Produce Labels
Printing Produce Labels from the Farm Office Using a Thermal Transfer Printer and Special Pre-Printed Labels
Your Choices for CSA’s in Floyd County, Virginia
Looking for a Farm Share or CSA subscription for the 2022 season? Local food, flower, and meat lovers look no further! Here is the list of farms to choose from and some information on what makes them so great!
Practical Recordkeeping: An Example
Overwhelmed by farm record keeping ‘must dos’? Here is my farm’s process for tracking data in the simplest way I could figure out.
Blonde Frisee
Growing Frisee and curious how to blanch it? This easy technique will turn your frisee from green to gold in one week with just a rubber band.
Pricing Your Farm Products
Need help pricing your farm products? Here is a resource sheet that lists resources and price lists for assessing your costs and comparing your price with the ‘going rate’.
Chicory Salad Mixes
Growing chicory? Having a hard time selling it? Try adding value to your crop by chopping as an addition to salad mixes!
Lean-to Greenhouse Tour
A video tour of the building process for a small lean-to greenhouse
Propagation House: Space Saving Tips
Too many plants in your greenhouse and you still need to keep seeding? Use these tricks and keep the show on the road.
I Built a Walk-In Cooler
I’ve been busy building this little walk in cooler trailer for the farm and food business that I am starting. This will be the place where I store fresh produce and ingredients. I created a two zone storage system in it too. This blog shows you what I did to get it going.
Barrel Composter
Small compost tumbler made from an old metal barrel. Creating new life from gross old kitchen scraps and leaves.
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