[gap size=”75px”] [x_blockquote cite=”Chris Thoreau” type=”center”]”How do I make this easier?”[/x_blockquote] [gap size=”50px”] Advice from Chris.. Why microgreens? He could grow a lot of crops, given the value of microgreens, at one site in the city. “How do I make this easier?” Use what you can to your advantage to make your journey…
[gap size=”50px”] Let’s say that you own 1000 acres and you want to farm. What do you do with that land? One of the first decisions that many of you would come to is the decision of do I get livestock or go with annual crops. Both common. Both viable choices for farming big land.…
[gap size=”50px”] The 8 Forms of Capital is a dynamic and living framework to guide holistic and regenerative enterprise development by mapping the complex flows and pools of all eight forms of capital, not merely the financial capital. At first glance many people assume that the 8 forms of capital is simply a way to…
[gap size=”50px”] Busy versus effective. Two different ways of getting stuff done. Think of busy as the pinball in a pinball machine, a lot of bouncing around randomly, getting some stuff done, but not in the most linear way. Where effective is like the bowling ball headed down the lane, a straight shot targeting a…
When you go home at night after a long day’s work what do you do? Do you find yourself getting lost in something? Maybe a task or an activity that causes time to just disappear. One that you do for hours and hours never glancing at your watch, thinking about food, or checking your phone.…
[gap size=”75px”] Many farmers like Darby work at least 60 hours per week – that’s 7 days a week, from May through September. That’s a lot of hours. It’s much higher average workload during that time specific time frame than your average American. But we can’t just focus on those numbers, because there’s more…
[gap size=”50px”] Today I am talking to someone who tried to change the world at a young age, when her world was changed right underneath her. The her is Hannah Eckberg. She’s an entrepreneur and one of the founders of the new Permaculture Magazine North America. And like some of the other entrepreneurs that I’ve…
[gap size=”50px”] Today’s story is about someone on a journey to become a farmer. It’s a great story, but it’s not the typical story that we hear about in today’s world. The world today loves the magazine headline of the successful person that seemingly got there overnight. Today we’ll zoom in on that overnight success…
[gap size=”75px”] How do you communicate your message, the one that your customers want to hear, at a farmers market? Two ways: when you tell a customer face to face and with signage that you display. But not just any signs. As David Ogilvy said, advertising isn’t art, it’s there to sell product. Given…
[gap size=”50px”] If you are listening to this and you are selling a product, how have you positioned your product in your market? Are you selling the premium product, the mid range product, or are you the cheap option in your product category? If don’t know then you have a problem. If you know then…