Start Your Farm

The Authoritative Guide to Becoming a Sustainable 21st-Century Farmer

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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Do you dream of starting your own farm but wonder where to begin? Or do you already have a farm but wish to become more sustainable to compete in today’s market? Start Your Farm, the first comprehensive business guide of its kind, covers these essential questions and more:Why be a farmer in the 21st century? Do you have what it takes?What does sustainable really mean, and how can a small (as little as one acre) to midsize farm survive alongside commodity-scale agriculture?How do you access education, land, and other needs with limited capital?How can you reap an actual profit, including a return on land investment?How do you build connections with employees, colleagues, and customers?At the end of the day, how do you measure success? (Hint: Cash your lifestyle paycheck.)More than a practical guide, Start Your Farm is a hopeful call to action for anyone who aspires to grow wholesome, environmentally sustainable food for a living. Take it from Forrest Pritchard and Ellen Polishuk: Making this dream a reality is not for the faint of heart, but it’s well within reach—and there’s no greater satisfaction under the sun!

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Utgivningsdatum2018-09-10
Mått160 x 218 x 18 mm
Vikt491 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor272
FörlagThe Experiment LLC
ISBN9781615194896

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Forrest Pritchard is the New York Times-bestselling author. Pritchard is also a full-time organic livestock farmer and seventh-generation producer, serving weekly markets in the Washington DC metro area. His books have been named top reads by The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and many more.Ellen Polishuk is a first-generation sustainable vegetable farmer, holding a degree in Horticulture from Virginia Tech. In 1992, with five farm seasons under her belt, she was hired by Potomac Vegetable Farms to manage their satellite farm in Virginia, fifty miles west of DC. After twenty-five years at Potomac Vegetable Farms, where she was a co-owner, she now consults and teaches full-time, specializing in sustainable agriculture, vegetable growing practices, and increasing farm profitability.