You Can Farm
by Joel Salatin
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Envisioning Your Future
Developing a Vision
The Polyface Story
The Right Philosophy
Do It Now
Surveying Your Situation
Good Enough
For Beginning and Profiting
Lessons from the Lemonade Stand
Examining Your Ideas
Recipes for Failure
The Ten Worst Agricultural Opportunities
Best Centerpiece Agriculture Opportunities
The Ten Best Complementary Enterprises
Ten Commandments for Succeeding on the Farm
Embarking on Your Venture
Acquiring Lend
Where to Settle
Being Neighborly
What You Need
Multi-Purpose Everything
Where to Buy Things
Searching for Answers
Brainstorming
Self-Employment
Evolving Your Model
Grass is the Center
Biodiversity
Water
Letting Animals do the Work
Livestock Sanitation
Soil Fertility
Seasonality
Synergism, Stacking and Complementary Enterprises
Reducing Costs
Labor
Accounting
Filing System
Establishing Your Market
Designer Agriculture
Developing Your Farm’s Clientele
Communication
Pricing
Value Added
Summary
Appendices Appendix A - Newsletter
Appendix B - Resources
Index