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.
I think our first year we did send out a brochure because we had other items -whether it was pork or vegetables -- to sell, and we had pre orders. Pre-orders was a way with marketing knowing that if you pre-sell them you know how many you need to grow. All those pre-orders don't necessarily come b...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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