A Farmer's Guide to Marketing the Direct-Market Farm

A Farmer's Guide to Marketing the Direct-Market Farm
Author: Julie Murphree
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2012-06-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1105761711

A Farmer's Guide to Marketing the Direct-Market Farm is a straight-forward guide to helping farmers market their farm products using quick, simple and low-cost marketing strategies.

Sell what You Sow!

Sell what You Sow!
Author: Eric L. Gibson
Publisher: New World Publishing
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1994
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Discusses different ways that a small-time farmer can market produce, including roadside stands, pick-your-own operations, contacting local restaurants for direct purchase of crops, and growing produce on order.

A Market Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Agroenterprise Development

A Market Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Agroenterprise Development
Author: Shaun Ferris
Publisher: Catholic Relief Services
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2006-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1614920028

This publication is a product of the experiences and lessons learned while implementing agroenterprise projects in eastern and southern Africa. A Market Facilitator's Guide is based on a resource-to-consumption framework, which is the central theme of the "enabling rural innovation" approach for rural development. This approach seeks to empower farmer groups with the necessary skills to make informed decisions for their economic development, based on an analysis of their surroundings, assets and skills. The methodology also aims for outcomes that are equitable, gender focused and participatory.

Teaching Organic Farming and Gardening

Teaching Organic Farming and Gardening
Author: Martha Brown
Publisher:
Total Pages: 704
Release: 2015-02-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9780982878101

Drawing on nearly 50 years of teaching organic farming and gardening, the staff of the UC Santa Cruz Farm & Garden Apprenticeship and invited authors have developed an updated and expanded resource for instructors based on many of the skills and concepts taught in UCSC's annual Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture program. Teaching Organic Farming & Gardening: Resources for Instructors, 3rd Edition addresses practical aspects of organic farming and gardening, applied soil science, and social and environmental issues in agriculture. New features of the 3rd Edition include revised and expanded lecture outlines, new demonstrations and exercises, detailed narrative supplements to support lecture topics, and new appendices and illustrations. Although much of the material has been developed for field or garden demonstrations and skill building, most of the units can also be tailored to a classroom setting.The 700-page manual was produced by UCSC's Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food System and is designed for a wide audience of those involved in teaching farming and gardening skills and sustainable agriculture concepts, including colleges and universities with sustainable agriculture programs, student farms or gardens, and on-farm education programs; urban agriculture, community garden, and farm training programs; farms with internships or apprenticeships; agriculture extension stations; school gardening programs; organizations such as the Peace Corps, US AID, and other groups that provide international training in food growing and ecological growing methods; and master gardener programs.

Starting & Running Your Own Small Farm Business

Starting & Running Your Own Small Farm Business
Author: Sarah Beth Aubrey
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2008-01-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1603429190

Running your own small farm is demanding enough, but making it profitable presents a host of further challenges. In this business-savvy guide to farming on a small scale, Sarah Aubrey covers everything from financial plans and advertising budgets to web design and food service wholesalers. Learn how to isolate your target audience and craft artisanal products that will delight and amaze customers. With a solid business strategy in place, you can confidently turn your passion into a productive and profitable venture.

Building a Sustainable Business

Building a Sustainable Business
Author:
Publisher: Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

"Brings the business planning process alive to help today's agriculture entrepreneurs transform farm-grown inspiration into profitable enterprises. Sample worksheets illustrate how real farm families set goals, research processing alternatives, determine potential markets, and evaluate financing options. Blank worksheets offer readers the opportunity to develop their own detailed, lender-ready business plan and map out strategies" --back cover.