I am a farming coach and farm business advisor.

Many growers, both beginners and those with experience, find they need help getting perspective on their farm businesses. Using phone, email, Zoom and sometimes site visits, I can be the sounding board you need to evaluate new opportunities in markets, consider capital improvements, and to implement improved soil fertility and labor management techniques. This work we will do together helps you make progress towards a more profitable, enjoyable and sustainable farm business.

My approach is grounded, straight forward and frankly, pretty fun. Here are some areas where I have a lot of personal and consulting experience:

 

• Labor management and leadership: this can be very tender work, leadership is not technology, it is spirit and skill and heart
• QuickBooks – every single aspect of keeping your books including big clean ups, Chart of Accounts reorganizations, and reporting
• Bookkeeping training:  work with growers on how to keep QuickBooks correctly and easily.
• Profitability: this is the second most common reason clients come to me: “why am I not making the kind of salary/return that I want/need?” That’s the best question. We will go through the main areas of concern to find the holes in your boat. Yield? Labor? Price? Overhead?  what’s getting in the way?
• Market Farm production techniques and practices, especially rotation and organic matter management, and soil fertility and fertilize

 

While many growers are not used to paying for consulting, I find that those who partake start reaping rewards as soon as they decide to work with me. Just the act of taking specific time out of the week to concentrate on your business from a overview perspective will help you see new areas of opportunity as well as new ways to alleviate dysfunction. Developing a coaching relationship is an investment in your farms future.

Update: I am no longer accepting new soil fertility clients, nor start-up farm consults. My plate is full and my talents best used in other topic areas. If you want help with bigger picture farm management, profitability, or QuickBooks work, then please book a free 15 minute appointment here so we can talk about your project.

My rate is $110 per hour.