Polk County’s numbers reflect that trend, showing a substantial share of small-acreage operations. About 21% of the county’s ...
Cliff Slade is on a mission to prove that it doesn’t take a hundred acres of land to make a living farming. One acre can do it, Slade insists, if you’re smart about it and you’re willing to put some ...
When people are asked what a “small farm” is, they may base their answer on the number of acres or number of animals a farm has – and they often assume that there aren’t many of them. However, small, ...
Hannah Smith-Brubaker runs a farmer-led nonprofit that, for over 30 years, has focused on teaching climate-resilient agricultural practices across the Northeast. Since 2023, Smith-Brubaker has ...
Just a Few Acres Farm in Lansing, NY has nearly 500,000 subscribers on YouTube, where seventh-generation farmer Pete Larson posts videos with titles like “The basics of cutting hay” and “Playing in ...