The profitable hobby farm : how to build a sustainable local foods business
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
The profitable hobby farm : how to build a sustainable local foods business
AUTHOR:
Aubrey, Sarah Beth
ISBN:
9780470432099
PUBLICATION_INFO:
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2010
PHYSICAL_DESC:
xii, 276 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes index
CONTENTS:
The case for small-scale farming and local foods ventures -- From idea to inventory: planning and assessing the market -- Funding assistance -- Rules, regulations, and legalese -- Creating a cooperative -- Agritourism: recreation as a business -- Wholesale and retail pricing strategies -- Where and how to sell -- Marketing ideas -- Keeping (and keeping track of) customers -- The lifestyle change and first-year transition tips -- Finale: the prints you leave behind.
ABSTRACT:
This book gives you all the information you need to start your own local foods business.
SUBJECT:
Farms, Small |
Part-time farming |
Sustainable agriculture |
Food industry and trade |
BIBSUMMARY:
This book gives you all the information you need to start your own local foods business.