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
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
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
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
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