{"product_id":"9781603581424","title":"The Organic Farmer's Business Handbook: A Complete Guide to Managing Finances, Crops, and Staff - and Making a Profit","description":"\u003cb\u003eContrary to popular belief, a good living \u003ci\u003ecan\u003c\/i\u003e be made on an organic farm. What’s required is farming smarter, not harder.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Organic Farmer’s Business Handbook\u003c\/i\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 \u003ci\u003ebusiness\u003c\/i\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this comprehensive business kit, Wiswall covers:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStep-by-step procedures to make your crop production more efficient\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdvice on managing employees, farm operations, and office systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNovel marketing strategies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat to do with your profits: business spending, investing, and planning for retirement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA companion toolkit, available for download upon purchase of the book, 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.","brand":"Rizzoli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43024635363389,"sku":"9781603581424","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781603581424_p0.jpg?v=1772626123","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.mom\/products\/9781603581424","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}