Pay Dirt: How To Make 10,000 a Year From Your Backyard Garden

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Cover; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Sources; Contents; Chapter One: Money Does Grow on Trees; Chapter Two: Sell What Sells; Chapter Three: Find the Ideal Product; Chapter Four: What Do I Have? Evaluate Your Assets; Chapter Five: Get Ready to Dig Pay Dirt; Chapter Six: Now, Make It Happen!; Chapter Seven: Get Fast Cash from Fresh Food; Chapter Eight: What Vegetable Crops Should I Grow?; Chapter Nine: Find Herbal Remedies for Your Budget; Chapter Ten: Bank on Bouquets; Chapter Eleven: Nurse Your Finances; Chaptere Twelve: Go Beyond the Mainstream.;There's gold to be dug in backyard gardens! But to turn dirt into dough, amateur farmers need some business tips. In the face of rising food prices and food poisoning scares, people want locally grown food, giving small gardeners the chance to turn a profit--a healthy, green (not to mention good-for-you) profit. In this practical, step-by-step guide, you will learn how to:Sell overstock to local restaurantsParticipate in farmer's marketsGrow cut flowers to sellPackage your produce attractively Keep honey bees, chickens, and other alternative producePacked full of gardening, marketing, and sell.