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NOTE Products binding problem now fixed. This useful, entertaining guide gives prospective microfarmers the dirt on realistic essentials for turning a garden into a moneymaking enterprise?The author advises on such basics as business plans and sales techniques profiles a range of actual working microfarms, from flowers to killer bees and relates hilarious stories from his own microfarming.PUBLISHERS WEEKLY No generalities or theory here this is all applied wisdomwhich is why it works so well! Readers who want to turn their few acres into a profitable business venture would do well to turn to Microfarming for Profit as the first approach to turning an idea into reality.D. Donovan, CALIFORNIA BOOKWATCH ?delightful?fun to read?a good starting point, and provides valuable information for farming on a very small scale.
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Dave DeWitt BiographyOverview:Dave DeWitt is a food historian and one of the foremost authorities in the world on chile peppers, spices, and spicy foods. He has more than forty-five published books to his credit. Dave is also the producer of the National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show, the trade/consumer show for the multi-billion dollar Fiery Foods and Barbecue industries, now in its twenty-fifth year.Education:--B.A. University of Virginia, 1966--M.A. University of Richmond, 1967Professional Affiliations:--President and CEO, Sunbelt Shows, Inc.--Founding Board Member, The Chile Pepper Institute, New Mexico State University--Chair, Governing Board of Regents, New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, Las Cruces--Associate Professor, Adjunct Faculty, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las CrucesCurrent Responsibilities:--Producer, National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show, now in its 25th year--Producer, Scovie Awards Competition, a contest for hot & spicy and BBQ products--Publisher and editor, the Fiery Foods & BBQ SuperSite at www.fiery-foods.com--Publisher, Burn! BlogMuseum Projects:Curator, "Edward S. Curtis in New Mexico," Albuquerque Museum, 1984Media Appearances:Dave has appeared on a number of national TV shows, including "American Journal," CNN, "The Today Show," "Home with Gary Collins," "Scientific American Frontiers," "Smart Solutions," "CBS Sunday Morning," "Mythbusters," "Extreme Conventions" (Travel Channel) , the Martha Stewart Show and many appearances on The Food Network. He has also been featured in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, American Way, Smithsonian, and in more than two hundred newspapers across the country. A summary DVD of the appearances is available.Awards:1999. Winner, Best Spice Book in English, World Cookbook Awards at Versailles, for The Chile Pepper Encyclopedia.2000. Finalist, James Beard Awards, for A World of Curries.2006. Finalist, IACP Cookbook Awards, for The Spicy Food Lover's Bible.2008. Winner, Best Cookbook, New Mexico Book Awards, for Cuisines of the Southwest.2008. Winner, Best Adventure Novel, New Mexico Book Awards, for Avenging Victorio.2010. Winner, Best New Mexico Book, New Mexico Book Awards, for The Complete Chile Book.2011. Winner, Best Cooking Book, New Mexico Book Awards, for The Southwest Table (tie) .2011. Winner, Best Cooking Book, New Mexico Book Awards, for 1001 Best Hot & Spicy Recipes (tie) .
