{"product_id":"the-organic-farmers-business-handbook-richard-wiswall-9781603581424","title":"The Organic Farmer's Business Handbook: A Complete Guide to Managing Finances, Crops, and Staff - And Making a Profit [With CDROM]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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\/strong\u003e\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 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Wiswall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1603581421\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781603581424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chelsea Green Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.04h x 8.00w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/17\/2009","brand":"Richard Wiswall","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44042990092543,"sku":"9781603581424","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_551c50c5-8838-4a43-a1ff-5f2b9e80854b.jpg?v=1684964661","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-organic-farmers-business-handbook-richard-wiswall-9781603581424","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}