But, some small-scale farmers like Larson ... ourselves and grow the size of the farm,” says Larson. Despite land becoming increasingly expensive for aspiring small farmers, a little creativity can ...

Whether you need a swine farming grant or money to expand a fruit orchard, small-scale farmers can apply ... a small farm business plan is a requirement for nearly all of them.

The plans, announced Monday, include streamlining application processes and improving access to credit, farmland, markets and ...

The Small Farms Farmer First Initiative, led by Brooke Rollins, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, is designed to empower small-scale farmers ...

Competing with ‘the big guys’ as a small-scale broiler farmer is possible if you keep the importance of fiscal discipline, cash flow, infrastructure, and biosecurity – among other factors – in mind, ...

During the 1980s, supermarkets stopped purchasing peaches from Mas Masumoto’s 80-acre organic fruit farm in ... in supporting small-scale agriculture. Through inclusive business models ...

Small-scale, intensive organic farming is happening across North Carolina ... So, they reasoned they would be better off business-wise with a CSA. With investments from 34 friends, the couple ...

She has tower garden farming as a solution for tight spaces, even patios of condos and rooftops of offices. Though these two “small scale” types ... We can always plan to let the ...