Here’s Backyard Riches Alphabet List of 2020 Trends to look forward to, culled from all the presentations at last year’s Member Meetups. Thanks to all of the forward thinking SPIN farmers listed below who presented their business plans, how they implemented them and the revenue they targeted and achieved. Our...
Before those catalogs start filling your head with sugar plum fantasies, here’s two seed buying tips to be sure you get the most out of your seed budget. First, develop a No-Grow list. The pro’s learned long ago to resist seed varieties bred to be talking points. Wally knows how...
Courtesy of Roxanne C., Philadelphia PA If you are just starting out in farming, you might have heard these words of wisdom: “Farms are started by idealists, and run by realists.” Based on our experience, the new farm success rate is greatly increased if farmers become realists sooner rather than...
Courtesy of Roxanne C., Philadelphia PA The story of the aging American farmer is getting old. Every time a new agricultural census report is released it documents how the age of farmers is rising. According to results of the latest census, the average age of primary producers increased from 58.3...
Courtesy of Roxanne C., Philadelphia PA A post to the Backyard Riches forum asks, “My home state has an interesting political environment after the elections that has led many people looking for an exit. Not getting political, just looking at options before my wallet is attacked. Has anyone moved their...
Courtesy of Wally S., Wally’s Urban Market Garden, Pleasantdale, SK This time of year I hear from a lot of aspiring farmers. They are filled with passion and enthusiasm and are eager to glomm on to role models. I’m a pretty easy target. I have been at the farmers market...
Courtesy Roxanne C., Philadelphia, PA An aspiring flower farmer planning to start up in 2018 has been thinking through with us whether or not to invest in a cooler. Here are some of the considerations. If you opt to take SPIN’s low road and launch without a cooler, it will...
