Maximize Your Micro Market
The demand for organic produce is high and rising. Demand exceeds the supply, which helps push prices up. Trends predict a continued increase in demand for organic. “Consumer demand is …...
The Robotic Farmer
The ten-inch metal shunt in my wrist brace imparted the feeling of a robotic weeder arm, as my hand — gripping an Iron Age tool — awkwardly plunged toward the …...
A Talk With Wendy Johnson
We sit down and chat with Wendy Johnson, a beginning row crop and livestock farmer near Charles City, Iowa. She recently completed her transition from conventional production to organic and …...
The Building Blocks of Organic Hotspots
When it comes to organic foods, everyone seems to benefit. Consumer demand for organically produced goods continues to show double-digit growth, which results in market incentives for U.S. farmers...
Membership Spotlight: Freekeh Foods
In 2010, Troy De Smet stared at an imported container of freekeh — a green wheat, harvested young, toasted and cracked, that’s been a dietary staple in the Middle East …...
GOTS to Roll Up Our Sleeves
When you think of an organic label, you’re probably thinking of food. But as the organic movement continues its explosive growth, many labels are going on textiles these days. Sustainably …...
Giving Back
Do you have the business savvy of a CEO, the experimental attitude of a scientist and the technical know-how of an engineer? If so, you might be a farmer. “I …...
Hemp Harmonic
Kentucky, the nation’s largest hemp producer in the 19th and 20th centuries, is back in the game with a new generation of innovators who have formed the country’s first organic …...
Membership Spotlight: Shin Nakato, Pono Farm
When he was 11 years old, Shin Nakato started working as a dishwasher in his family’s restaurants. Learning from his grandmother, who opened Atlanta’s first Japanese eatery, he developed...