Free Resources to Level Up Your Farm

When Shauna and her family bought their Farm in 2023, they had a growing passion to serve their local community with healthy, farm-fresh food. However, as challenges arose, Sasquatch Family Farms realized the importance of leveraging community resources and software to streamline their sales and fulfillments.

Phil of Hopewell Farms moved onto 10 acres of land in Gainesville, Georgia in 2019. Inspired by “Folks, This Ain’t Normal” by Joel Salatin, he decided to leave his commercial banking job to raise meat for his community. Once he uncovered that the other 33 surrounding acres would be sold, he decided to buy that land and begin learning to raise cattle.

Yoder-Way Farm in McVeytown, Pennsylvania was established in the 70s as the Yoder family’s commercial dairy. Lois and her husband, Jeremy, decided they could no longer maintain a sustainable living with the milk prices they received on the commodity market. After switching to direct sales, the Farm has now built a 6-figure beef operation. We recently met with Lois to discuss their transition to direct sales, and how they maintain a consistent ordering process:

Julie and Michelle joined forces in 2019 to bring sustainable Farm products to their community in Texas. Now, Veteran’s Liberty Ranch serves Buyers throughout central Texas, with in-person and online sales.

In 2021, Benoit Family Farmstead made the decision to partner with Barn2Door to expand their reach to access new Buyers with Farm eCommerce and streamline their operations. The Farm has been able to add more products and serve their community, without having to spend extra hours in the office.

Operating in North Dakota, one of the least populated states, Bartlett Farms has carved out an impressive business for their family’s dairy and beef operation. Recently, Barn2Door spoke with Peter Bartlett, one of the family owner-operators to learn more about the underpinnings to building a successful Farm business.

Founded in 1882, Mannix Family Beef has been operating their family ranch for 5 generations in the Blackfoot Valley of Montana. Recently, Barn2Door had an opportunity to speak with Logan Mannix, one of the owner operators of Mannix Family Beef, about the growth and success of their family ranch.