Book Description

Earn up to eight times the average personal income on as little as one acre of land! You can rent, lease or own. You can be old or young, male or female, rich or poor, married or single. You can win the competition for consumer dollars with METROFARM. METROFARM is the guide to understanding agriculture & agribusiness, developing a metrofarm strategy, surveying the market, evaluating & controlling land, selecting crops, organizing a business, establishing production, preparing for market, & selling the product. METROFARM is richly illustrated with over 230 photos, charts & illustrations & contains five informative, chapter-length conversations with successful metrofarmers. Olson has authored, photographed &/or produced feature stories for the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE & EXAMINER, NBC MAGAZINE WITH DAVID BRINKLEY, KQED Public Television's EXPRESS, as well as various horticulture & general interest books, calendars & magazines. Olson is currently Executive Producer of TALK AGRICULTURE, a Central California radio talk show. Order: TS Books, P.O. Box 1244, Santa Cruz, CA, 95061. Order Line: (800) 624-BOOK Mastercard/Visa/Checks. Business: (408) 427-1620.