The Bartlett Farm, one of Concord’s two working dairy farms, has contracted with a small processor in Maine to pasteurize and bottle some of their herd’s production for sale under their own label. Short on land for any expansion of their herd, the Bartletts—Alan and Dencie and sons Scott and Craig—are expanding their marketing channels [...]

Dave Kennard is a sheep man who is bullish on agriculture in NH and the region. He sees larger, established farms expanding or diversifying, small farms growing, and lots of new start-ups. Kennard manages a breeding flock of 200 ewes at his Wellscroft Farm in Chesham, and owns Wellscroft Fence Systems LLC. But his business [...]

Since the Laflamme and Stanton family reinvented their fourth-generation poultry operation as Pete & Gerry’s Organic Eggs in 1995, the business has grown by 20% or more every year except one. Jesse Laflamme wanted to come back to the farm after college, but he knew they needed a different business plan—and their timing was perfect. [...]

The Food Safety Modernization Act was signed into law just a year ago, on January 4, 2011. The FSMA gave new authorities to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration with the goal of preventing contamination and food-borne illnesses. While an amendment exempts farms (or “qualifying facilities”) with under $500,000 in sales, and selling more than [...]