Change isn’t always planned, but families who remain flexible and open-minded can see a positive outcome as their business model shifts. While many U-pick and agritainment farms expanded during COVID, the Johnsons cut back.
Jeanne Johnson married into a
Everything old is new again. Soil steaming, popular at the turn of the 20th century, fell out of use when chemical-based farming became the norm. Soil fumigants such as methyl bromide – popular with strawberry growers and recently prohibited
Anne Bailey wasn’t always sure she would come home to her family’s farm in Snohomish, WA, but that’s where her heart is today. The farm has been in the family for more than 100 years, and Anne and her
After Christmas trees, one of the biggest sellers of winter décor is wreaths. There are other decorative options to consider, however, including large porch pots, artfully arranged with greens and colorful accoutrement.
Holiday pots can either be pre-assembled by
In the heart of the Connecticut River Valley, Picadilly Farm, in Winchester, NH, has been growing and serving fresh, organic and local produce for the Monadnock region for almost two decades. Owners Bruce and Jenny Wooster have made it
It’s a successful urban farm that is just under two acres and, despite its moniker, does not even grow blackberries. Actually, the crops produced there aren’t even grown in the ground. Welcome to Blackberry Hill Farm, where hydroponically grown
by Sally Colby
Fifth-generation farmer Ralph Kurtz tells the story of an older gentleman who visited the Kurtzs’ family farm during autumn. “The barn doors were open and he wanted to go up to see the inside,” said Ralph.
by Aliya Hall
For owner and farmer Leslie Wiser, Radical Family Farms has been a way for her and her children to connect with their cultural heritage. As a first-generation multiracial person of Chinese-Taiwanese, German and Polish Jewish descent,
by Sally Colby
In 1971, Steve Meyerhans moved northward from Connecticut to work at a Fairfield, Maine, orchard owned by local grower Royal Wentworth. Steve’s wife, Marilyn was in college, and soon joined him, picking apples for $1.50/hour.
“We
by Sally Colby
Purchasing trees, plants and landscape materials is a personal experience, and most consumers devote a significant amount of time prior to making buying decisions (especially for big dollar items). Delivering the perfect tree involves more than
