The variety showcase: bringing farmers, seed breeders and chefs together One of the most important learning tools in my toolbox over the years has beenfarmer gatherings, places where farmers are able to get together and share notes. Actual farm tours and field days are often the best, but also important to me have been farm […]
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Part two: crop planning In the first part of this two-part flower CSA series, I discussed the logistics and rationale of running a successful flower CSA. This part covers the more fun (and often more stressful) aspect of a flower CSA: crop planning. As I mentioned in Part 1, at Moonshot Farm in East Windsor,
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A new farm store model is growing in France Imagine a farm shop that is not only yours, but also belongs to 28 other farmers. Here customers find everything that can be produced locally: eggs, vegetables, fruits, cheeses (very important if you are French!), flour, meat, and more. More than 80 farmers offer products. Don’t
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