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Dutch Hollow Acres -
Wednesday July 22, 2009 - By lklik
When writing a business plan for your new alpaca adventures the ultimate question is what does it cost to care for an alpaca per year? The truth is a lot more than what you’re really thinking about but we’ll get into that later. What most...
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Oakland Community Farmers' Market -
Thursday July 02, 2009 - By Tori
Happy Fourth of July Everyone! In celebration of everyone’s favorite holiday we will be starting off the month with our First Youth and Families Day at the Laurel Community Farmers’ Market! The market is located at 4173 Macarthur in the parking lot of the...
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Golden Touch Alpaca Farm -
Monday May 18, 2009 - By Shelley
As a small farm constantly looking for new ways to connect with our local communities through grass roots approaches, we found this video very inspiring. Most certainly worth the 15 minutes! Breif Synopsis: Seth Godin argues the Internet has ended...
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Alpaca Farmgirl -
Sunday April 19, 2009 - By Katy
Alpaca Nation Means Business
Alpaca Nation
recently sent it’s customers an email. In it, they let customers know
that they appreciate their participation in their customer satisfaction
surveys and that they will be...
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Golden Touch Alpaca Farm -
Monday April 13, 2009 - By Shelley
While browsing the Internet this morning I stumbled across a great list that really rings true in our neck of the woods. Over the years as we have ventured into different agricultural businesses and industries, the same general ideas and attitudes are needed...
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Cedar Valley Sustainable Farm -
Wednesday March 25, 2009 - By Jody
Tina vs. Lois
An Exotic Seductress vs. the Constant Lover
In my new favorite book, The Small-Mart Revolution ( www.small-mart.org ), Michael Shuman pits Tina against Lois, and Lois kicks *ss.
As you might guess by the title, this...
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Golden Touch Alpaca Farm -
Thursday March 12, 2009 - By Shelley
Recently we have discovered Google Insights which is a great way to gauge internet search trends for certain keywords, which are then mapped out for you. This is a great tool to find out what terms and ideas are growing in popularity. For us in particular,...
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Sauvie Island Lavender Farm -
Thursday February 12, 2009 - By Julie
Have you ever wondered what farmers do in the winter. Well here is a taste of what we have been up to at Sauvie Island Lavender Farm. With the lavender plants still snug in their winter dormancy, there is very little daily farm work to be done...
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F.A. Farm -
Thursday January 29, 2009 - By Walter
Yesterday, I drove a 75-mile round trip to a meeting and the person who set up the meeting didn't show. There were two of us who drove down and the cost in mileage, lunch and wasted time was approximately $100. Obviously, I won't be doing...
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Golden Touch Alpaca Farm -
Tuesday December 09, 2008 - By Shelley
After getting a great response from yesterday's post regarding some great ways to utilize Online Video to showcase your farm and services, I am going to continue to post some great business advice that has helped us get to where we are today. Today's...
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Jacob's Reward Farm -
Monday December 01, 2008 - By Cindy
Wow. How exciting to be starting out here on Local Harvest. Like many of the family farmers here, my dream began in my heart many years before it started to take shape in reality. I lived in the suburbs for 15 years before we actually got to...