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Start Your Farm

By: Forrest Pritchard, Ellen Polishuk
Narrated by: Stephen Bel Davies, Coleen Marlo
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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
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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.

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great

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

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

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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.

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helps better your financial situation

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

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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.

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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!

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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

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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.

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this book can be use for life's journey.

this is an awesome and informative book. a must read listen. I liked that I listened Forrest's earlier book and understand a lot more of the content within. Ellen gives an awesome and educational experience and with a lot to reflect on. this is not only for a farm business but for life in general; from understanding home finance, working for someone, and just having a hobby of gardening. this book inspires confidence in oneself; if you can you will.. I would recommend all of Forrest's books

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