Free Farm to Market Calculator

Record keeping can be such a chore! Many farmers will tell you that good record keeping is key to making informed decisions and better understanding your business as it grows. Well Todd Jones from Every Last Morsel, who I interviewed…

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Posted: March 27, 2014
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Art of the Online Hustle

Sometime after leaving my career in the healthcare training industry to pursue this farming dream, I discovered the art of the online hustle. Now I’m not taking about swindling people or committing fraud online, but rather keeping busy and making-ends-meet-while-you-fund-your-dream-project…

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Posted: March 13, 2014
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Are You A FarmFan?

Even if you’re not a farm fan (shame on you!) there’s a new app coming out that will take your next visit to the farmers’ market to another level. It’s called FarmFan and it uses loyalty programs and text messaging…

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Posted: February 17, 2014
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Free Online Marketing Tools for Farmers

Whether your farming or running any business, there are lots of free online marketing tools for farmers that can help you work more efficiently and add value in the “connection economy.” You may have heard of these, but here are…

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Posted: August 22, 2013
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Adirondack Food Network Goes Live

With a relatively small population spread across a large rural area, connecting local food and folks together can be a challenge for communities in the Adirondacks and North Country region. So I thought, what if we could use the web…

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Posted: March 3, 2013
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Bringing Chefs and Farmers Together

I recently attended two meetings where chefs and farmers could meet up and sync-up their passions: high quality, local food. Both days set the stage for farmers to explore new markets and for chefs to discover new possibilities in getting…