M is for Mustard
January 20, 2021
Wrap Up With Your Crop Plan With Some PIVOT Tables
January 12, 2021
It’s time to wrap this series of Planning Posts. (which all began in Part 1) I want to do that with a little Pivot Table magic. What’s a Pivot Table? It is only the most important arrow in your spreadsheet quiver. As you plan your growing season and generate a Financial Plan and Sales Plan … More Wrap Up With Your Crop Plan With Some PIVOT Tables
How Many Seeds Do You Need
January 11, 2021
Part 5 in my Plan Your Growing Season series. (Part 1 is here, Part 2 is here, Part 3 is here, Part 4 is here) At this point you know how much need to seed. It’s time to figure out how many seeds you’ll need and hit those seed catalogs!!! Calculating the seeds comes down … More How Many Seeds Do You Need
Plan Your Nursery Schedule
January 10, 2021
Part 4 in my Plan Your Growing Season series. (Part 1 is here, Part 2 is here, Part 3 is here) Now that you know how much to grow in the field to hit your financial goals, let’s move into your nursery. In this step you make a plan for all the crops you won’t … More Plan Your Nursery Schedule
Grow what you’re going to sell
January 9, 2021
Part 3 in my Plan Your Growing Season series. (Part 1 is here and Part 2 is here) You set a Sales Goal and figured out how to sell your crops to hit that Goal. Now, let’s look at how you’re going to grow enough crops to bring to market (or CSA, or however you … More Grow what you’re going to sell
How to hit that Sales Goal
January 7, 2021
Part 2 in my Planning Your Growing Season series. (Part 1 is here) Yesterday, you set a profitable Sales Goal for your farm. Today you determine how you’re going to hit that Sales Goal. The simple answer: Bring a pile of vegetables somewhere. People take those veggies and give you money. (You may find that … More How to hit that Sales Goal
Start With The Money
January 5, 2021
Are you wondering where to start planning for this year’s market garden? Over the next few days, I’m going to break down one way to plan your growing season. Unfortunately it doesn’t start with that seed catalog you just got in the mail. But I hope you’ll stick with me anyway – we’ll get to … More Start With The Money
Let’s start the year with a flower
January 1, 2021
I was going to start it with a radicchio. But maybe leading into #bitterisbetter is not quite the tone that you’re looking to start the year on. … More Let’s start the year with a flower
E is for Extension
December 31, 2020
On The Cusp Of Crop & Plan
December 29, 2020
Here we are on the cusp of a New Year. On a straight line that runs from last year’s fields to this year’s crop plan. Grounded in the cusp of that moment. Here’s a secret: We’re always on that cusp – Crop behind us and Plan ahead of us. Some moments, it’s just a little … More On The Cusp Of Crop & Plan
