Urban farming will change what local food means and i know of no other farmer that is as successful at it as he is. Hes that guy who turned a few small spare lots into a profitable business. Curtis stone curtis stone is a farmer, author, speaker and consultant. The urban farmer goodreads meet your next favorite book.
Backtothelawn urban farming might look easy, but curtis stone. Growing food for profit on leased and borrowed land ebook written by curtis stone. Jul 05, 2016 one good thing is the local,organic, urban farming is trendy and gaining popularity. David tracey, author of guerrilla gardening and urban agriculture this book is a treasure for anyone really serious about making a decent living off an urban farm. The urban farmer is a comprehensive, handson, practical manual to help you learn the techniques and business strategies you need to make a good living growing highyield, highvalue crops right in your own backyard or someone elses. And therefore, many aspects of this book are about how to make a profit. Curtis stone is an urban farmer, author, speaker and consultant. Curtis stone s brilliant new book the urban farmer, is one of the most important contributions to transition thinking over the last 10 years, and sets out in great depth and detail what that could look like. Farming less than half an acre on a collection of urban plots, green city. My five most influential books for being an entrepreneur and farmer. Curtis also has an online course, profitable urban farming.
Curtis stone shares his hardwon knowledge on setting up and succeeding at smallplot intensive spin farming in lively, easytograsp prose, in all the detail youll need to get started. Curtis not only tells us what works, he reveals, based on his own experience, what didnt work for him, and that alone is worth the price of the book. Author curtis stone is famous in the urban farming field. Curtis stone is the owner of green city acres, a commercial urban farm based. His book, the urban farmer, demonstrates organic intensive techniques with a focus on business and systems to stream line labor and production. Sep 18, 2015 curtis stone is the owner of green city acres, a multilocational urban farm based out of kelowna, bc, canada. Urban backyard farming for profit mother earth news. The farmers green city acres practical urban farming in. Absolutely one of the best howto instructional books ive ever come across on pretty much any topic. Smaller is better the smaller you go, the more profitable you are per square foot.
Growing food for profit on leased and borrowed land. Stones laser focus on profitability led him to develop an approach to urban farming that he details in his new book the urban farmer and in the workshops he delivers around the world. His area of expertise is in quick growing, high value annual vegetables for direct consumer market streams. It provides you with practical information on costs, investment needs, and information on what crops work best for quick growing and quick profit. Growing food for profit on leased and borrowed land by curtis stone there are 40 million acres. Curtis stone is the owneroperator of green city acres, a commercial urban farm growing vegetables for farmers markets, restaurants, and retail outlets. Curtis stone is a farmer, author, speaker and consultant. Curtis stone shares his hardwon knowledge on setting up and succeeding at smallplot intensive spin farming in lively, easytograsp prose, in all the detail you.
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Urban farmer curtis stone upgrades to coolbot pro the. During his slower months, curtis works as a public speaker, teacher, and consultant, sharing his story to inspire a new generation of farmers. Jeanmartin fortier, author, the market gardener i have no hesitation in saying that the urban farmer by curtis stone is one of the most important, and overdue, books on. The urban farmer by curtis stone this book is well overdue. Dec 14, 2015 curtis stone is the owneroperator of green city acres, a commercial urban farm based in kelowna, bc. He has been farming for over 5 years on half an acre. Profitable urban farming the course gap size100px ois skinhomepage gap size50px categories. Curtis stone is the owneroperator of green city acres, a commercial urban farm based in kelowna, bc. David tracey, author of guerrilla gardening and urban agriculture this book is a treasure for anyone really serious about making a decent living off an urban. He sells his produce to local restaurants and farmers markets. His book, the urban farmer demonstrates organic intensive techniques with a.
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Stone offers a new way to think about urban farming where quality of life and. Sign up now to get instant access to the 3part video series for free and learn if the course is a fit for you. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the urban farmer. If you want to grow a profitable urban garden, stone advises you to start small.
Solving the sales problem optimizing your fresh sheet to. The urban farmer is simultaneously deeply visionary and immensely practical, always a heady brew. A community of people dedicated to growing biointensively on small plots and marketing the produce to local. You can get the premium package, which includes additional digital content, for the same price as the book by using the code farmertofarmer if youre in the us. Curtis stone wrote this valuable book after only about 6 years as owneroperator of green city acres, a small commercial vegetable farm in kelowna, british columbia, canada. Growing food for profit on leased and borrowed land by curtis stone 2015, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Growing food for profit on leased and borrowed land, curtis stone. He supplies fairly highend restaurants with leafy greens and a few other. Curtis stone is a farmer, author, speaker and consultant with expertise in high value, quickgrowing annual specialty crops for direct consumer market streams. Mar 17, 2016 curtis book, the urban farmer, is available at his website. While not focused on hydroponic or vertical production, learning how stone thinks through his farming decisions in terms of maximizing profit and space is. His book, the urban farmer, demonstrates organic intensive techniques with a focus on business and growing systems to streamline labor and production. Nov 26, 2015 curtis stones brilliant new book the urban farmer, is one of the most important contributions to transition thinking over the last 10 years, and sets out in great depth and detail what that could look like.
Curtis stones brilliant new book the urban farmer, is one of the most important contributions to transition thinking over the last 10 years, and sets out in great depth. Curtis stone runs a commercial urban farm called green city acres out of kelowna, bc, canada. A community of people dedicated to growing biointensively on small plots and marketing the produce to local markets. Dec 28, 2019 this is book seven of my personal top 10 farm books of the decade. Pages other brand productservice profitable urban farming videos california book tour. He encourages people to use the 30inch bed and some of his other methods and scale these techniques to. Curtis stone founder of green city acres curtis is a farmer, author, speaker and consultant. Curtis stone founder of green city acres curtis is a farmer, author, speaker.
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