Michael and Karma Glos began their small, diversified organic farm in Berkshire, New York, located 20 miles east of Ithaca, in 1996. Since then, three of those years have included commercial operations.
They specialize in producing free-range organic meat (poultry, pork, beef) and organic herbs and specialty vegetables, and are certified by NOFA-NY Certified Organic LLC. All the vegetables, herbs and poultry are certified; the pork and beef are raised according to organic standards after 6 weeks of age.
The Glos' launched their business with no formal training, but relied on a love of farming and their experiences as farming apprentices.
Once we found markets that did well -- it was more a matter of providing enough product to that market. But with the poultry, it was trying to have enough product at the right time and keep it in stock. The natural and the organic meats have been very successful from a marketing standpoint. There...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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