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This farming couple is giving back by helping grow new farmers. Firsthand Advice Start small and learn from other farmers by volunteering, working or interning on a farm similar to one you would like to run.

In between session, you take advantage of the walking trail that snakes through the farm, crossing footbridges and amazing viewpoints. The Mountain Goat Lodge sits on 20 acres of high-mountain desert between the historic towns Poncha Springs and Salida,...

He also distributes specialty, pre-ordered foods such as raw milk, farm fresh eggs, chicken, garden greens, fruit shares, raw honey, lamb, grass fed beef, buffalo and pork. Volunteers from the private sector come here to explore and get some hands on...

“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 her goats and continued raising them through high school and college.

Not only are we on a small, relatively remote island, we are in an area of the island that is tucked away in the mountains and far away from the ports and supportive services. Find your unique passion and go with it.

Some things take longer to do by hand and bike. We can carry up to 350 pounds, so we can carry most things and routine work is all done by bike. With over 40 different crops and an active CSA, the duo is committed to building community through the use...

They decided to raise their Angus cattle and Katahdin sheep completely on grass and forage because, as Samutin puts it, “We believe that the health of land, animals and our food supply are deeply tied together.” Freedom Run Farm is dedicated to maintaining...

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.

Contracting With Prudence As an farm-business entrepreneur, you're raising a product with the hope of profit. What happens when a producer in Virginia has a dispute with a buyer in North Carolina or New York?

Just outside of Alsea, you'll find the Hayden Covered Bridge, one of three in the county. The Jones purchased 64 acres of the original 90, and renamed the farm after watching their lambs playing in the land's 100-year-old orchard.

The inn is part ranch, part farm and part wildlife haven. Cotton and alfalfa fields and mountain vistas surround the property. With a grant from the National Resources Conservation Service, part of the land is devoted to a wildlife habitat, which is worth...

He has no regrets, though. “There is absolutely no reason to ship halfway across the country,” Schwennesen says. “The real deal is what we offer, actual work, a part in the management process.” However, the ranch's “Weather Guarantee” states...

His produce lineup includes a drool-worthy list of fruits and vegetables, including five varieties of kale, 30 varieties of tomatoes and persimmons from 50-plus-year-old trees, which he makes available to the community via farmers' markets and a year-round...

Driving through the entrance to the farm, you'll take in line of tall, majestic cottonwoods and then rows of lavender crops , lily ponds, bountiful gardens and free-ranging peacocks.

The soil isn't required for plant growth, but the elements, minerals and nutrients that soil contains are. While large farms are limited to how far they can push Mother Nature, small farms have an advantage.

Maple syrup makes a perfect natural sweetener . Vermont's cool spring weather is one of the Sugarbush's biggest assets. A mere 3 miles away is Quechee, a small unincorporated village that sits on the Ottauquechee River and is home to the Quechee Gorge...

(more on that below), glean a few of his almond growing and eating tips below. One of my favorites: Sta. Not Quite a Beach Getaway In 2013, Fat Uncle Farms expanded their operation to a 100-acre working ranch at the edge of the Pacific, about 2½ hours...

The price tag on our meat adequately reflects what it costs to raise the animal with a very modest profit for us, yet this price can't compete with the price of meat from factory farms.

Exhausted and grieving, Audrey shut down the dairy. But like dreams, reality can also take unexpected twists. Craig designed two milking stations that position the buffalo nose to tail, in the center aisle of the milking barn.

Volunteers always take away some of the harvest or are fed onsite. Most guests and visitors leave with a new appreciation for food cultivation. Tags Arizona farm Participants learn about a wide range of topics: gardening, water harvesting, animal husbandry,...

Crushing debt from overextending your finances has killed far more small-scale farms than any insect or disease. The romantic notion of spending your time tending your beautiful farm in the rolling countryside can evaporate quickly as the long, hot summers...

At that time, a state of emergency had been declared, and regular citizens and farmers alike were all feeling a tiny bit parched. “Our retired layers graduate to stew-hen status, which we sell at $5 each to make our processing cost back.

Whitewashed adobe buildings with red tin roofs dwell in the shade of giant oaks. Find Balance Creating a farm space that people want to visit all about balancing historical integrity and nature while creating areas that can be utilized for community events,...

“We like to say that we started the dairy to support our goat habit, but it became much more than that,” David says. This might mean getting out of your comfort zone. The family grows and makes nearly all their food from scratch.

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...

2008 AUTO CRANE AC3-19/2 KNUCKLEBOOM; 3.5 TON; PICKS 1870 LBS AT 10' SIDE REACH; PICKS 980 LBS AT 17'11" MAX SIDE REACH; 2 HYD EXTENTIONS ON BOOM; MANUAL PULLOUT OUT + HYD DOWN OUTRIGGERS; HYD TANK - NO PUMP; 18' WOOD FLATBED.

It washes 1800-2520 eggs per hour. We are moving on from the laying hens and figured someone else could get some great use out of it. We had used this egg washer to do on average 90 DZ eggs a day.