September 1, 2001

In the past five years, Ann Harvey Yonkers has started and managed two successful farmers’ markets, one in a big city and another in a small town. And though the two markets are as different as farmers’ markets can be, they both required a large measure of perseverance. I was very, very determined, Ann said. […]

For at least the past decade, no-till production systems have become increasingly popular with conventional vegetable growers. Now the interest in no-till is spreading to organic farms. Results are mixed so far, with perhaps as many failed crops as successful ones, but no-till advocates are undeterred. They believe that the benefits of this system are

For the hard-working flower farmer, September may seem like the time for coasting. You’ve worked steadily since February or March, you’re tired, and your flowers are no longer as exquisite as they once were. But in your heart you know that you have to rally and start work on next year’s flowers.In most parts of

About 8 years ago, when we first switched our business over from growing bedding plants to cut flowers, we called our new enterprise Texas Specialty Cuts. We soon ran into an identity crisis , though. People thought we were either a butcher shop or a hair cutting place, so we quickly added “flowers” to the