needs a set of tongs, and making them yourself is the perfect introduction to the craft.

Everyone Poops—What Matters Is How You Handle It

Animals | Farm Management |
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Animals have more to add to your farm than meat, milk, eggs and fiber. Here’s how you can turn their manure into a valuable fertilizer for your soil.

Launch Your Food Business Now! 4 Tips from Landmark Creamery

Farm Management
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Whatever your food passion, if the vision of running your own food-based business sets your mind happily churning, here are some nuggets of advice from Anna Landmark’s recent start-up venture.

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