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#3 SPIN Investments and Operating Models
$11.99 Add to Cart#3 SPIN Investments and Operating Models
Major investments…Structures…Irrigation equipment…Farm stand display…Tools…Part-time small hobby scale model…Part-time large scale model…Full-time moderate-size model…Full time large-size model
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#4 Putting SPIN into Practice
$11.99 Add to Cart#4 Putting SPIN into Practice
Key concepts…Utilizing standard-size beds…High and low value crops…Cropping levels of different intensity…Farm layout…Structured workflow…Market stand pricing…SPIN’s three most important concepts…Putting SPIN-Farming concepts into play
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#5 Let’s Get Growing
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Different areas of cropping intensity…Crops to consider growing for market…Cropping strategies for 12 classic SPIN crops…Yield/Price combinations
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#6 SPIN Work Flow Practices
$11.99 Add to Cart#6 SPIN Work Flow Practices
Typical farm tasks…Fertilizing…Prepping plots…Planting…Watering…Managing insects…Weeding…Four weeding strategies…Harvesting…Prepping produce….Day-by-day, hour-by-hour work schedule in peak season…Putting it all together
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#7 SPIN Marketing
$11.99 Add to Cart#7 SPIN Marketing
Creating a farm brand identity…A few words about organic…Marketing options…Community Supported Agriculture Programs(CSA)…Restaurant sales…Contract growing…Home deliveries…Buying clubs…Farm stands…Farmers markets…Stand display…Selling your produce…Professional marketing practices…Mix and match multiple unit pricing
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#8 SPIN Hobby Farm Model
$11.99 Add to Cart#8 SPIN Hobby Farm Model
Part-time, Multi-site Operation
Land base: 1/8 acre (5,000 square feet, $20,000 gross annual sales)
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#9 SPIN Intermediate Farm Model
$11.99 Add to Cart#9 SPIN Intermediate Farm Model
Full-time, Multi-Site Operation
Land base: 1/2 acre (20,000 square feet, $54,000 in gross annual sales)
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Adding Profits to a Non-profit Farm
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Dig Deeper # 1: SPIN-Farming Work Flow
$14.99 Add to CartDig Deeper # 1: SPIN-Farming Work Flow
Managing all the various farming tasks is a big challenge for backyard farmers. Understanding work rates, work sessions and work flow are key to success. Here’s how to do it. Includes 38 photos.
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Dig Deeper # 2: The Multi-locational Urban/Peri-urban Farm
$14.99 Add to CartDig Deeper # 2: The Multi-locational Urban/Peri-urban Farm
Land access is not a problem for SPIN farmers. Here’s how to create and manage a farm using scattered yards and parcels. Includes 45 photos.
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Dig Deeper # 3: Quick Greens
$14.99 Add to CartDig Deeper # 3: Quick Greens
While greens are the cash crop for many a SPIN farmer, quick greens are not yet widely grown. Learn how to grow Quick Green crops every 2 weeks, sell them for as much as $50/lb., and generate $6k to $12k throughout the season from just 1,000 sq. ft. Includes 44 photos.
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Dig Deeper # 4 : Rainbow Carrots
$14.99 Add to CartDig Deeper # 4 : Rainbow Carrots
One of the reasons SPIN farmers are successful is that they are constantly thinking up new ways to make money, and one of the best ways is to introduce new products. Dig Deeper # 3 described how to grow and market a new class of greens called Quick Greens. This guide will explain how to get creative with carrots. Includes 41 photos.
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