May 1, 2022

Standout flower varieties in the key color As the Slow Flower Movement picks up speed with international trade disruptions and climate change challenges contributing, locally produced flowers are getting more attention and sales opportunities are increasing. But what flowers should you focus on growing? Whether the main color or an accent, pink is an important […]

This is the first in a quarterly series on alliums, the onion family. By growing a variety of allium species, there is not really a beginning or an end to the season. Even though alliums are usually not the most lucrative crop, the fact that they are used in almost all cuisines, and that many

Our farm is in Flanders, in northern Belgium. Belgium is a small country, about the size of Maryland, with a population of 10 million people. Depending on traffic, it takes about 2 hours to drive through the country from the Netherlands, in the north, to France in the south. Or about 3 ½ hours from

Add value to produce and reach new customers I started farming during university on urban organic farms. After graduating in 2018 with lots of student debt, I looked for jobs that pay well above minimum wage. I realised quickly it wouldn’t be sustainable for me to farm full time physically or financially, but I still

Deciding where to sell is about more than just the numbers. If your farm sells in multiple markets, as mine has in the past, you’ll inevitably have to answer the question at some point of which channel to sell your best products in, and at some point you might also need to decide whether or