Common Sense Agriculture's Blog

Growth of Farmers Markets

For the most part, infrastructure exists to meet the needs of local markets across the country. Granted, processing facilities in many regions are limited, but generally speaking, are able to provide adequate service to keep producers with product to supply Farmers Markets and direct sales.

I feel there is general agreement that if more facilities were available and/or existing facilities were able to expand, more farmers and ranchers would be able to market their product on a regional (larger scale) than just locally. The big question is how can we improve the infrastructure to create viable regional opportunities? Read more…

A brief change in format was called for today. Instead of sharing my perspective on issues, I have compiled a list of questions over the past year that I would like to ask. I am genuinely seeking answers and opinions for these questions, which I feel have not been adequately addressed. I have divided the questions into a couple of groups. Here is the first set, relating to food production. Read more…