Category Archives: Marketing

Life on a Crouton Farm: From Value-added Product to Growing a Local Commodity

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Debra Heleba

For many farmers, the road to value-added starts with good, abundant production of a commodity and the desire to increase farm revenues by adding value to that commodity through product development. For Francie Caccavo, owner of Olivia’s Croutons, the opposite … Continue reading →

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New Features at Direct Market Price Reporting System

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Women's Agricultural Network

With farmstands opening and farmers markets starting this month, it’s also time to start reporting your produce prices to UVM Extension’s bi-weekly, direct market farm price report.  The goal of the reporting system is to help direct marketing farmers share information … Continue reading →

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Food with a Story

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Linda Berlin

I didn’t grow up on a farm, but my mom did, and I spent plenty of time there during my childhood.  It was a Midwestern farm with hogs, cattle, and fields of grain as far as the eye could see.  … Continue reading →

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