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From: Josh Wright <joshmwright@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 12:24 PM
Subject: [COMFOOD:] Recommendations for farm/crop planning templates or
software?
To: comfood@elist.tufts.edu


Hi food folks, I'm working on a project to help new farmers and
food-producing non-profits develop business, farm, and crop plans. The
growers I've worked with have had to create their own Excel-based
spreadsheet models that have limited functionality and don't provide a good
understanding of their multi-year crop planning needs or financial
situation. I've searched extensively online but haven't found an appropriate
planning tool.

Can anybody recommend a low-cost or free Excel template/workbook or software
package that's relatively comprehensive yet not overly time consuming for
farmers to maintain? (Probably an unreasonable request...) These new farms
will be anywhere from 2 to 100+ acres with a mix of vegetables, fruit,
herbs, etc. A focus on organic/low-impact farming methods would be
preferable. The initial projects are in the San Francisco Bay Area.


Thanks,
Josh


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