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  • From: Erik Lane <eriklane AT gmail.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Video on the business side of organic farming
  • Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:35:34 -0800

I checked the book out, and I was impressed by it. He does a good job of pushing people to be better at the business of farming and looking at the bottom line. Not really how to plant or grow anything, but how to decide what to grow, when, etc. And it's all based on keeping detailed records on all costs vs. profits for each individual crop. He then shows the extreme difference in your bottom line from being able to know exactly where the dollars are coming from and going to and then being able to focus on the more profitable crops. The accompanying CD has some wonderful spreadsheets for simplifying record keeping and calculations on profits vs. costs. I'd recommend the book.

But I'm not yet a market farmer, just a dreamer and avid gardener, so take that for what it's worth.

Erik

On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 9:28 PM, <clearviewfarm AT bluefrog.com> wrote:
I bought the book and CD from Amazon.com , but haven't take the time to read it yet.  The title and description of the book compelled me to buy it.  Looks like good wintertime planning reading to me.

Kurt Forman
Clearview Farm
Palmyra, NY 14522

--- fellenz AT fltg.net wrote:

From: Andy Fellenz <fellenz AT fltg.net>
Subject: [Market-farming] Video on the business side of organic farming
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:03:17 -0500

I haven't read the book so won't recommend it, but the 30 minute video
on Chelsea Green's site interviewing the author is well done and
informative.
http://www.chelseagreen.com/content/richard-wiswall-discusses-the-business-of-organic-farming/

Andy
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