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Monthly Archives: September, 2015

The History of Marshmallow Farming

Now that they are fat from grazing all summer, they will be slaughtered to make smaller ones, bagged and sold in stores.

Less Milk But More Money With Soil Health

This video is one of a series from Pennsylvania's Capital Resource Conservation District exploring improvements in profitability that come with managing for soil health.  Here Justin...

Have Goat, Will Travel (And Make Money Too!)

In this excerpt from her book "Farms With A Future" Rebecca shares the story of a start-up farmer who created success by taking his product to the people.

Procrastinated Pasture

Sometimes a pasture just gets away from you. That's what happened to Victor this summer. But it's all good, and he'll tell you why!

Lose Weight in the Shower!

If you find yourself gaining weight, you may want to reconsider shampooing in the shower. Here's why!

A Pragmatic View of Clipping Pastures

Should you mow your pastures? Maybe, maybe not. Troy Bishopp struggles with the idea and shares his reasons for this year's clipping.

Chickens Choose Cheap Feed

Remember the recent article on how cattle and bison are better at mixing their own feed than the people who try to do it for...

Howard’s Farm

Ivan Cash grew up next door to Quimby Farm. Howard, Phoebe and the animals at the farm were his first babysitters, and he loved...

Considering the True Cost of How Meat Is Raised

When someone asks you, "Why does pasture finished meat cost so much more than what I've been buying all along in the grocery store?"...

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