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Start Your Farm: The Authoritative Guide to Becoming a Sustainable 21st-Century Farmer
Contributor(s): Polishuk, Ellen (Author), Pritchard, Forrest (Author)

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ISBN: 1615194894     ISBN-13: 9781615194896
Publisher: Experiment
OUR PRICE: $18.95  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Sustainable Agriculture
- Business & Economics | Industries - Agribusiness
Dewey: 338.1
LCCN: 2018024897
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.2" W x 8.4" L (0.90 lbs) 272 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product
 
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A totally modern, all-purpose handbook for today's agricultural dreamers--covering the challenges and triumphs of launching any successful farm--from two leading lights in sustainable farming

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

Contributor Bio(s): Pritchard, Forrest: - Forrest Pritchard is a full-time organic farmer who holds degrees from the College of William & Mary. His farm, Smith Meadows, was one of the first "grass-finished," free-range endeavors in the country, and has sold at leading farmers' markets in Washington, D.C. for more than fifteen years. Pritchard is the author of the New York Times-bestselling book Gaining Ground: A Story of Farmers' Markets, Local Food and Saving the Family Farm, picked as a top read by The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, and NPR's The Splendid Table. The primary blogger for the Facebook page "I Support Farmers' Markets," the largest online farmers' market fan page, he is also a popular public speaker, having given addresses at RAND, Texas Organic Farmers Association, and Weston A. Price International, among others. Pritchard lives with his family on Smith Meadows in Berryville, Virginia.Polishuk, Ellen: - Ellen Polishuk is a first-generation sustainable vegetable farmer, holding a degree in Horticulture from Virginia Tech. A self-described "compost queen," Ellen grew up in the suburbs of Washington DC in the 60s and 70s. She was born loving plants, collecting houseplant "pets" by age seven, and renting a garden plot at age ten. By age sixteen, a summer farming job marked the beginning of her agricultural career. Ellen worked for several years in the vegetable seed business in California. 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. Ellen and Forrest are longtime colleagues at Arlington Farmers Market.
 
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