Why Bother?
This article is a guest post by Laura Meister of Farm Girl Farm in Sheffield, MA. When I started growing vegetables ten years ago, it was all I could do to keep up with the start-up math: how many…
How Proper Bookkeeping Can Save You Money
Sometimes it’s hard to see how good bookkeeping can save you money. After all, time is precious… and if you hire a bookkeeper, you’re spending money to save money (wait, what?). Planning for Slow…
QuickBooks Online vs. Desktop
QuickBooks Online vs. Desktop Without reservation, I recommend that all my clients use QuickBooks to manage their bookkeeping and garner information to make managerial decisions. While there are…
Make the Most of Your Summer CSA With These Veggie-Life-Extending Tips
By Steve Holt Thanks to Steve Holt for interviewing me for this piece. His article was originally published on TakePart. With a little planning and some creativity, you can say good-bye to spoiled,…
Putting All Your Eggs in One (Market) Basket
We’re now at the height of farming season, and all the work of helping clients manage cash flow has paid off. Not only do they have lots of produce to sell, but they’re far enough into the season…
Preparing for Investors: Financial Projections
In May’s article we talked about how to prepare for investors from a big picture perspective: learn the language of investors, tell a good story, make sure the numbers add up, be realistic, and be…
Getting Your Food in the Door: Tips for Targeting Institutional Buyers
This article is written by guest contributor, Holly Fowler, Co-founder and Managing Director of Northbound Ventures, a sustainability consulting firm based in Somerville, MA and focused on developing…
The Rules of the Game: Preparing for Investors
When people ask what I do for work, I tell them I’m an articulator. I don’t write business plans or create financial projections; I help entrepreneurs get their business ideas on paper so they can…
A Guide to Buying and Selling Local Foods In New England for Buyers and Producers
Last month, Noelle and I had the pleasure of attending the SBN Local Food Trade Show. Fifty vendors and hundreds of other food producers and buyers were in attendance for a lively day of networking…
The Local Meat Processing Landscape
As you may have read in the paper a few weeks ago, Blood Farms just burned down. Why is this a big deal? They were one of only three slaughterhouses in Massachusetts who service the nearly 100…