May 1, 2002

When Lynn e-mailed me to ask if I could write about our experience growing dahlias as cut flowers, my mind went back 20 years or so when my partner Bob Soucie and I were just getting our start. What we would have given for just one article about growing any kind of flower! I marvel […]

The sign over the door of U.S. business reads: “if you aren’t growing, you’re dying.” The ag establishment bullies farms with the demand: “get bigger or get out.” Are these good mantras for sustainable farm businesses? Wouldn’t “resilience,” and “dynamic equilibrium” be healthier goals to guide us in developing our farms? Achieving dynamic equilibrium or