Be OUTRAGEOUS!!! What do I mean by that? Do something unusual that makes you stand out from everyone else. See the photo. Brookdale’s in Hollis NH put together a humungous hay sculpture. It definitely attracts attention. You can’t miss it. The top of this hay sculpture must be twenty feet tall. Another memorable hay sculpture […]…
This blog is very simple. Do you have a FaceBook account? If not, go to FaceBook.com right now and set up an account. Right under the green sign up button, click on ‘create a page’. This will be a fan page with your business name. You will get a lot of traffic/customers through FaceBook!…
Have you wondered what you can do to increase your profits for your family farm, small farm, nursery, or garden center? Read some of my past blogs to get some ideas. They range from showing your animals at local fairs, creating a YouTube video, giving demos, extending your growing season, and more. If you have […]…
As the date for your class gets closer, be aware of what the weather forecast is. Anticipate if it will be too hot and sunny, so provide shade. If it will be rainy, will just a tarp or canopy be enough, or will you have to move inside due to wind and/or thunder and lightning. […]…
Do you want to share or showcase your farm, garden center, or nursery with us? Do you have a unique feature of your business that has helped you move ahead? Have you got some innovative ideas to introduce to us? Email us some photos and information about you and your nursery, farm, or garden center […]…
If you are a gardener, find a gardening center, nursery, or farm near you that is educating their customers. My favorite in my area is the Lake Street Garden Center in Salem NH; it takes me almost an hour to drive there, but their information and knowledge along with the excellent quality of their plants […]…
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It is one thing to rely on the same customers coming back time after time, but then you just have about the same income all the time. How can you get people to stop in and buy more from you? Think about how folks try to drive by a McDonald’s and the kids go crazy […]…
Do you think that there are ways to market your farm, nursery, or gardening center and make money at the same time? Of course you can do that. Find a farmer’s market or a local fair where you can exhibit your products for a minimal charge. See the picture of the alpacas here. These were […]…
Do you worry about not having enough cash to carry you through the winter with your farms, nurseries, or garden centers? Even the spring can be slim pickings until your crops start coming in or your business picks up. Even the late fall can be bad if you get surprise cold or frost that hits […]…
Do you want to see how to increase the profits that your farm, garden center, nursery, or garden? We will be exploring ideas that you can put to use to increase your revenue. Most of these ideas will not cost very much to put into action. Some are for certain times of the year; others […]…