If you have your own backyard chickens, you know that raising them requires a lot of love, care and attention to ensure some happy hens....

An important part of raising chickens or owning a chicken coop is understanding how to recognize and treat common chicken diseases and ...

This article has been republished with permission from APPPAGrit Issue 91. Wayne Herring is a sales team build expert and farmer:...

The Effect of Scale & Feeding on Egg Profitability with Heritage Hens by Jeff Mattocks I have been watching a great conversation...

This article was republished, with permission, from APPPA Grit Issue 96. Mike Badger is the Executive Director of APPPA and host of the...

This review has been republished, with permission, from APPPA Grit Issue 96. Mike Badger is the Executive Director of APPPA and host of...

A Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program is where a consumer buys a ‘share’ or membership/subscription of locally grown, seasonal...

WHAT IS THE LOCAL HENS BRAND? Local Hens is a free marketing tool to connect local egg producers to consumers. The Local Hens website...

This debate seems to be never ending: do you need to wash your eggs or not? Ultimately, it depends on how clean your eggs are naturally...

It is not uncommon for a hens egg production slow and even stop, leaving flock owners with little to no eggs. The solution to this...

Chicken eggs come in a variety of different shapes, sizes, and colors. Have you wondered why chicken eggs come in such a wide variety...

The last leg of our small business blog series takes us to the final question from my introduction blog. Under the 3 main questions small...

What good is the most efficient business out there that nobody knows about? In our modern era of the internet, Facebook, and blogs,...

Over the next few weeks we will be diving going to a short series on small business, marketing, and success in the small business...

by Guest Blogger Bethany Johnson Almost everyone has noticed the upward trend in the local food movement. Farm fresh is the new black, so...

by Guest Blogger Lisa Steele from Fresh Eggs Daily Starting in the early fall, you might have begun noticing lots of feathers in your run...

Turken Chickens... So are they chickens or turkeys? Turken chickens, aka Naked Necks, are a breed with fewer feathers around the neck...

Your farm market and the brave new world of virtual signposts. A farmer must be aware of his location.  We speak of a farmer's ...

Welcome back!  For Part Two of our Marketing at the Market series I have compiled some interesting notes about Farmer's Market shoppers....

Farmer's Markets around the country are in full flourish these days. As popular as these farmer's markets are, though, it is not enough...