FYI on non-GMO products

[seedcorn]

Met with business that is going out of their way to make a circle (where everyone benefits) in the food chain. They have independent people care for and gather cage free eggs, use the manure as fertilizer. Independent farmers are growing non-GMO products for feed. Everyone gets a small premium but the consumer has the options now. They do support organic but that business is flat due to cost. Non-GMO is expected to grow fast. Hope so, as it helps those around me.

 

[hoodat]

Farm co-ops like that are the best way to go. The agribusinesses predominate due to size but there is a way for the small farmer to combat that by taking advantage of the small size. Those who are making it best on small farms are the ones who can find a niche (herbs perhaps) that agribusiness doesn't cover and takes a lot of hand work (like berries) rather than big machines. By banding together they can cover a lot of territory that would be difficult for agribusiness to take over.
It's a way of farming that is so old it is new again.

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

i haven't fully bit into the organic craze yet. i'm planning on using organic sprays on my fruit trees but i try to use stuff that nature intended for fertilizers. part of the reason i have chickens and will probably be asking the Alpaca farm up the hill if i can get some of their manure for some of the new beds i'm planning for this summer.

 

[thistlebloom]

That sounds like good news Seed. Especially if it's helpful to the farmers you serve. Options are always a good thing, for the consumer and the producer.

( You can edit your title Seed. At the top of your thread starter should be a button that says "thread tools" or something similar).

 

[seedcorn]

Thanks for tip, thistle