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Matt and Sarah Hyde met while attending Prescott College. They both became interested in farming after taking the Small Scale Agriculture class at Prescott College in 2008. The class was taught by Cory and Shanti Rade of Whipstone Farm. At the end of the semester they...

Herminia Hernandez and her family have been cooking delicious Mexican food at home for years and now are cooking for their community as well. Herminia and her husband, José Luiz and their daughter, Geraldine and son, Arlin are La Piña Sabrosa--an authentic Mexican...

Have you ever planted a fruit tree -- then been both overwhelmed and delighted by the large amount of ripe fruit on the tree? Backyard Bounty is here to help. Backyard Bounty operates with two individuals and one truck. Sarah Teal Axelrod and Armand Ignelzi are based...

Rich Peterson has come a long way from bringing excess crops from his home garden to the market. After getting his start at home with the mantra: "If some is good, more is better," Rich now supports horticulture science students of Yavapai College by bringing the...

Jim Pendry and Amanda Amos began their goat-raising adventure about a year and a half ago in Skull Valley. Amanda has experience showing working goats and does in 4-H. Using this knowledge, she did extensive research on milking lines focusing on milk quality and...

Iyla Baker is an 11-year-old entrepreneur, environmentalist, botanist and math whiz. She's also the owner of I's Cacti. Iyla was born in Chino Valley where she lives with her parent and younger brother. She planted her first cactus seeds three years ago with the...

Tortuga Flats Pirate Pickling Company is an “all hands on deck” pickling operation. Frank and Brenda Whiteside, their son Lanny, and his wife and daughter are all involved in some aspect of the business. Lanny is responsible for growing all of the cucumbers, peppers,...

Allee Steinberg has been baking and gardening since she was a teenager. After 40 years as a dental hygienist, she retired and, as she says, “went to the dark side”--baking and selling sweets. Allee and her husband Al moved from northern Illinois to Chino Valley in...

Frank Geminden and his wife, Karen, tend an orchard of 175 pecan trees and about 600 feet of native blackberries along the Verde River in Camp Verde. Frank and Karen fell in love with the area when they visited Frank's parents 23 years ago. They packed up their life...