There are plenty of books out there on organic farming. (It’s true—just check out [1] our bookstore!) But there aren’t a lot of books on the actual nuts-and-bolts business of organic farming. Author [2] Richard Wiswall is changing that.

This Thursday, October 1, you can get your hands on what’s sure to become the new bible of the business of organic farming: [3] The Organic Farmer’s Business Handbook: A Complete Guide to Managing Finances, Crops, and Staff—and Making a Profit.

In this comprehensive business kit, Wiswall covers:

• Step-by-step procedures to make your crop production more efficient
• Advice on managing employees, farm operations, and office systems
• Novel marketing strategies
• What to do with your profits: business spending, investing, and planning for retirement

AND…A companion CD 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.

Watch a short (4-minute) video introduction to the book:

Watch the 30-minute version:

You can pre-order your copy in [4] our bookstore now.

 
Photo courtesy of [5] Seven Days.