The Natural Farmer

Fall 2023
Scaling Up & Scaling Down

Cover Story: Scaling Back - For Me, the Family and the Beets

By Ryan Demarest Since the beginning of my farming career in 2014, I have always sought to scale up. I began on a small half-acre of...

Farmer Profile: Fitting the Farm to the Farmer, and Interview with Richard Robinson, Hopestill Farm, MA

By Elizabeth Henderson TNF NOFA FARMER PROFILE: Richard Robinson, Hopestill Farm, Massachusetts, March 2, 2023. People feel connected to...

Scaling Up at Upswing Farm

By Richard Robinson Brittany and Kevin Overshiner run Upswing Farm, a certified organic produce farm in Pepperell, Massachusetts. They...

Growing Organic Hemp in New England

By Ed Geis The morning sun peeks over the hills above the bay; soft shafts of golden light filter through the woods that extend back from...

Farmer Profile: Interview with Conner Pangia, Happy Now Farm, Brentwood, NY

Interview by Bobcat Bonagura TNF: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your farm. Conner: I’m Conner Pangia, I’m 28 years old. I run...