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May 25, 8:30 pm ET – Talkin Startup Member Meetup
Check in with five members who are at various stages of startup. They are probably a lot like you - excited, inexperienced, planning it out, digging in. What are they doing right? Where are they headed for trouble? What's the best trade-off? Wally and several other experienced members will offer...
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RX for Keeping Your Business Healthy
Courtesy of Roxanne C., Philadelphia, PA Whatever else the ever-expanding ecosystem of food activists, advocates, bloggers, media celebrities and nonprofits has accomplished, it has convinced consumers that the big food companies can’t be trusted to be honest about how they make food, and what’s in it. Ketchum, the big public...
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10 Characteristics of Successful Backyard Farmers
Courtesy of Roxanne C.,Philadelphia PA We get asked all the time, “Who is the typical backyard farmer?” The question comes from those who want to make money growing food in their yard or neighborhood lot, but have doubts about whether they have what it takes to succeed. It’s their round-about...
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2 Detox Dishes For Your Shitty Winter Body
Oh, Januaryyou may as well be called Cleansetober. After all of the meat, carbs, sugar, and alcohol, our delicate bodies cant fucking handle much more. Its time for a cleanse. But cleansing is just generally shitty (no pun intended). If youre doing something like a juice cleanse, prepare to gain...
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# 1 Priority in Year # 1
Courtesy of Wally S., Wally's Urban Market Garden, Saskatoon SK If my email is any indication, 2017 might produce another bumper crop of new farmers. Those who are finding their way to me for advice come well-equipped with best practices and lengthy to-do lists. Very little of it has to...
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2017 Trends and Who’s Setting Them
Here’s SPIN-Farming’s Alphabet List of 2017 Trends 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. SPIN’s online Member Meetups are THE...
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Best Seed Sources is Based on Experience, Not the Catalog
Courtesy of John G. , JNJ Farms, Macomb IL We are working up our 2017 seed orders. First thing we do is to inventory leftover seeds from this season. We are not worried about loss of germination but we may slightly over plant just in case. For what will be...
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