Family businesses are a big part of the North Country’s economic landscape. Businesses cost lots of money to start, and take specific skills to run, so getting a foot in the door through family can ...

I talked about seaweed solution, sun, and soil in the previous article, Start a Backyard Plant Nursery Business, Part 2. Today, I’ll talk about fertilizers and equipment you need to start a backyard ...

When Tom Spellman began lecturing on fruit trees more than two decades ago, his audience skewed primarily older with lots of people in their 60s and 70s. In recent years, that’s started to change.

The nursery business in the United States offers opportunity to entrepreneurs with a green thumb. In 2006, there was approximately $147.8 billion in revenue generated by nurseries and greenhouses ...

WEST SPRINGFIELD — A new tree nursery will let West Springfield replace dead or damaged trees at lower costs. Now, a single replacement tree, not including delivery, planting and later care, costs ...