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The Tale of the Two Farmers Once in a quaint village, two farmers, Jacob and Eli, tended to their fields. Each had a unique approach to growing their crops. Jacob, a traditionalist, relied on age-old methods. He believed that hard work in the fields would yield the best harvest. Day after day, he plowed, sowed, and watered, but he seldom ventured beyond his farm. He felt that if he grew the finest vegetables, people would surely come to buy them. Eli, on the other hand, had a different perspective. He embraced the new ways of the world. Instead of waiting for customers to find him, he used a vibrant market stall and started sharing pictures of his colorful produce on a popular social platform. He posted videos of his planting techniques, shared recipes using his vegetables, and engaged with followers who shared their cooking experiences. At first, Jacob laughed at Eli. “Why waste time on that nonsense? Real farmers don’t need gimmicks!” he scoffed. But as the weeks went by, Eli's stall buzzed with customers. People from neighboring villages came to see his beautiful vegetables, inspired by the posts and stories they had seen online. One day, Jacob noticed Eli’s success and decided to try a different approach. He started posting photos of his own produce, sharing stories of his farming adventures. To his surprise, people began to notice his hard work. They appreciated his dedication and started visiting his stall too. Both farmers learned valuable lessons. Jacob realized that while hard work is essential, sharing that journey and connecting with others can amplify success. Eli discovered that authenticity and engagement were key to building a loyal following. In the end, the two farmers became friends, combining their strengths. Jacob taught Eli more about the intricacies of farming, while Eli showed Jacob how to connect with the community. Together, they thrived, proving that in the world of marketing—just like in farming—collaboration and innovation can lead to a bountiful harvest. Moral: In social media marketing, it’s not just about the quality of your product but how you share your story and connect with others that makes a difference. #FarmersJourney #SocialMediaMarketing #InnovateAndGrow #ConnectingWithCommunity #TraditionVsModernity #HarvestSuccess #FarmToTable #DigitalEngagement #Storytelling #Collaboration #MarketSuccess #VibrantVillage #CultivatingConnections

Farmers' Consumer Awareness Day – September 14, 2024 HOW TO CELEBRATE FARMERS' CONSUMER AWARENESS DAY 1. Visit a farm You can join the main event organized in Quincy. If you're far away, you can visit a farm close to you and try to get some insight into farming. 2. Appreciate the farmers It is the farmers that plant and produce the food that we eat. They're our heroes and they deserve respect and appreciation. 3. Start a farm of your own You can easily do some research and start your own farm. It doesn't have to be anything big.

🚀🌾 V Farms Turns One: A Year of Triumphs, Trials, and Tantalizing Plans! 🎉🥂 Guess what? It's our one-year bash at V Farms, and it's been nothing short of an epic saga! From navigating through learning curves to conquering happy struggles, each step has been a chapter in this gripping story. What's been my midnight muse? It's the pulsating vision for V Farms – envisioning our milk and produce becoming the go-to choice for households, championing sustainability and farming's future with a dash of futuristic tech flair. Now, here's the real talk. Sure, friends and family pitched the "sensible" job suggestion a few times. But why did I stay put? Because V Farms isn't just a venture; it's a promise I'm hell-bent on keeping, come what may. So, what's the cliffhanger for our next chapter? Brace yourselves! We're about to unveil a lineup of fresh, jaw-dropping products in the V Farms catalog, ready to sprinkle a touch of magic on your daily essentials. Thanks for being the heroes in this narrative. Here's to more triumphs, greenery, and groundbreaking plans! Cheers, Vihari, Farmer, V Farms 🌱🚀 #VFarmsAnniversary #SustainableSagas #InnovativeHarvests

"It's not the ink, it's the think." You are not failing because of the tactics you are, or are not, executing (as a person or company). You are failing because of the strategy your tactics are executing. It is the quality of the think. It is not the quality of the ink. Poor think can't be salvaged by exceptional ink. Just look around you. This is what I live and solve for every single day, for myself and our clients. The picture below is my e-pal Matt Skoglund. Matt, and his wife Sarah Skoglund, own North Bridger Bison, https://lnkd.in/ei74xH8b. They practice Regenerative Agriculture, on their bison ranch. I. Love. Matt. His story is incredible: A lawyer turned into a bison rancher. Sarah and Matt's journey of a BOLD life change and buying a ranch inspires me. But, most of all, what I love is their "let us prove to the world that this works and scales" approach to holistic management of their land and livestock. A respect for the environment, its beings, and us. Listen, and learn: https://t.ly/0FLe6 I found an old slide I made, where I excerpted Matt's words, to make the "it's not the ink, it's the think" point. I agree with Matt. We cannot paint all animal raising, and our meat-centric culture, with the same (sadly, black) brush. The approach that NBB takes to raising bison, providing bison meat for all of us, is an approach that balances intelligently, dare I say spiritually, for this planet and its beings. As a life-long vegetarian, I can only buy and support NBB by buying Merch. And, I have. If your diet is wider than mine, please consider encouraging Matt and Sarah by purchasing from them: https://t.ly/1a9dR The reviews are incredible: https://lnkd.in/eBxABsxD "It's not the cow, it's the how." #regenerativeagriculture #analytics :) #life #earth

Know Your Farmer: From locally grown flowers, to honey, beeswax candles, and on farm experiences like Sip and Stroll and farm to table dinners featuring local Chefs - John and Angelica, owners of Five Blossoms Farm 💐, are creating community and building connections through the power of flowers. Adding experiences into your agriculture or small business marketing strategy is a powerful way to build community. This weekend, my husband and I are going to a Low Country Boil hosted by Five Blossoms Farm with Saltwater Market at their farm. Not only is this a fun way to switch up date night from the typical dinner at a restaurant, but it also gives us the chance to meet other people in our area who have similar interests. Building community is how farmers and Ag marketers can help ensure that the agriculture industry not only survives, but thrives. #ExperientialMarketing #SmallBusinessMarketing #FlowerFarm

What does your fruit bowl look like today? Dare to share? SHOW US WHAT YOU HAVE GOT! Check out our family fruit bowl in a typical March. It's amazing to see how much our options have increased over the years. With focused #produceinnovation, natural breeding programs are accelerating category change very fast all over the world, revolutionizing our options. However, there is still a lot of work to be done to make these advancements affordable and sustainable for more people and our struggling earth. Let's continue to strive towards a better tomorrow. FORWARD Insight & Strategy 😜

From bloodstock to farming, how I arrived here. My latest post on Substack is out. https://lnkd.in/gvFkEyDG

An open and shut case? Last week, we talked briefly about when closing can be a good thing. It isn’t always, of course. Today, we’re closing off activity on our LinkedIn account. There’s a reason for that, and you’ll find further info if you open (aha!) https://lnkd.in/eng37dwC. But the story doesn’t end there. As that page reminds us all, closing and opening are often… pun intended… close together. That’s true in an elevator, for example. (Or a pumping heart). And it’s the case here, too. We’re very happy to announce the opening of several new local organizations. They’ll be taking our work forward. (And in due course, communicating more about it – possibly also on their own LinkedIn channel/s?). Those new organizations are, so to speak, starting because we’re stopping. You’ll find their contacts on the page mentioned. We wish them every success! On a photo, it’s hard to tell whether a door is opening or closing. And if you peek through an open door, are you looking backwards or forwards? The page above does both. The new organizations, clearly, are the future. But you’ll also find a book there that bridges from the past to the present. It describes the huge legacy on which the future local teams can draw. More than 30 authors describe different facets of the Foundation since 1981, and particularly over the past 23 years as the Syngenta Foundation. Because the book is full of personal memories, views and insights, we call it the Syngenta Foundation’s “autobiography”. But as it’s us, smallholders naturally have a say there as well. Anyway: open the book up for yourself! https://lnkd.in/eGTCY2US. Time now to close this, our last post. Thank you to all our 24’431 followers, and to the many, many people who have contributed to our LinkedIn page over the years. (Some directly, numerous others indirectly). We hope that this and our other channels have helped open perspectives on smallholder farming that might otherwise have been missing. We certainly enjoyed trying.

Oh, the looks I get sometimes when I tell people that my wife raises meat rabbits. It's charmingly countercultural when one raises their own produce. It's jarringly so when one raises their own meat, especially in a backyard instead of on a farm. While my article (on p16 of this digital version) references the transformation of animal into meat, the article is far more about the ethic that brought us here. Willing to be challenged? Give it a read! #amlearning #biggerbadder #webofinterconnection #strongertogether https://lnkd.in/dsS4ABqH