
Painful Pivot: how we sold a 5% direct market crop; farmer series 6
This was the start of the most miserable harvest season I’ve experienced in 22 years. Each day, I had a few employees start in rows
This was the start of the most miserable harvest season I’ve experienced in 22 years. Each day, I had a few employees start in rows
When we decided to grow our farm, we looked for ways to reduce our weather related risk by improving plant and soil health. I applied
Risk Management: Diversification The old saying “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket” is so true for farmers! As our strawberry crop grew larger
We’ve come to the conclusion that we couldn’t have changed our harvest this year. Each of those weather events, by themselves, wouldn’t have taken out
“The plants broke dormancy in the heat in early March, forcing us to remove their straw blanket early. The extended cold in April froze our
Facebook post June 11, 2021: Dear strawberry friends, I’ve been trying to gather my courage to post to you… We have been experiencing catastrophic crop