Start Your Farm

The Authoritative Guide to Becoming a Sustainable 21st Century Farm

De: Forrest Pritchard, Ellen Polishuk

Narrado por: Stephen Bel Davies, Coleen Marlo

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!

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2018 Forrest Pritchard and Ellen Polishuk (P)2018 Tantor

Overall very informative

Entertaining and educational. The topics were spot on for those thinking about getting into farming. Some of the material was a little too deep into the subject for someone just in the investigating stage but would have been helpful if I had already started, soil content etc. but that’s the beauty of ebooks, skip around as you see fit.

great

great 'read' 😂 fantastic for even a small family farm. very easy to listen to, especially while... well... farming.

helps better your financial situation

even if your not going to farm, it's still gives helpful advice for all aspects of life.

Comprehensive applicable

This book was Raw concerning the pros and cons on a farm. However it reveals a universe where life is worth living and production is actually meaningful.

farm review

it was interesting to listen to and it gave a lot of information about getting started with your new farm.

slow but educational

It was an enjoyable audiobook and I and I had a lot of fun learning new things. Was dry at times but Still a good listen.

Farming motivation

I love the advice given in this book, but more than that is the feeling of motivation I felt while listening. It spikes your drive to DO!

Great book to start!

Just getting into learning about farming. Love they harp on sustainability. Covers a wide variety of topics from a soil to business to livestock to managing family and relationships. Loved it and might even buy the hardcopy to reread!

great information and presentation

I really appreciate it this book as I look at buying a farm very informational lots of good perspectives and ideas

A good resource to have as audio and in print

Many people wax poetic about owning land or managing a productive farm. Until you dig your hands into the soil each day, face a brood of chickens at every dawn, or great customers when you would rather be counting sheep, you won't know what it means to run a farm. Buy this book to decide whether this life is for you. Ellen Polishuk and Forrest Pritchard have done it all, and it shows in their research and prose.