June 2008
- Award-winning Farm Market Puts Emphasis on Education Weston Red Barn Farm puts an emphasis on authenticity. The farm has an old-fashioned feel to it, and that?s no accident.
- Florida Tomato Growers Taking it on the Chin Rising input costs. Shrinking profits. Expensive food-safety measures. Projected budget cuts to research and Extension programs. Labor and immigration controversies – even accusations of slavery. It’s safe to say Florida’s tomato growers have seen better days.
- Growers Share Space, Ideas at Greenhouse You’re a farmer in an urban area. You grow produce on a small plot of land – a few acres at the most – and would love to start your transplants in the controlled environment of a greenhouse, but you don?t have the resources to build and maintain such a structure. What are your options?
- Wanted: Vegetable Growers with Interesting Stories Back in February 2005, I introduced myself to you, the readers of The Vegetable Growers News.
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