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We have never borrowed money for the farm and have managed to turn a profit each year, though some years that profit has been very small. The farm has to be profitable to stay in business, and this takes a lot of constant fine-tuning of crop mix, marketing,...

Food is a major part of life at Mountain Goat Lodge. Honey (optional) Preparation In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, combine blueberries, chia seeds, lemon juice, water and sugar.

Internship Programs Guidestone's long-standing internship program continues to offer opportunities for college students and others interested in learning about organic and CSA gardening, animal husbandry, milking and sustainable agriculture.

There are numerous sites in the Internet with recipes for the beginner. “In addition to my dairy goat project, I was also involved in the dairy foods project where we made all sorts of products with the milk of our goats.” Swift fell in love with...

An organic farm in the Virgin Islands is teaching people the importance of local food. Now, we serve as a food hub along with 12 other participating farms. The groups stay in wooden stilt cabanas and eat meals at our community center building.

The annual expenses of fuel and maintenance are also greatly reduced. What have you found to be the biggest advantages of cycle farming? We're still working on solving the time-management challenges, but increasingly we're doing better at managing the...

We have managed to do both and produce a very healthy, tasty product! Our biggest farming success has been to be able to bring friends and family together around an amazing meal that we have grown ourselves, to share the highest quality food we can bring...

Start Small You'll hear this from farmers time and time again. “Our goal is to provide healthy food with low water inputs in this food desert,” say Marks, who grew up on a Louisiana farm and has traveled to different regions throughout the country...

It's a lush vision—but it's not the only vision. According to Bourne, aquaculture can be done in tanks or in pens situated within oceans and along bodies of freshwater. I suggest the state of the producer.

Then 40 miles west from Alsea is the Pacific Ocean; the highway drops you right into Alsea Bay, home to Dungeness crab. On the property sits a lovely timber-frame barn built in 1932 and a farmhouse that dates back to 1895.

The McKenzies run a Saturday farmers market in nearby Eloy. Bats roost in the toolshed. Other families soon followed and built their own homesteads on different parcels of the original farm.

Guests of this grassfed beef ranch in the Southwest get a real taste of ranch living—and some prickly-pear syrup, too! Today, ranching is intensive and limited, with many regulation constraints, explains Eric Schwennesen, the current ranch owner.

“With the intensity that we work the land during the spring and summer, it makes sense to give both the people and the land a chance to take a break and rejuvenate over the winter,” he says.

The ranches head lavender farmer Jason Bean shares these lavender tips. Since the first Spanish settlers brought lavender to the Southwest, it's been used for its soothing medicinal and aromatic properties.

In a hydroponic solution, you provide the exact nutrients your plants need in precisely the correct ratios. Neva Hydroponics in Landmark, Manitoba, has done just that. The Canadian prairies can be challenging for farmers with extreme temperatures and...

Maple syrup keeps three or four years either unopened in its original container, refrigerated or frozen. You won't be able to predict the best time for visitors, so be flexible. As a working and demonstration farm, Sugarbush stands out from the crowd...

Guests are welcomed and encouraged to get their hands dirty milking the goats, feeding the animals, collecting eggs and watering the garden, but the benefits are worth it. Almond Joy Perhaps you, too, are considering almonds for your own orchard.

I have a firsthand understanding of what it means to have a tight budget, but I don't believe others—people or animals—should suffer needlessly for my survival. In many rural and even suburban areas, you can lease land from your neighbors for a song.

Water buffalo only produce about half as much milk as a dairy cow — although the butterfat content is typically triple, and the protein content double that of bovine dairy cattle — so anything that encourages production becomes a critical part of...

Don't keep “open to the public” business hours, as Dumas puts it. Despite only having sporadic part-time workers to help on the farm over the years, Dumas has grown RichCrest considerably.

Biggest Challenge Their biggest challenge is James having to balance the bulk of the farm operation along with a full-time job as a forester for a local electrical utility company.

The laying hens now consist of red and black sex-link chickens, chosen for their excellent laying abilities as well as their ability to be sexed at hatching, making sure the farm is putting resources only into laying females.

Empower Your Customers Let your guests “do-it themselves”—family reunions, yoga and retreats. Oracle Farmers Market: Every Saturday morning, the Triangle L hosts the Oracle Farmers' Market outside their barn-turned-gallery space.

Get out there and learn.” When You Visit Black Mesa Ranch is located near Snowflake, Ariz., in the White Mountains and within reach of some of the most spectacular recreational opportunities in Arizona.

If your next farm trip leads you to Oregon, consider staying in one of these bed-and-breakfasts to get the full experience. Abbey Road B & B Carlton 503-852-6278 Barking Mad Farm Enterprise 541-26-0360 Bella Vista Hood River 541-386-1545 Clear Creek Inn...

“With the apples, we need to spray for coddling moths when the trap counts indicate that it's necessary. Today's city residents and suburbanites, separated from the agricultural activities of their forefathers, find a sort of agricultural nostalgia...

If you're interested in learning more about starting a CSA, Karl suggests working on or with other CSAs, farms and for nurseries in addition to any agriculture study. The crew could move from farm to farm in the cooperative providing skilled labor to...