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SUGGESTED READINGS (SEE ANNOTATIONS BELOW)
Building a Sustainable Business: A Guide to Developing
a Business Plan for Farms and Rural Businesses.
The Accounting Game: Basic Accounting Fresh from
USDA SARE and the Sustainable Agriculture
the Lemonade Stand, by Darrell Mullis and
Network, 2003.
Judith Handler Orloff. Educational Discoveries.
A thorough introduction to business planning for
Sourcebooks, 1998.
sustainable agriculture entrepreneurs. Provides
Building a Sustainable Business: A Guide to Developing
sample worksheets for setting goals, researching
a Business Plan for Farms and Rural Businesses.
processing alternatives, determining potential
USDA SARE and the Sustainable Agriculture
markets, and evaluated financing options. Blank
Network, 2003.
worksheets help the reader develop a detailed,
Sustainable Vegetable Production from Start-up to
lender-ready business plan or map out strategies to
Market, by Vern Grubingers. Natural Resources
take advantage of new opportunities. Includes many
Agriculture and Engineering Services (NRAES), 1999.
examples of actual business plans. A very user-friendly
and value-based approach to business planning. See:
PRINT RESOURCES
The Accounting Game: Basic Accounting Fresh
bizplan.html for description, ordering information,
from the Lemonade Stand, by Darrell Mullis and
and pdf version of the document.
Judith Handler Orloff. Educational Discoveries.
Community Supported Agriculture—Making the
Sourcebooks, 1998.
Connection: A 1995 Handbook for Producers, by
This book uses a lemonade stand to teach the basics
Bill Kaye-Blake. UC Cooperative Extension, Placer
of financial language and record keeping. Covers
County, 1995.
all the basics of accounting in a very accessible and
Pulls together the experience of many innovative
entertaining way. Covers the basic language of
projects.While describing the diversity of CSAs, this
business concepts such as cost of goods sold, expenses,
handbook for producers also addresses common
bad debts, accrual vs. cash methods of accounting,
questions and concerns. Available from UCCE Placer,
capitalizing vs. expensing, depreciation, and the
Attn: CSA Handbook, 11477 E Ave., Auburn, CA 95603.
difference between cash and profit.
$25 plus $5.00 s/h, check payable to “UC Regents” .
Backyard Market Gardening, The Entrepreneur’s Guide
Dynamic Farmers’ Marketing: A Guide to Successfully
To Selling What You Sow, by Andy Lee and Jim
Selling Your Farmers’ Market Products, by Jeff Ishee.
Hightower. Good Earth Publications, 1993 (5th
Bittersweet Farmstead, 1997.
printing).
An informal book dedicated to the sole topic of selling
A complete why-to and how-to of small-scale market
at farmers’ markets. Save two years of trial and error
farming. Email goodearth@rockbridge.net.
just by studying and implementing the tips found in
Bookkeeping the Easy Way, by Wallace W. Kravitz.
this book.
Barrons Educational Series, Inc., 1993.
Farm Business Management: The Decision-Making
A simple guide to setting up an easy-to-use
Process, by Emery N. Castle, Manning H. Becker, and
bookkeeping system and understanding accounting
A. Gene Nelson. Macmillan Publishing Co., 1987.
fundamentals.
A comprehensive academic textbook on farm
management for the undergraduate-level student.
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