In a time when the trend in conventional agriculture is towards fewer and larger farms and many of North Carolina’s “conventional” farmers are struggling, the sustainable and diverse agriculture practiced by Chatham’s small farms provides the best hope for keeping agriculture a viable part of the community.Ĭhatham’s proximity to upscale Triangle-area markets ensures a steady demand for the organic and sustainably-grown crops produced by area farmers. Chatham has a large concentration of farms practicing organic and sustainable agriculture that strive to be environmentally responsible, economically viable, and socially just. Many of Chatham’s newer farms are owned by first-generation farmers attracted to the challenges and rewards of making a living from the land. As one of the few counties in the state to actually experience an increase in the number of farms in the past decade, Chatham is also “growing small farms.” Farmers throughout the county are known for growing a great diversity of agricultural products, including vegetables, fruits, cut flowers, herbs, poultry, beef, pork, dairy products, and other goods. Growing Small Farms is the program of Debbie Roos, Agriculture Agent for the Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension.įrom Bear Creek to Bynum, Silk Hope to Moncure, the Chatham County landscape is dotted with small farms. Web Resources for Farm Planning and Recordkeeping.Recordkeeping for Certified Organic Farms.Field production information related to total farm sale goals this sheet calculates:.Farm totals = CSA shares + farmers’ markets produce.Calendar for designing CSA “half share” composition.

Calendar for designing CSA “full share” composition.Produce availability calendar for 34 vegetable crops.

Planning Spreadsheets for CSA and Farmers’ Markets.

Number of weeks to harvest (for scheduling seeding and planting dates).

You may have different growing conditions and different planting times, yields, number of CSA shares, etc. These sheets are meant to be adapted to fit your own operation. Note: Open and save these spreadsheets to your computer, then you can enlarge them for better viewing and enter data from your own farm. If you use these spreadsheets, please email Joel with feedback as to their usefulness. Joel developed these tools to help plan for the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program at CEFS. Joel Gruver back when he was a NC State University student and farm manager for the organic demonstration farm at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) in Goldsboro, NC. These Microsoft Excel spreadsheets were developed by Dr. Please note that some applications and/or services may not function as expected when translated. NC State Extension does not guarantee the accuracy of the translated text. As with any Internet translation, the conversion is not context-sensitive and may not translate the text to its original meaning. To the extent there is any conflict between the English text and the translation, English controls.Ĭlicking on the translation link activates a free translation service to convert the page to Spanish. Por favor, tenga en cuenta que algunas aplicaciones y/o servicios pueden no funcionar como se espera cuando se traducen.Įnglish is the controlling language of this page. NC State Extension no garantiza la exactitud del texto traducido. Al igual que con cualquier traducción por Internet, la conversión no es sensible al contexto y puede que no traduzca el texto en su significado original. En la medida en que haya algún conflicto entre la traducción al inglés y la traducción, el inglés prevalece.Īl hacer clic en el enlace de traducción se activa un servicio de traducción gratuito para convertir la página al español. To enable Analysis Toolpak, in Excel select 'Tools' in the main toolbar, then select Add Ins, select the 'Analysis Toolpak' check box and click OK.El inglés es el idioma de control de esta página.

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Farm bookkeeping spreadsheet