Fruit tree site considerations
Climate, soil, water and chilling all effect which fruit trees will do best on your property. Here's what to consider.
Headwaters Incubator Program - Cultivating Farms and Future Stewards No Small Task
Launching a farm business is no small task. Even skilled growers who embody the creative, rugged, jack-of-all-trades image must be able to apply sound business practices, establish and maintain robust farm networks, navigate complex financial systems, and demonstrate a variety of nontraditional abilities like social media savvy. Throw on top of that the thin profit margins, the ...
Designing a Whole Farm System
Whole Farming Principles and Strategies
Top Ten Things I Learned Buying a Small Farm
Most recently, my husband and I purchased a small farm in southern Oregon-ten acres in the Applegate Valley, a mixture of pasture, woodland, hills and weeds. We were delighted when we went into escrow and could not wait to be on the land mapping out our ideas and dreams. We did not expect the process to take six months and turn into an arduous and exhausting real ...