When people are asked what a “small farm” is, they may base their answer on the number of acres or number of animals a farm has – and they often assume that there aren’t many of them. However, small, ...
Small farms have a pretty big advantage. They don’t need to ascribe to industrial means of growing. That means less tilling and fewer pesticides. The ability to have a regenerative operation is much ...
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN)—We’re gearing up for Five Rivers MetroPark’s Small Farm & Food Fest! MetroParks Education Coordinator Rick Musselman and Volunteer Coordinator Allison Zimmerman joined Living ...
Registration is open for the 2026 Ohio Small Farm Conference. The event, titled Sowing Seeds for Success, will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on March 14 at the Arden Shisler Center in Wooster, ...
Ben Broughton harvesting carrots in 2021. Students in the Small Farm Start-Up School may decide to pursue a variety of agricultural businesses, including farming crops like carrots. Photo: UF/IFAS, ...
When most people picture a farmer, they don’t envision someone teaching math, driving a school bus or managing a bank branch. Yet for the majority of U.S. farm households, income from these off-farm ...