Most people dream of running their own business: following their passion, being their own boss and having control of their time. It sounds glorious! The reality of entrepreneurship (and farming) is far less glamourous. In addition to the actual farming …
Last month, I answered a reader’s question about getting started in the food business. No doubt, there are just as many people thinking about getting into agriculture and farming. I asked my friend and colleague, Ellen Polishuk, author of Start …
On November 8, 2016, Massachusetts residents voted to legalize marijuana; and on July 1st the first retail shops (dispensaries) opened. No doubt, growing cannabis will be far more profitable than tomatoes: with huge demand and little competition, farmers can command …
How much revenue do you want to earn in the coming year? $150,000? $300,000? If you’ve read books like The Secret you know that you need to put out into the universe what you want. But putting down on paper …
This article is a guest post by Laura Meister of Farm Girl Farm in Sheffield, MA. When I started growing vegetables ten years ago, it was all I could do to keep up with the start-up math: how many square …
The barriers to entry for food manufacturers make entrepreneurship difficult. Many of us have the perfect idea for a rich chocolate sauce, frozen food line or catering business. Getting your product to market is lined with pitfalls. The first on …