Michael and Karma Glos began their small, diversified organic farm in Berkshire, New York, located 20 miles east of Ithaca, in 1996. Since then, three of those years have included commercial operations.
They specialize in producing free-range organic meat (poultry, pork, beef) and organic herbs and specialty vegetables, and are certified by NOFA-NY Certified Organic LLC. All the vegetables, herbs and poultry are certified; the pork and beef are raised according to organic standards after 6 weeks of age.
The Glos' launched their business with no formal training, but relied on a love of farming and their experiences as farming apprentices.
We do it on a product-by-product basis. We don't necessarily do it on everything but we need to get an idea whether we are charging a price that we are making a profit from. We can also look at a few items that will -- maybe they'll bring people into our stand and we can afford to either be breaki...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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