Jun 29, 2016
Think about an established farmers market with an established
customer base.
Everyone shopping at that market has their preferred vendors.
They buy lettuce from this guy and they buy tomatoes from that girl
week after week. They don’t switch it up.
If you then enter that market as a new vendor, how do you...
Jun 22, 2016
Today we will be looking at 17 different things that you think you might need or might need when you start your business.
Even though we will be looking at each of the items on this list through the lens of someone in their first 6 months of farming, this information extends to established business owners.
Maybe you...
Jun 15, 2016
It seems like a lot of people that get into farming and starting their own business are busy, all the time.
Is that a good thing?
Is busy a sign of success or is busy a sign of planning?
I think it's more the later, than the form.
"To me, 'busy' implies that the person is out of control of their life." - Derek...
Jun 8, 2016
Most people don't get into farming to get rich.
Does that mean that you can't get rich farming, no it doesn't. But if you only motivation to farm is to get rich, then you better buckle up because you have rocky road ahead.
Because when it comes to amassing monetary riches the road hasn't historically been paved by good...
Jun 1, 2016
What if you are already selling at farmers markets, but you
don't have enough of a diversity of products to design a CSA
around?
If that's the case one option might be create a collaborative
CSA.
The collaborative CSA allows you to expand your crop variety with
competing with other farms and without diluting down your...