"How a city was built, starting with a hobby: Baker Creek--a seed house that is changing the course of history"

Goss, Jeffery, Jr. 2008 How a city was built, starting with a hobby: Baker Creek--a seed house that is changing the course of history The Free Library (January, 1), http://www.thefreelibrary.com/How a city was built, starting with a hobby: Baker Creek--a seed...-a0172830071 (accessed October 30 2008)

This article describes a operation that was started by a young person who felt the need for a change. This is how a need can be turned into a business that can be successful. I guess what can be said about it is that he started on a farm, so it would be more difficult if you were to attempt to begin such an operation with out having a family farm to begin from, but it should be possible.

This will be cited in our business plan.

Small Farms Cultivate Way of Life, and Profit

NY Times article on profits being made by small part time farmers. A trend that appears to be developing in the suburban landscape. People are trying to farm even on small 3+/- acres and many are successful at turning a profit, but is it really farming? This is yet to be discovered trend that should be investigated further. It does however demonstrate that profit can be found even in this small scale, and that can be applied to a larger more diversified farming operation.