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Transitioning to Organic Production
Producer
Profiles
With season extension and
sales to a variety of market outlets, organic cut flowers are
a value- added crop that bring top dollar. Celosia, amaranth,
scabiosa and sunflowers from these mixed beds in Browntown,
Wis., went into community supported agriculture
(CSA) shares, and were sold at farmers markets and weddings.
– Photo by Jerry DeWitt
The following farm profiles demonstrate how producers across the U.S.
successfully tested strategies that helped them transition to organic
production.