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Specialty: Organic, in-season vegetables Ben Hartman and Rachel Hershberger's Clay Bottom Farm in northern Indiana is basically an archetypal hobby-farm success story. Farmers: Ben Hartman and Rachel Hershberger Location: Goshen, Ind.

Any day that I learn something new is considered successful in my book. Robinson Any growth on the farm right now I consider a success, and I am simply humbled to be growing. As one farmer is learning, slow and steady is the key to growing good food and...

Sandhill cranes fly above the farm to their winter nesting grounds, and a coyote yips as the sun rises. A large spa in the old laborers' quarters overlooks the setting sun, and at night, the sky turns black and expansive with a million stars.

Chuck and Lynn Pugh After the couple's children grew up and their priorities shifted, Lynn quit her job and started Cane Creek Farm in 2001. Farmers: Chuck and Lynn Pugh Location: Cumming, Georgia Specialties: Organic produce and farmer education You...

Place equal amounts of blueberry jam mixture into four dessert bowls, top each with 1/4 cup of yogurt, and sprinkle some chia seeds over the top. Bring to a boil, then turn down heat and simmer for 10 minutes, until the chia seeds have thickened the fruit...

Buena Vista, Co. Guidestone's new facility is located at the base of the majestic Rocky Mountain Collegiate Peaks on the east slope of Continental Divide. David Lynch says the internship program is “primarily for graduate students studying agriculture...

Tags goat's milk Swift started raising dairy goats at age 4 when her 9-year-old sister started 4-H. Many customers are mothers with babies who have digestive issues—goat's milk works in almost all of these cases, Swift says.

Based on our values that is a good thing, but it can get tough when problems arise or equipment breaks as quick fixes are hard to come by. Most groups volunteer on the farm in the mornings or do their own program (like college study abroad or yoga), and...

The name Cycle Farm encapsulates our love for bicycles, as well as honors all the profoundly important natural cycles that we work with as farmers—everything from days and seasons, life and death, to soil nutrient cycling and the hydrologic cycle.

Biggest Challenge The biggest farming challenge by far is to be paid a living wage. 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...

Tags beginning farmer , desert , Lists Know Your Soil Test the pH of both your soil and water to determine what amendments you need to produce the healthiest food possible, reducing the need for insecticides of all kinds—chemical or organic.

The word conjures images of deeply plowed, rich dirt and green fields. My home state of Virginia, for example, encourages its residents to raise shellfish in the Chesapeake Bay area to both revitalize the seafood industry and create colonies of natural...

Nine miles from downtown is Alsea Falls, a county park with loads of hiking and biking trails and very few people. The wildflowers are incredible in spring, and the mountain is known to wild truffle hunters near and far.

The McKenzie Inn features three rooms, each with their own special charm and amenities to enjoy reflecting the character of the person that inspired its decor. With a grant from the National Resources Conservation Service, part of the land is devoted...

“Too few people understand land husbandry or the difficulty of it,” he says. … Our town depends on [Cold Creek's] success as much as we do.” As far as he's concerned, this requires a good education but also a lot of hard work.

Turning my dreams into reality and my passion and hobby into a successful, organic, diversified farm business. “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...

Today, Los Poblanos consists of the original estate with lodging, dining, events and retail, but it's the organic lavender farm that truly sets the land apart. The farm also experimented with raising sugar beet seed in an effort to wean American dependence...

By eliminating the soil, you eliminate soil-borne diseases and weeds and gain precise control over the plant's nutritional diet. Hydroponics literally means “water working,” but in practical use, it means growing plants in a nutrient solution without...

“When folks are visiting the area they want to see the real deal, so we, as a working farm, are able to attract about 40,000 visitors each year to sample our products, learn about maple-syrup making through our display and maple walk, and help out our...

If you can't visit him yourself at market or at his 100-acre ranch in Lompoc, Calif. A gregarious farmer and jack of all trades, Siemens is a wealth of information about this hugely popular and profitable nut.

The farm's social media presence has helped them grow to their current level of success. This article originally appeared in the July/August 2015 issue of Hobby Farms. Leasing land is a way to drastically cut your operating costs down on a farm.

When they detect no threat, the buffalo crowd close, begging for attention. Their wide, flat horns curving gracefully behind their ears, the water buffalo of Ramini Mozzarella placidly chew away at their grass.

Tags Arizona farm Volunteers always take away some of the harvest or are fed onsite. In RichCrest's community garden, members can plant their own crops and use RichCrest's water and land in exchange for helping out Dumas for a few hours.

Specialty: Mandarin oranges and value-added products Welty Mandarins , a mandarin-orange orchard located in California's Sacramento Valley, got its start in the early 1960s with J.D. Welty, a retired tunneler who decided to plant some fruit trees in bare...

“We know that breeding, incubating and hatching chicks is a completely different business from raising chicks to maturity.” Wendy says. “We bought our land on Oct. “It always amazes me how much more lush the grass is that grows where the broilers...

Guests and the community are welcome to go out into the sculpture garden, stroll and enjoy as a kind of park. 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.