When people come to Bug Hill Farm, a 42-acre farm in Ashfield, MA, for certified organic berry picking, they are encouraged to make an afternoon of it, to bring a picnic lunch and stroll on trails through giant native blueberry bushes to a large pond. Owners for the past two years Sam and Charlotte ...

Some shoppers go out with a very specific idea of what they wish to purchase. Others let themselves fall victim to their impulsive whims. How does a greenhouse or farm stand draw in both of these types? Let the customers know exactly what you have before they drive past with your signage. But what t...

John Roba had a dream: to own a Christmas tree farm. That dream came true in 1984 when he and his wife Sue purchased a former dairy farm in Lackawanna County, PA. They started planting Christmas trees and opened for cut-your-own tree in 1990. But they didn’t stop with Christmas trees. “In 1993, we p...

The stars are aligned over Jeremy Barker Plotkin. In 2005, when he was searching for a piece of property to farm in Amherst, MA, he happened to drive by a property on North Pleasant Street when a not-yet-current neighbor was pounding in a post with a sign that read “Save this farm.” The 32-acre farm...

Mead, a wine made from honey from your own hives, and apple wine and blueberry wine made from the fruit harvested on your farm. That’s what Sue and Larry Godard offer at their farm/winery, Mineral Hills Winery (MHW), in Florence, MA. Most of their 60 acres was forested when they bought it in 1981. “...

Glyphosate is a hot button issue for both consumers and producers, so AmericanHort brought together several experts in the field to discuss the topic. AmericanHort represents the entire horticulture industry and has been following the glyphosate debate in the interest of dispersing the science behin...

Knowing when to harvest vegetables at the right stage of maturity is important to ensure they will contain the maximum amounts of vitamins and minerals along with providing the best flavor for your customers to enjoy. Follow the guidelines below for best results: Cole Crops The ideal temperatures fo...

It hasn’t been an easy growing season for farmers in many parts of the country. The weather has been extreme, and unusual weather events have been widespread. The National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center releases long-range predictions of temperature and rainfall for the next two years. ...

No matter what is growing in your orchard – apples, stone fruit, nuts, berries – protecting that crop from pests is always a concern. The use of integrated pest management (IPM) strategies has growers thinking twice about blindly reaching for orchard sprays without first considering the lifecycle of...