Small farms reap benefits of social media - TopicsExpress



          

Small farms reap benefits of social media marketing (Agrinews) “I’ve never seen Facebook with my own eyes,” said Brockman, whose business is called Henry’s Farm. Yet the Henry’s Farm Facebook page is updated frequently by his sister, Terra Brockman. Marketing online and in person has become more important for small farms that do everything from sell at local farmers markets to produce for large companies, said Atina Diffley, a Minnesota organic farmer and educator who spoke during the recent Central Illinois Sustainable Farming Network annual meeting in Bloomington. Since small farmers compete with large grocery chains, branding and marketing their farm and maintaining relationships with customers is an important part of business, she said. Read the article here: bit.ly/1nBSiHq
Posted on: Mon, 12 May 2014 19:25:00 +0000

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