Farming

Winter solstice & dawning realizations

As the Wheel of the Year turns the seasons and we move deeper into the darkest half of the year…

9 years ago

Butchering Meat Rabbits

**WARNING** This article discusses the slaughtering and butchering of livestock. The images below may not be appropriate for all audiences. On…

10 years ago

What do farmers at Johnny’s Seeds say are the biggest challenges facing farmers today?

Though farmers in general are a dedicated lot, farming has never been easy and today's beginning farmers face numerous obstacles.…

10 years ago

Resources recommended by Johnny’s Seeds farmers

Beginning farmers face a myriad of challenges and obstacles along their chosen career path. Operating and owning a farm has become…

10 years ago

Favorite things from the farmers and gardeners at Johnny’s Seeds

How could any beginning farmer go into a company like Johnny's Selected Seeds, find themselves surrounded by a spectrum of…

10 years ago

How do you know what to do to be a profitable farm?

Let me say first and foremost that Runamuk is not what I would yet consider a "profitable" farm, lol. Runamuk…

11 years ago

Maine’s local food movement

The Madison Farmers' Market, held a meeting Saturday evening at the Old Point School in Madison, to finalize plans for…

11 years ago

SWOT analysis of Runamuk

Business planning and annual reviews are an important aspect of any business--big or small--even agricultural businesses. Typically most farmers spend…

11 years ago

Conducting a SWOT analysis of your farm

No one gets into farming because they want to get rich, lol. But at the same time a farm is…

11 years ago

Why support native bees on your farm?

Until recently, native and feral bee populations met all of a farmers' pollination needs.  Farms were smaller, and closer to…

12 years ago