Whole Farm Management: From Start-Up to Sustainability 9781635860757. 9781635860740. 9781635860764, 1635860768

Farming is a business, as well as a way of life. Whole Farm Management is a comprehensive guide developed by the Small F

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Table of contents :
Introduction: Growing a Farm

Chapter One: DREAM ITStrategic Planning
Whole Farm Planning
Human Resources
Creating an Identity for Your Farm
Natural Resources
Building the Whole Farm Plan
Dream It: Putting It All Together
Goodfoot Farm
Slow Hand Farm

Chapter Two: DO ITFarm Infrastructure, Labor, and Energy
Equipment and Infrastructure
Season-Extension Equipment for Vegetables and Berries
Irrigation Equipment and Infrastructure
Farm Labor
Farm Energy
Do It: Putting It All Together
Good Work Farm
Kiyokawa Family Orchards

Chapter Three: SELL ITMarkets and Marketing
What Is a Market?
Marketing Strategy
Direct Market Techniques for Small Farms
Sell It: Market Planning
Keys to Success
Urban Buds: City Grown Flowers
Vanguard Ranch

Chapter Four: MANAGE IT Business Management for the Farm
Goal Setting and Budgeting
Record Keeping
Financial Statements
Analysis
Manage It: Putting It All Together
Blue Fox Farm

Chapter Five: GROW ITManaging the Whole Farm Ecosystem
Planning and Intervention
The Farm Ecosystem
Managing the Farm Ecosystem
Key Practices in Sustainable Agriculture
Grow It: Putting It All Together
Sweet Home Farms
Rainshadow Organics

Chapter Six: KEEP ITEntrepreneurship, Family Business Dynamics, and Managing Risk
Entrepreneurship
Business Structures
Family Business Dynamics
Licenses and Regulations
Reality Check: Risk Management
Running a Small Farm Business

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