Title: Research Assignment
Course: SLF 120 Introduction to Small Farm Viability > Section: SLF 120 Introduction to Small Farm Viability

Research Assignment

Niche Markets and Value-Added Products

For this Research Assignment, you will first review farms that feature niche/value-added markets and evaluate their businesses. Click on each of these links, and answer these questions in a document:

1. What are some of the similarities and differences in all the businesses?
2. All five farms invited customers to the farm. What are the advantages and disadvantages of that?

Niche Market Examples

Missouri Legacy Beef
Prairie Fruit Farm and Creamery
Tanner’s Orchard
Mill Creek Farm
Hill Prairie Winery

Developing a niche or value-added market takes time. Next, think about the products you are interested in producing. Give me an example of one product that you could add value to, and describe the form you would be selling the product. For example, a grape grower can sell wine or maybe partner with a dinner theatre to add value to the grapes.

Complete your answers in a document saved on your computer. Submit the document in the Dropbox found on the Course Home page.

(20 points possible)