MICROFARMING FOR PROFIT:
from Garden to Glory
by Dave DeWitt
January 2015 | Nonfiction | 978-1-937226-38-1 | 153 pp | $22.95
DAVE DEWITT is the author of over fifty books, mostly on chilI peppers and fiery foods, but also including novels, food histories, and a travel guide. Dave is an associate professor in the College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at New Mexico State University, and co-producer of the National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show, now in its twenty-sixth year. Dave lives with his wife, Mary Jane Wilan, in the South Valley of Albuquerque, New Mexico, with two Dobermans, two Cornish Rex cats, his garden, and his greenhouse.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Microfarming for Profit is a step-by-step entrepreneur’s guide on how to turn unused or under-used land into an efficient, high-yielding, and profitable microfarm by growing only high-value crops and animals. DeWitt profiles the best growing choices, describes his own microfarms and profiles others, teaches how to sell what’s produced, and specifies value-added, storable products that can quickly increase the farmer’s bottom line.
PRAISE FOR MICROFARMING FOR PROFIT
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2015 NEW MEXICO-ARIZONA BOOK AWARD WINNER
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“This useful, entertaining guide gives prospective microfarmers the dirt on realistic essentials for turning a garden into a money–making enterprise.”
—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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“DeWitt brings a lifetime of experience to this new guide for those interested in taking their hobby garden to a new level. . . . [He] writes with authority and practicality, making this book an excellent resource for the novice microfarmer.”
—DESERET NEWS
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“No generalities or theory here: this is all applied wisdom—which is why it works so well! Readers who want to turn their few acres into a profitable business venture would do well to turn to Microfarming for Profit as the first approach to turning an idea into reality.”
—D. DONOVAN, Midwest Book Review
"Delightful . . . fun to read . . . a good starting point, and provides valuable information for farming on a very small scale.”
—LAURA WHEELER, Micro-Farm Life