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Compact Farms

15 Proven Plans for Market Farms on 5 Acres or Less

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Compact Farms

By: Josh Volk, Michael Ableman - foreword
Narrated by: David Marantz
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Compact Farms is a 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.

©2017 Josh Volk (P)2019 Tantor Agricultural & Food Sciences Gardening & Horticulture Science Sustainable & Green Living Gardening Sustainability Flower Farming
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The book itself is well organised and provides excellent, detailed information about running a compact farm business. The final chapter is priceless in terms of planning advice and infrastructure and cost decisions. The narration was quite wooden and mono tone, and I needed to be persistent in order to listen. Bit I listened to the entire book. On a positive note, at least he was clear.

Interesting case studies of various N. American compact market gardens.

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