Irish Times: When Deirdre Murtagh of Causey Farm speaks of the business she co-founded with her two siblings – which allows various groups to get a taste of life on their family farm in Co Meath – you get a real sense of the passion she has for it. Causey Farm first opened up in […]
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David and Dawnna Berndt have been watching their business grow for almost 10 years. It was only 9 years ago when they felt the need to do something that could involve the whole family. They didn’t want it to be all “play” reports the Brookings Register. So the couple came up with a plan that
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Christian Post: If you live in America, you’ve more than likely heard of “Jon & Kate Plus 8.” Less likely is the chance that you’ve heard of “Jim & P.J. Plus 8” (for one, because there is no such reality TV show). While notably less dramatic than the Gosselins, however, the Jonases of Charleston, Ind.,
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Josh Lesher is only 17 years old reports ReadingEagle.com, but he has already bought a combine and launched a business. Taking out a loan on his own, Josh bought a used combine for $50,000 and now has started working on clearing fields. “This is all in my name,” said Josh, an Upper Tulpehocken Township resident
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al.com: While most Alabamians may view bamboo as a nuisance akin to kudzu, an entrepreneur with a vision for using it as major renewable resource for fabric, food and paper brought her message to the state today. Jackie Heinricher, a biologist and CEO of Booshoot Gardens LLC of Mount Vernon, Wash., made a whirlwind visit
The Southland Times: A Lochiel man’s ingenuity has helped to work out how to get a round bale to roll over in a square cage, solving the smallholder’s problem of feeding out baleage without a tractor. Fencer Kevin Cairns spent about a year designing a method for one person to load a 750kg bale of
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Pittsburgh-based Small Farm Central offers a service that helps farmers create websites for their farms, reports trendspotter Springwise. Small Farm Central’s core service provides farms with a website, email addresses, a domain name, photo upload capability, page creation, template customisation and more through an easy-to-use control panel. Additional features include phone support, mailing list handling,
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In a world wrapped up in complex supply chains, small farmers are in a catch-22: sell to the supermarkets and get less cash for your carrots, or spend a lot more time and effort trying to sell directly to customers. Consumers, meanwhile, are torn between loyalty to local businesses and the convenience of those established
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Trendspotter Springwise has a sweet article on urban beekeeping. Omlet’s Beehaus kit brings the practice back down to earth for individual consumers. The Beehaus comes as a complete hive ready for colonization, with all the parts necessary including honey jars and a comprehensive beekeeping guide. Priced at GBP 465, the Beehaus is available in a
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TimesDaily.com: Some agriculture officials are calling the Shoals’ newest dairy farm the wave of the future but its owners call it a throwback to an earlier day when dairies were small family operations. Eric Cornelius and his wife, PJ, opened Honest to Goodness dairy and milk processing plant earlier this month, touting the milk as
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