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The Urban Farmer: Growing Food for Profit on Leased and Borrowed Land Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Curtis Allen Stone (Author), Diego Footer (Narrator), WCP Media (Publisher)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,077 ratings
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There are 20 million acres of lawns in North America. In their current form, these unproductive expanses of grass represent a significant financial and environmental cost. However, viewed through a different lens, they can also be seen as a tremendous source of opportunity. Access to land is a major barrier for many people who want to enter the agricultural sector, and urban and suburban yards have huge potential for would-be farmers wanting to become part of this growing movement.

The Urban Farmer is a comprehensive, hands-on, practical manual to help you learn the techniques and business strategies you need to make a good living growing high-yield, high-value crops right in your own backyard (or someone else's). Major benefits include:

  • Low capital investment and overhead costs

    Reduced need for expensive infrastructure

    Easy access to markets

Growing food in the city means that fresh crops may travel only a few blocks from field to table, making this innovative approach the next logical step in the local food movement. Based on a scalable, easily reproduced business model, The Urban Farmer is your complete guide to minimizing risk and maximizing profit by using intensive production in small leased or borrowed spaces.

Curtis Stone is the owner/operator of Green City Acres, a commercial urban farm growing vegetables for farmers markets, restaurants, and retail outlets. During his slower months, Curtis works as a public speaker, teacher, and consultant, sharing his story to inspire a new generation of farmers.

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  1. Listening Length
    8 hours and 35 minutes
  2. Author
    Curtis Allen Stone
  3. Narrator
    Diego Footer
  4. Audible release date
    September 5, 2017
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    WCP Media
  7. ASIN
    B0759SJMVQ
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 8 hours and 35 minutes
Author Curtis Allen Stone
Narrator Diego Footer
Audible.com Release Date September 05, 2017
Publisher WCP Media
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B0759SJMVQ
Best Sellers Rank #84,798 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#70 in Agricultural & Food Sciences
#72 in Gardening & Horticulture (Audible Books & Originals)
#155 in Sustainable Agriculture (Books)

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4.7 out of 5 stars
1,077 global ratings

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Customers find the book very informative, useful, and timeless. They describe it as a great guidebook and say it's well-written. Readers also mention the information is delivered using clear writing and is down-to-earth. Additionally, they appreciate the tips to get started and the no-nonsense guide to developing their own business.

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124 customers mention "Information quality"124 positive0 negative

Customers find the book very informative and useful. They say it covers a lot of information, is timeless, and helpful in planning an operation. Readers also appreciate the diagrams, simple explanations, charts, pictures, and equipment. In addition, they mention the author's website and videos are invaluable.

"...But the knowledge in the book is timeless and since now It is better to get out of cities, with their ridiculous regulations, you still need a plan..." Read more

"...-level and financial standpoint are highly appreciated and extremely helpful...." Read more

"...It's an educational and fantastic and easy read. He's also got YouTube videos you should check out. I love this guy...." Read more

"...It is littered with real examples with actual numbers that Curtis Stone has done...." Read more

84 customers mention "Readability"84 positive0 negative

Customers find the book great and well-written. They say it makes a great guidebook and is short and to the point. Readers also mention the author is entertaining and likable on video.

"...Again, Curtis is super entertaining and likable on video, so I encourage you to also search out his YouTube and other online content...." Read more

"...as well as from a systems-level and financial standpoint are highly appreciated and extremely helpful...." Read more

"...It's an educational and fantastic and easy read. He's also got YouTube videos you should check out. I love this guy...." Read more

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38 customers mention "Ease of reading"38 positive0 negative

Customers find the book easy to read and follow. They say it's well-explained, well-written, and down-to-earth. Readers also mention the methods and logic are sound.

"This is written with clear steps & instructions for everything...." Read more

"...Curtis has written an honest, readable, and highly pragmatic manual on the how, what, where, when, and why of urban farming...." Read more

"...It's an educational and fantastic and easy read. He's also got YouTube videos you should check out. I love this guy...." Read more

"...It is well written and easy to understand. The graphs and charts are very helpful to the reader...." Read more

11 customers mention "Ease of use"11 positive0 negative

Customers find the book easy to use and straight to the point. They say it's a great, no-nonsense guide to developing your own business and small-scale farming in an approachable way. Readers also mention the book provides practical information and keys to get started quickly and efficiently.

"...Curtis has written an honest, readable, and highly pragmatic manual on the how, what, where, when, and why of urban farming...." Read more

"...book was still very useful in planning my operation and learning best practice techniques from growing through retailing the final product...." Read more

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Customers find the book well worth the investment of money and time studying. They also mention it provides fast-growing vegetables with real cash income.

"...has information not found elsewhere online or on Youtube; it’s money well spent...." Read more

"...Curtis also does a lot of videos on YouTube. He is smart. Well worth the investment of money and time studying. Excellent format. Good read...." Read more

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5 out of 5 stars
For pleasure or profit
We have to grow our own food for health. We work to pay our bills. Curtis gives us so many options and choices. He tells it like he experienced it. Good and bad. Permaculture, market gardening, CSA's, really a worthwhile investment. Curtis also does a lot of videos on YouTube. He is smart. Well worth the investment of money and time studying. Excellent format. Good read. Great details. I'm going to grow on others land. Following his plan.
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A. Landry
5.0 out of 5 stars Still A Valuable Read for Farmers and Preppers
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2020
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When I first reviewed this book, times were different: restaurants were doing well, and there was a ton of demand growing microgreens/fresh produce for the restaurant market. I began following Curtis Stone shortly after buying his book, and he still has a spot sense of the changing times and a timely set of instructions on how to be prepared by living on the land. Yes, his message has pivoted from his days of working other people's urban plots, and he freely admits that now is not the time to focus on urban farming. But the knowledge in the book is timeless and since now It is better to get out of cities, with their ridiculous regulations, you still need a plan to grow your own food, and hopefully make a living as well. I would still buy this book because people need and want to eat fresh locally grown food. Whether you farm your 5 acre plot in the countryside for your family or garden as a business to make a living selling local produce to your community, the gardening knowledge in this book is invaluable and stands the test of time. I am excited to see if Curtis writes another book, to reflect our current situation, since he has done a fantastic job spreading the prepper self sufficiency messages that many other writers have spoken about, but with no actual road map to get there. A wonderful addition to this book is to join From the Field TV, which is Curtis' subscription forum website, where he posts helpful farming/gardening videos, answers reader questions, and goes on wonderful stream of consciousness discussions on resisting the efforts of bureaucrats, mostly Canadian and US, to try to force farmers off their land into cities. If you have any desire to know where your food comes from, be self sufficient, and thus not at the whims of big AG, this is the book for you. Again, Curtis is super entertaining and likable on video, so I encourage you to also search out his YouTube and other online content. Best farming/gardening writer out there today.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Clear & detailed, not over-complicated
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2023
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This is written with clear steps & instructions for everything. How to find & negotiate land to use, how to get funding, what to plant, how much to plant, how to sell to farmers markets & restaurants, How to set up temporary green houses, how to DIY processing equipment, how much $ to expect to net depending on plot size, how to plant for efficient harvest, etc.

So many books focus only on the plants (and their advice is really only good for nearby the growing zone of the author), but this is all the mechanics & logistics of the business.

The author is in Canada, & I'm in Alabama, so I have to adapt the planting times, but all of the how-to advice is transferrable to all growing zones.

I highly recommend this as well as the author's video tutorials.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book on the details of a successful urban farm business.
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2020
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Curtis Stone is a legend in the small scale intensive farmer space. His book has information not found elsewhere online or on Youtube; it’s money well spent. Curtis has written an honest, readable, and highly pragmatic manual on the how, what, where, when, and why of urban farming. Details on farming as well as from a systems-level and financial standpoint are highly appreciated and extremely helpful. This is something you don’t hear many farmers talk in detail about, making the information in this book all the more valuable and rare. A true gem.
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Mel
4.0 out of 5 stars the business side of things mostly
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2024
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expected more info on growing
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Danielle
5.0 out of 5 stars best book on urban farming
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2016
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We recently built a hoop house and have future plans of selling produce. We aren't raking in the $ yet as we're just getting started with feeding our own family with our home grown goods, but if we ever decide to do sell produce, I can thank Curtis Stone for writing this book. He lays everything out and I mean EVERYTHING. Curtis isn't keeping any secrets to himself. He seems to be very concerned about food production or processing and wants everyone to grow their own food. He lays out all the steps and things to think about when selling produce. It's an educational and fantastic and easy read. He's also got YouTube videos you should check out. I love this guy. I made my husband and kids watch the videos and now one of our kids is interested in growing her own food to sell and got herself her own little greenhouse.
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Stephanie Schmitz
5.0 out of 5 stars Genius
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2024
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Man knows his stuff
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JOSHUA KRINER
5.0 out of 5 stars and has developed a system that works for him to minimize the unnecessary tasks. It is littered with real examples with ...
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2016
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There are a lot of gardening books out there, and this book could help you a bit with that, but what this book gives you an overview of how to start a farming business.
The level of detail for producing as efficiently as possible is here. The author does not want to spend time weeding, and has developed a system that works for him to minimize the unnecessary tasks. It is littered with real examples with actual numbers that Curtis Stone has done. Most authors shy away from giving financial details to this degree. Of course each situation is different, but giving real world examples I believe is very helpful.
If you want a book that just deals with growing vegetables, look elsewhere. There is a little bit of that in here, but this book is about high production in minimal space. Becoming efficient in a number of ways to alleviate time for the important tasks. Finding markets and the thought process of decisions of what items to grow.
I am happy to add this book to my library, and if you are after any of the things mentioned above, you will as well.
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S. Engeseth
5.0 out of 5 stars The Complete Urban Faming Book
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2018
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Fantastic book. Great details about running an urban farm with an emphasis on time management.
From the start of your farm to the start of your growing season through harvest and sales - this book covers it all quite well.
It is well written and easy to understand. The graphs and charts are very helpful to the reader.
I am a big fan of Curtis Stone and love his YouTube channel too. If you are interested in starting an urban farm, small farm or just a garden to feed your family, this is the book for you. I highly recommend it!
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James W.
5.0 out of 5 stars Buen libro de referencia
Reviewed in Mexico on July 17, 2022
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Es un libro correcto para comenzar en el huerto, su enfoque principal es en área urbana y para un mercado más formal pero las técnicas y consejos pueden ayudar a los que les interese empezar un huerto en zonas más rurales, yo lo compré para analizar sus estrategias en un contexto mexicano.
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A.licia.C.Jorge
5.0 out of 5 stars The Urban Farmer: Growing Food for Profit on Leased and Borrowed Land
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 13, 2024
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Great value for money, well written, easy to read , easy on the eyes, full of great information. As described. Delivery chap very polite and delivered on time. Excellent service.
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Leonardo
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in Brazil on September 13, 2020
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A lot of useful information in this book, well done Curtis!
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Mishka
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring and Informational
Reviewed in Canada on April 12, 2020
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This book was really handy. The author is very business minded so expect a lot more numbers and charts than you’d usually find in a gardening book. But that’s exactly what you need if you’re thinking of market gardening.
It was very inspiring to me how it was all broken down into simple steps and made very relatable to where I am, starting small and probably having to stay small.

There are a few mistakes that more careful editing would catch, but I can’t complain at all about the information that is jam packed in here. If you’re at all interested in making a profit off of your passion for gardening and growing good food, I’d say this is a good book to have in your library.
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Indrajith Radhakrishnan
5.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular
Reviewed in India on July 27, 2017
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It was a great eye opening. Thank younger sharing your knowledge. The world needs more heroes like you. I am a newbie. I will try implementing your methods. However, I need to choose crops for my climate and country.
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