Compact Farms
15 Proven Plans for Market Farms on 5 Acres or Less; Includes Detailed Farm Layouts for Productivity and Efficiency
Published on 7. February 2017
176 pages
978-1-61212-595-4 (ISBN)
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Small is beautiful, and these 15 real farm plans show that small-scale farmers can have big-time success. Compact Farms is an illustrated guide for anyone dreaming of starting, expanding, or perfecting a profitable farming enterprise on five acres or less. The farm plans explain how to harness an area's water supply, orientation, and geography in order to maximize efficiency and productivity while minimizing effort. Profiles of well-known farmers such as Eliot Coleman and Jean-Martin Fortier show that farming on a small scale in any region, in both urban and rural settings, can provide enough income to turn the endeavor from hobby to career. These real-life plans and down-and-dirty advice will equip you with everything you need to actually realize your farm dreams.
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Josh Volk
Compact Farms
15 Proven Plans for Market Farms on 5 Acres or Less; Includes Detailed Farm Layouts for Productivity and Efficiency
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02/2017
Storey Publishing LLC
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Josh Volk is the best-selling author of Compact Farms and the proprietor of Slow Hand Farm in Portland, Oregon. He has been working on and managing small farms around the country for the last 20 years, studying the systems that make them efficient. He travels in the United States and abroad, consulting with farmers and researchers, teaching farm apprentices and new farmers, presenting workshops at agricultural conferences, and writing articles for publications, including Growing for Market magazine.
Content
Foreword by Michael Ableman
Preface
Part 1: Why Farm Small?
Compact Values and Strategies
Sustainability as a Core Goal
Part 2: Farm Profiles
Slow Hand Farm
Four Season Farm
Cook's Garden
Harvest Moon Flower Farm
Peregrine Farm
Liberty Gardens
Kealaola Farm
Les Jardins de la Grelinette
Groundswell Farm
Mellowfields Urban Farm
Full Plate Farm
Flywheel Farm
Leap Frog Farm
Cully Neighborhood Farm
Brooklyn Grange
Part 3: Nuts and Bolts
Planning and Designing Your Own
Making It Work Financially
Epilogue: Small Plans for the Future
Learning More
Index
Preface
Part 1: Why Farm Small?
Compact Values and Strategies
Sustainability as a Core Goal
Part 2: Farm Profiles
Slow Hand Farm
Four Season Farm
Cook's Garden
Harvest Moon Flower Farm
Peregrine Farm
Liberty Gardens
Kealaola Farm
Les Jardins de la Grelinette
Groundswell Farm
Mellowfields Urban Farm
Full Plate Farm
Flywheel Farm
Leap Frog Farm
Cully Neighborhood Farm
Brooklyn Grange
Part 3: Nuts and Bolts
Planning and Designing Your Own
Making It Work Financially
Epilogue: Small Plans for the Future
Learning More
Index
