{"title":"Farm Business \u0026 Marketing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreat farming requires great business skills.\u003c\/strong\u003e Explore books on farm finance, marketing, entrepreneurship, recordkeeping, profitability, succession planning, and efficient management. From direct-to-consumer sales and value-added products to grazing enterprises and market gardens, these resources help you build a profitable, sustainable agricultural business.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-farmers-guide-to-the-bottom-line","title":"A Farmer's Guide to the Bottom Line","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is the culmination of Acres U.S.A. founder Charles Walters’ lifetime of experience, written in his honest, straight-ahead style, outlining how the small farmer-entrepreneur can find his way to a profitable bottom line. \u003cem\u003eA Farmer's Guide to the Bottom Line\u003c\/em\u003e provides how-to information on each step from planning to implementation of business practices for the eco-friendly farm and includes examples of people who are making a living, and a profit, by demanding a fair price for their labor. Whether you are considering taking up farming as an occupation or just interested in the economics and history of farming, this book is a must-read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCopyright 2002, softcover, 212 pages. 20 per case.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Charles Walters\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"float: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Acres U.S.A. founder Charles Walters\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1829\/3249\/files\/Cw_bw_medium.jpg?v=1539367245\" style=\"margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; float: left;\"\u003eCharles Walters was the founder and executive editor of Acres U.S.A. He penned thousands of articles on the technologies of organic and sustainable agriculture and authored many books on the subject. You can find a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.acresusa.com\/collections\/charles-walters\" title=\"Complete collection of books written by Acres U.S.A. founder Charles Walters\"\u003efull list of books written by Charles Walters here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acres USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12518976290889,"sku":"6535","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1829\/3249\/products\/6535_07011f1a-db88-42a3-9bdd-4cf63288bf63.png?v=1571611543"},{"product_id":"creating-a-family-business-from-contemplation-to-maturity","title":"Creating a Family Business, from Contemplation to Maturity","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is a must-have for those who want to build their own business and stop working for someone else. The author, Allan Nation, was the founder and editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Stockman Grass Farmer\u003c\/em\u003e from 1977 until his untimely death in 2016. 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I can't put it down. It's making me get behind on other work.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e— Joel Salatin, Polyface Farms\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stockman Grass Farmer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12519027212361,"sku":"7495","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1829\/3249\/products\/7495_fc_011f74f7-c27b-45d5-b192-75562e0b2701.jpg?v=1571611547"},{"product_id":"family-friendly-farming","title":"Family Friendly Farming","description":"\u003cp\u003eSubtitled \u003cem\u003eA Multigenerational Home-Based Business Testament\u003c\/em\u003e, this book offers hope for stressed families, dissatisfied employees, and hurried lifestyles. Popular author and successful farmer Joel Salatin here shares his vision for an alternative to the hectic and fragmented condition of American families. Family friendly farming, he argues, offers a real solution to this critical social issue, by developing more multi-generational agrarian home-based businesses, populating the land with passionate stewards, and insuring a clean, nutritious food supply for future generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on his own experience with a successful family farm, Salatin shows how the brightest and best young people can be brought back to the countryside — with a new love for their environment and heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCopyright 2001, softcover, 402 pages.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polyface Farm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12519053557833,"sku":"6500","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1829\/3249\/products\/6500_71418c54-17be-409a-bdb5-a64a28281e38.png?v=1571611621"},{"product_id":"fields-of-farmers","title":"Fields of Farmers","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmerica’s average farmer is 60 years old. 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This book empowers aspiring young farmers, midlife farmers, and non-farming landlords to build regenerative, profitable agricultural enterprises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCopyright 2013, softcover, 304 pages\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polyface Farm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12519066566729,"sku":"7234","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1829\/3249\/products\/7234_d4c0e262-6d81-4a6d-9ea1-65e39a2f6c04.png?v=1571611621"},{"product_id":"honor-system-marketing","title":"Honor System Marketing","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith this book, Jeff Mcpherson reports that honor systems are making a comeback in the 21st century. Drawing on years of personal experience and interviews with dozens of fellow farmers, business owners and customers, he shows how you can make the honor system work to your advantage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHonor System Marketing\u003c\/em\u003e tells how to adapt honor marketing to fit your own needs and capacities. Mcpherson details how to avoid common pitfalls, manage finances, and maintain a sense of optimism. This book shows how honor system marketing can become an essential tool for doing business and reviving our spirit of trust in humanity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCopyright 2011, softcover, 200 pages. 44 per case. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Jeff Mcpherson\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"float: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Jeff Mcpherson, author of the book Honor System Marketing\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1829\/3249\/files\/Jeff_Author_Photo_CMYK_medium.jpg?v=1541632628\" style=\"margin-right: 6px; margin-bottom: 6px; float: left;\"\u003eJeffery L. Mcpherson holds a B.S. degree in agronomy (crop and soil science) from North Caroline State University. He has over 20 years of experience growing and marketing horticultural crops, such as wine grapes, fruits and vegetables. He has also taught horticulture and enology at a North Carolina community college. Mcpherson travels frequently giving presentations and workshops on honor system marketing and basic enology or winemaking. 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An extensive list of resources and a handy glossary round out this information-packed manual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCopyright 2003, softcover, 287 pages. 28 per case.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"float: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"Author Louise Placek\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1829\/3249\/files\/Louise_Placek_author_compact.jpg?v=1540327258\" style=\"margin-right: 6px; float: left;\"\u003eLouise Placek undertook the transition from a 20-year traditional career in nursing to the unknown world of owning and operating a small container plant business. Now, to help others with the same goal, she shares her extensive knowledge and experience in regard to becoming a successful organic plant grower and business owner. 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Based on the latest research by pioneering agriculturists, this book by Rodale Institute's CEO Jeff Moyer offers new technologies and tools based on sound biological principles, making it possible to reduce and even eliminate tillage. Field-tested over many seasons, these methods make cover crops into a source of fertility as well as a tool for weed management. As traditional tillage turns into rotational tillage, natural soil biology is maximized and synthetic inputs are minimized. 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Over the years, Holmes found that holistic management practices consistently raised profits and increased success for cattle ranching, farms and other types of ranching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, he will teach you how to make your ranch profitable while working just three hours a day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will learn about:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing diversity to find stability and security\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaking a whole-ranch approach to management\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLetting cattle improve your soil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaintaining a better quality of life while cattle ranching\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCopyright 2011, softcover, 200 pages. 52 per case.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead an excerpt from Chapter 12 \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/ecofarmingdaily.com\/book-excerpt-ranching-full-time-3-hours-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Book Excerpt: Ranching Full-Time on 3 Hours a Day on Eco-Farming Daily\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Cody Holmes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"float: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Author Cody Holmes\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1829\/3249\/files\/holmes_compact.jpg?v=1541011945\" style=\"margin-right: 6px; float: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\nCody Holmes left home at age 17 with his high school 4-H project of seven cows. 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Schumacher and Mahatma Gandhi,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Lean Micro Farm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshows how small, hyperlocal farms can be both ecologically and economically superior to industrial-scale operations geared toward export and commodity markets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Lean Micro Farm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edetails the author’s remarkable journey to downsize his farm from one acre to a third of an acre in an effort to prioritize family and community over work, all without taking a pay cut. In addition, Hartman profiles six innovative farmers from across the globe who embody this “get small” mindset. These pioneering farmers show all of us a path toward resilience in the face of supply chain disruption, globalization, and climate change. They model a gentler, more ecological approach to farming that produces less waste\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003euses less plastic, petroleum, and fertilizer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLike his previous two books,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Lean Farm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Lean Farm Guide to Growing Vegetables\u003c\/em\u003e, Hartman’s\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Lean Micro Farm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edoesn’t just explain why smaller is better, it shows readers exactly how it can be done with step-by-step guides on how to turn a profit from a tiny, but productive, parcel of farmland. Readers will find not just philosophical justifications for a minimalist approach to agriculture but also actionable information for starting your own profitable micro farm, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA description of the “deep mulch” method for building fertility\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInstructions on two-step bed flipping to increase production on a small footprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA guide for choosing essential tools and technologies “with a human face”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn easy-to-follow process for making your micro farm lean and efficient\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA detailed plan for selling $20,000 worth of produce from your backyard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt’s time, Hartman makes clear, to pivot to a new kind of farming—one that builds upon ancestral knowledge, nourishes communities, and puts human joy, not technology, at its center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Hartman has revolutionized his methods, cut down his work hours dramatically, and shrunk the size of his farm, all while making a better income.”—\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCivil Eats\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eSKU 7798, Copyright 2023, 272 pages. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBen Hartman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e grew up on a corn and soybean farm in Indiana and graduated college with degrees in English and philosophy. Ben and his wife, Rachel Hershberger, own and operate Clay Bottom Farm in Goshen, Indiana, where they make their living growing and selling specialty crops on less than one acre. The farm has twice won \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEdible Michiana\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s Reader’s Choice award. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lean Farm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Ben’s first book, won the Shingo Institute’s prestigious Publication Award. In 2017 Ben was named one of Grist’s fifty emerging green leaders in the United States. Clay Bottom Farm has developed an online course in lean farming, which can be found at www.claybottomfarm.com.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1829\/3249\/files\/Ben_Hartman_Photo-courtesy-of-David-Johnson-Photography-300x450_480x480.jpg?v=1699897494\" alt=\"\" width=\"172\" height=\"258\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1829\/3249\/files\/Ben_Hartman_Photo-courtesy-of-David-Johnson-Photography-300x450_480x480.jpg?v=1699897494\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chelsea Green","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48131939139815,"sku":"7798","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1829\/3249\/files\/TheLeanMicro.webp?v=1699897570"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookstore.acresusa.com\/collections\/farm-business-marketing\/level_40_nerd.oembed","provider":"Acres U.S.A. ®","version":"1.0","type":"link"}