Whole-Farm Planning: Ecological Imperatives, Personal Values, and Economics (Organic Principles and Practices Handbook Series)
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Whole-Farm Planning: Ecological Imperatives, Personal Values, and Economics (Organic Principles and Practices Handbook Series)
Part of the NOFA Guides. Includes information on:
- Lessons from systems science (including tools)
- Assessing the whole farm (what are we managing? the people, physical and mental assets, money)
- Understanding the farm ecosystems (the water and mineral cycles, dynamics of the biological community, the energy flow)
- Choosing appropriate tools
- Making a framework to test decisions
Including examples and statements from practicing farmers, and more holistic resources and alternative business models.
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