Daily Archives: April 21, 2021

Jamila Norman of Patchwork City Farms is transitioning to growing in raised beds to help with water drainage, weed control and an increased crop yield.

Bahiyyah Parks of EcoBlossoms Farm is working with neighboring farms to create a deer fence around the perimeter of their farms in order to expand growing space.

Allexcia Rankin of Red Rooster Farm in Booneville, AR is installing two large refrigerators to properly store produce for markets.

Anita Roberson of Botanical Bites & Provisions is installing two cooling systems to extend the shelf life of their perishable products including food and cut flowers.

Corre Robinson of NewSoil farm operations is repurposing an unused dilapidated brick tobacco barn as a large-scale worm and casing operation.

Marvin Ross of The Peculiar Pig in Summerville, SC is adding mobile refrigeration to his operation in order to keep up with the demand of wood lot raised and pasture-raised livestock.

Isabel Soto of Colusa Farms in Naples, Florida is installing a walk-in cooler and converting an old walk-in cooler area into a germination unit.

Clifford Sutton of Raleigh, NC is modifying his current planter into a precision planter in order to increase efficiency in planting.

Renard Turn of Vanguard Ranch in Gordonsville, VA is building a wash, rinse, and dry produce processing area complete with a walk-in cooler.