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Keys to a successful pick your own farm
Thinking of adding pick your own to your farming operation? Check out this primer!
Highly popular in the ‘70s and ‘80s, Pick Your Own (PYO) farms are making a serious come-back in Canada, surging alongside the local food movements and other farm direct marketing endeavours. The concept of farm direct marketing can be found in many forms in Canada, ranging from Pick Your Own (or U-Pick) to Community Supported [...] MORE
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