{"product_id":"9781603582490","title":"The Organic Farmer's Business Handbook: A Complete Guide to Managing Finances, Crops, and Staff - and Making a Profit","description":"\u003cp\u003eContrary to popular belief, a good living \u003cem\u003ecan\u003c\/em\u003e be made on an organic farm. What’s required is farming smarter, not harder.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Organic Farmer’s Business Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e, Richard Wiswall shares advice on how to make your vegetable production more efficient, better manage your employees and finances, and turn a profit. From his twenty-seven years of experience at Cate Farm in Vermont, Wiswall knows firsthand the joys of starting and operating an organic farm—as well as the challenges of making a living from one. Farming offers fundamental satisfaction from producing food, working outdoors, being one’s own boss, and working intimately with nature. But, unfortunately, many farmers avoid learning about the \u003cem\u003ebusiness\u003c\/em\u003e end of farming; because of this, they often work harder than they need to, or quit farming altogether because of frustrating—and often avoidable—losses.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn this comprehensive business kit, Wiswall covers:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eStep-by-step procedures to make your crop production more efficient\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdvice on managing employees, farm operations, and office systems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNovel marketing strategies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat to do with your profits: business spending, investing, and planning for retirement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eA companion CD offers valuable business tools, including easy-to-use spreadsheets for projecting cash flow, a payroll calculator, comprehensive crop budgets for forty different crops, and tax planners.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chelsea Green Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47138581250288,"sku":"9781603582490","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781603582490_p0.jpg?v=1769902185","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781603582490","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}