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Description
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| Market
Farming Success |
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If you are in the business of
growing and selling food, flowers, herbs or plants, this book will help
you make your farm more efficient and profitable. Market
Farming Success identifies
the key areas that usually trip up beginners and shows how to avoid
those obstacles. Expert advice includes: How much you'll need to start
How much you can expect to earn The best crops and market. Order
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The
Dane County Farmers' Market
A Personal History |
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The
Dane County Farmers’ Market has become one of
Madison’s
primary tourist attractions, rated as a top market by both Food and
Wine and Good Housekeeping. It’s the place to be on Saturday
morning from April to early November for locals and visitors alike.
Mary Carpenter, past market manager and a long-time vendor, and her
husband Quentin offer in this book a lively history of the
market’s first thirty years, its impact, and its
future.. Order
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Mini
Farming
Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre |
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This book describes a holistic approach
to small-area farming that will show you how to produce 85 percent of
an average family’s food on just a quarter acre—and
earn
$10,000 in cash annually while spending less than half the time that an
ordinary job would require. Even if you have never been a farmer or a
gardener, this book covers everything you need to know to get
started. Order
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| Farmers
Market |
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Colorful vegetables, delicious fruits,
and
lots of friends. . . . The farmers market is always fun! Illustrator
Edward Martinez brings the hustle and bustle of market day to life in
this book for young readers, pre-school to grade 2. Simple,
straightforward text is ilustrated with oil paintings depicting the
people and market-day activities of a farmers market.. Order
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| Family
Friendly Farming:
A Multi-Generational Home-Based Business Testament |
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Saving
the landscape,
rebuilding entrepreneurial rural families, and protecting nutritious
food
are the themes of this timeless treatise-hence the word "testament."
Delving
into the soul of the Salatin family's nationally acclaimed Polyface
Farm,
author Joel Salatin offers Family
Friendly Farming
as
the
key to dealing with resource issues, food policy, and social fabric.
With
humor and personal stories, he opens his family and farm convictions
for
all to see, share, and enjoy. Order
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| Dynamic
Farmers'
Marketing: A Guide to
Successfully Selling Your Farmers' Market
Products |
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This
book concentrates
of farmers' marketing. Designed to help producers, vendors, market
managers
and new market organizers, it includes chapters on visual displays,
customer
displays, product selection, market organization and income potential. Order
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| Plants
for Profit:
Income Opportunities in Horticulture |
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This
multifaceted book
present important information about how to start a horticultural
business.
Topics include ho2 to make and sell private label potting soil worth
thousands
of dollars, business and marketing highlights, how to choose the best
money
making plants, financing, etc. Order
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| The
New Farmers'
Market: Farm-Fresh Ideas for
Producers, Managers & Communities |
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"The New
Farmers' Market"
covers the latest tips & trends from leading-edge sellers,
managers
and market planners all over the country. According to Randii MacNear,
manager, Davis Farmers Market, "The New Farmers' Market is the most
comprehensive,
pertinent source of information out there on selling at farmers
markets.
The breadth of the topics, issues covered, real-life information for
all-size
farmers and markets, and in-depth presentation of material will be
invaluable
for the farmers' market industry." Order
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| Building
a Sustainable
Business: A Guide to Developing
a Business Plan for Farms and Rural
Businesses |
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Innovative
farmers and
ranchers know that alternative crops and value-added products give them
an edge in the marketplace. Effective planning is crucial to the
long-term
profitability of any new venture. Building a Sustainable Business
brings
the business planning process alive to help alternative and sustainable
agriculture entrepreneurs transform farm-grown inspiration into
profitable
enterprises. The step-by-step strategies help you develop a detailed,
lender-ready
business plan or map out ways to take advantage of new opportunities. Order
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| Small-Scale
Livestock
Farming: A Grass-Based Approach
for Health, Sustainability, and
Profit |
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Yes, you
can have a
prosperous farm and achieve the lifestyle of your dreams -- and farming
expert Carol Ekarius will show you how. Small farms can pay big
dividends,
Ekarius explains, but hard work alone isn't enough: Success demands
knowledge
and effective management. Ekarius's natural, organic approach
to
livestock management produces healthier animals, reduces feed and
healthcare
costs, and maximizes your profit. Through case studies of successful
farmers,
nitty-gritty details on every facet of livestock farming, and
fascinating
insights for working with nature instead of against it, you'll learn to
make your farm thrive. Order
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| Growing
Your Herb
Business |
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Practical
advice on
budgets, locations, business plans, bookkeeping, staffing, inventory,
and
pricing. Case histories of 50 thriving herb businesses. Additional
topics
include developing products, packaging, special events, and methods for
expanding. Order
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| Salad
Bar Beef |
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Order
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| The
New Organic Grower:
A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market
Gardener |
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Order
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| Successful
Small-Scale
Farming: An Organic Approach |
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This
inspiring handbook
contains everything small-farm owners need to know, from buying land to
organic growing methods and selling cash crops. Order
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| Backyard
Market Gardening: The
Entrepreneur's Guide to Selling What You Grow |
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Discover how easy and
profitable it is to grow and sell vegetables, fruits, flowers, herbs
and small livestock from your own backyard market garden. Learn how to:
• Earn top dollar, with minimum effort and maximum profits.
• Improve your garden soil for super yields and superb flavor.
• Buy or build tools that speed your work and increase profits.
• Enjoy a guaranteed salary from community supported
agriculture
or a membership garden. Order
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The
Flower Farmer:
An Organic Grower's Guide to Raising and Selling Cut Flowers
(Revised and Expanded) |
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A
complete introduction
to raising a cornucopia of cut flowers for home use and for sale to
retail
customers, florists, and other markets. Providing a clear, realistic
look
at both the benefits and the challenges of growing flowers organically
for local markets, this guide will appeal to a broad spectrum of
readers. Order
Online Previous
Edition |
| So
You Want to Start a Nursery:Growing
and Marketing Cut Flowers |
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Debunks
myths about the
ornamental-plants nursery business and what it takes to succeed,
whether you're a backyard hobbyist or a wholesale grower. A
comprehensive overview focusing on the business and planning concerns
of the nursery owner --- from considering whether to consult a lawyer
about a partnership to whether to build your own greenhouses.
Order
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| Flowers
for Sale:Growing
and Marketing Cut Flowers |
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A
complete introduction
to raising a cornucopia of cut flowers for home use and for sale to
retail
customers, florists, and other markets. Providing a clear, realistic
look
at both the benefits and the challenges of growing flowers organically
for local markets, this guide will appeal to a broad spectrum of
readers. Order
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| Growing
Profits:
How to Start and Operate a Backyard Nursery |
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Learn
how to start a
nursery in your backyard with virtually no capitual investment. In an
area
of only 1,000 sq. ft. it is possible to generate over $5,000 worth of
plants
in a single growing season. Order
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| You
Can Farm:
The Entrepreneur's Guide to Start & Succeed in a Farming
Enterprise |
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Order
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| Making
Your Small
Farm Profitable |
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This
practical, step-by-step
guide to operating a small farm in the new millennium examines 20
alternative
farming enterprises. Readers will learn how to target niche markets and
sustain a farm's biological and economic health. Order
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| Market
What You Grow:
A Practical Manual for Home Gardeners Market Gardeners and Small Farmers |
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Order
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Sell
What You Sow
The
Grower's Guide to
Successful Produce Marketing |
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Cash in
on the consumer
demand for luscious-tasting fruits,vegetables, flowers and herbs with
this
how-to book that reveals the tricks of the trade from master marketers
around the country. Order
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