PARADISE FARMS (Spanish) Carrying on Gabrielle Marewski’s vision, Landy Carabantes manages the farm. Her view on recordkeeping is very pragmatic–if you don’t note what you did, how will you know if it worked or not? Paradise Farms (Spanish) Tags: clipboards, computer, edible flowers, mixed vegetables, paper, spreadsheets
PARADISE FARMS (English) According to Gabrielle Marewski, good organization and solid recordkeeping allow farmers’ creative side to flourish. Paradise Farms has been certified organic for nearly two decades and she has developed model binders for farm businesses to maintain good records. She sold the farm in 2017 and now consults. Paradise Farms (English) Tags: clipboards, computer, edible flowers, mixed vegetables, paper, spreadsheets, whole system approach
LOVE IS LOVE FARM Situated in Atlanta, GA, Joe Reynolds farms the land of a co-housing community, growing a diverse mix for CSA members and local restaurants. He started using a shared email account to democratize the activity and utility of the farm’s recordkeeping. Love is Love Tags: computer, CSA farm, democratized system, mixed vegetables, paper, shared email account, spreadsheets
HUNTER FARMS Third generation farmer, Chad Hunter’s family has been able to hold on to the 1,000 acres that his grandfather bought following his years as a sharecropper. Now, Chad is revolutionizing the farm with his father to raise grass-fed organic beef for direct sales in Jakin, GA. Hunter Farms Tags: beef, cowboys, direct sales, paper, ranch, restaurants, spreadsheets, third generation farmer