Who knew that milking cows 2x a day would be easier than starting a business? For the last 10 years, I’ve been milking cows twice a day — every day — and that’s the easy part. Little did I know that starting and running a full-time farm has legal aspects that I never thought of… Read more

Want to know how to start a farm business? Whether you’re just starting your farm or if you’ve been at this for a while, I get questions all the time with what farmers should do first, second, third to start and set up their farm business. After you listen in to this episode and the… Read more

Farmer friends often tell me they know they should make more videos, but they’re scared, insecure about showing their face, or worried about their equipment. Today’s post will hopefully inspire you to just get out there and try it anyway! Video’s been hugely profitable for our farm’s marketing.  It speeds up the know/like/trust factor so… Read more

Say hello to Lori Jo and Mary Margaret… They’re students inside, Farm Marketing From the Heart, which is open for enrollment until Friday, March 22nd, midnight. Lori Jo is a flower farmer from Michigan. She’s an avid learner and has taken quite a few courses at this point. When she took FMFH she was brand… Read more

I’d like you to meet Jennifer & Sarah. They’re students inside, Farm Marketing From the Heart, which is currently open for enrollment until Friday, March 22nd. MEET SARAH Sarah started the course in 2016 — 1 day after she got home from the hospital after having her 3rd baby! She was so unsure if she’d… Read more

My son is a United States Marine. I remember when he went to boot camp almost 3 years ago. It was tough. During the long 3 months of no communication, I watched video after video of what he was going through each week in training. Many times with tears in my eyes!! (Ok, fellow mamas… Read more

Most farmers think they don’t need a “brand,” or if they do, branding consists of a logo, website, tagline, mission statement – or maybe all your followers on social media. And I’m here to tell you that is your website, logo and fonts are NOT branding! Those things are only one piece to the key… Read more

Does this happen to you on the farm? You find random “customers” in your house looking for milk, meat or products you sell. You find people going beyond fenced areas on your property. Customers think your farm store is open 24/7. Theft. You find cars and trucks on open pastures that don’t belong there. Customers… Read more

For most farmers selling is a struggle. This skill doesn’t come naturally to most of us. We have to work at getting comfortable, with the uncomfortable. And let me be totally honest with you. If you don’t learn how to sell, you’ll be out of business before you start. Fortunately, selling is a skill you… Read more