Start Your Farm: The Authoritative Guide to Becoming a Sustainable 21st Century Farmer

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

Author: Forrest Pritchard, Ellen Polishuk
Publisher: Experiment
Published: 09/10/2018
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.40h x 6.20w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781615194896
ISBN10: 1615194894
BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Agriculture | Sustainable Agriculture
- Business & Economics | Industries | Agribusiness

About the Author
Forrest Pritchard is the New York Times--bestselling author of Gaining Ground and Growing Tomorrow. He is also a full-time organic livestock farmer and seventh-generation producer. Ellen Polishuk is a first-generation sustainable vegetable farmer. Formerly an owner of Potomac Vegetable Farms, she is a sought-after farm consultant and conference speaker.