The Profitable Hobby Farm, How to Build a Sustainable Local Foods Business

Turn your hobby farm into a successful business

No experience in farming? No problem! The Profitable Hobby Farm gives you all the tools you need to launch a thriving hobby farm business. Based on the author's expert guidance and the motivating experiences of other small farmers, it shows you how to blend strategy, marketing, and money management in order to prosper.

The Profitable Hobby Farm provides sound, friendly start-up advice on a variety of topics essential to making an initial foray into a local foods venture.

A must-read book for raising and selling local, sustainable foods
Includes sample business plan, grant application, marketing and advertising plan, and other forms
Lengthy resources section directs you to additional reading
Also by Aubrey: Starting & Running Your Own Small Farm BusinessWhether it's growing heirloom tomatoes, raising free-range chickens for their eggs, or making organic wine or cheese, this book shows you how to turn your hobby into a profit.

Customer Reviews:

A good book to have on hand

By Michelle Verville "flowrgirl1" - December 6, 2010

I think this is a great guide for all beginning farmers. Understand that it's not going to teach you how to farm but it will guide you though the process of actually creating the business.

Lots of helpful info!

By Tisha King - February 14, 2011

This book is well written and has a lot of helpful info for the small farmer. I got several ideas and was able to improve some of my own ideas.

Love this book

By N. Smyer - June 12, 2011

This book has given me several ideas to use, and new information. It is easy to read and a must have if you are thinking of having a profitable hobby farm.

I really like this book!