خرید و دانلود نسخه کامل کتاب Rebirth of the Small Family Farm: A Handbook for Starting a Successful Organic Farm Based on the Community Supported Agriculture Concept – Original PDF

In a Nutshell, So to Speak We named our potential piece of paradise Island Meadow Farm … because it had some meadowy areas and is on an 8 mile by 15 mile island, a 20-minute ferry ride to the windward side of Seattle. Nearly 100 years old, it consisted of 13 acres, a turn-of-the-century “fixer-upper” farmhouse, numerous outbuildings in various stages of disrepair, a dozen plastic hoop houses, and a century’s worth of “this might come in handy someday” junk piled everywhere. In addition to its southern exposure and wealth of horticultural diversity, its greatest asset was its potential. We were extremely optimistic; we just didn’t know where to begin. Nowhere in our research could we find broad and reasonably universal guidelines for most start-up aspects of a very small farm featuring just two people — we already knew we did not want to depend on outside labor sources. In fact, the conventional wisdom was (and is) that, aside from a few unique situations, a very small farm simply can’t make enough money to support a family in a reasonable way, so there is no point in trying. We were so intent on making our farm our main livelihood that we forged ahead anyway.