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Farm Spreadsheets

Market Farm Forms: Spreadsheet Templates for Planning and Organization Information on Diversified Farms, 95 pages plus diskette, June 2000, Marcie Rosenzweig with Bill Kay-Blake, Full Circle Organic Farm. This package is designed to track information on market farms. It can be used with any spreadsheet software; once farm data is entered, the embedded formulas do the calculations. Written by an Auburn, Calif. farmer to use in her own operation, it begins with a whole farm plan and follows the flow of information from seed through harvest and back to the next season’s seed. The publication’s soil amendment template allows users to input their own soil test data to calculate what’s needed for vegetable crops. Information allows growers to compare projected yields and sales against what actually occurs. Other templates are designed to compare one marketing outlet to another, and to help community supported agriculture (subscription) farmers calculate how much to plant based on the number of shares served. The cost of the publication/diskette is $45 plus $5 shipping and handling (Calif. Residents add $3.26 tax); check, money orders or purchase orders (U.S. dollars) are accepted. For order forms and information on multiple copies contact Marcie Rosenzweig at Full Circle Organic Farm, 3377 Early Times Lane, Auburn, California, 95603-7900; Tel: (530) 885-9201; or call first for Fax activation; Email: fullcircle@jps.net