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The Lean Farm - How to Minimize Waste, Increase Efficiency, and Maximize Value and Profits with Less Work (Paperback)
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The Lean Farm - How to Minimize Waste, Increase Efficiency, and Maximize Value and Profits with Less Work (Paperback)
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A practical, systems-based approach for a more sustainable farming
operation To many people today, using the words "factory" and
"farm" in the same sentence is nothing short of sacrilege. In many
cases, though, the same sound business practices apply whether you
are producing cars or carrots. Author Ben Hartman and other young
farmers are increasingly finding that incorporating the best new
ideas from business into their farming can drastically cut their
wastes and increase their profits, making their farms more
environmentally and economically sustainable. By explaining the
lean system for identifying and eliminating waste and introducing
efficiency in every aspect of the farm operation, The Lean Farm
makes the case that small-scale farming can be an attractive career
option for young people who are interested in growing food for
their community. Working smarter, not harder, also prevents the
kind of burnout that start-up farmers often encounter in the face
of long, hard, backbreaking labor. Lean principles grew out of the
Japanese automotive industry, but they are now being followed on
progressive farms around the world. Using examples from his own
family's one-acre community-supported farm in Indiana, Hartman
clearly instructs other small farmers in how to incorporate lean
practices in each step of their production chain, from starting a
farm and harvesting crops to training employees and selling goods.
While the intended audience for this book is small-scale farmers
who are part of the growing local food movement, Hartman's
prescriptions for high-value, low-cost production apply to farms
and businesses of almost any size or scale that hope to harness the
power of lean in their production processes.
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