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1 | INTRODUCTION | ||||||||||
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3 | Welcome to the FarmFolk CityFolk Seed Enteprise Budget Tool. This spreadsheet is designed to give you a detailed look at the costs and potential revenue associated with seed crops on your farm. It is a comprehensive calculator which tries to consider all the costs associated with running your farm. It is a detailed spreadsheet which can be overwhelming for some people, but is broken up into section to help you navigate things more easily. Further, there is a video tutorial you can watch which can be found below. Each Tab in the spreadsheet also has comments throughout to give you guidance in each section. | ||||||||||
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7 | To use this spreadsheet you must create a copy | ||||||||||
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9 | Go to "file" then "make a copy" to create a version you can edit. | ||||||||||
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11 | This calculator can be used to calculate individual and total values for up to 9 seed crops | Cells with instructional comments look like this, with a small triangle in the upper right hand corner | |||||||||
12 | Use the applicable template for annuals or biennials. Biennials generally require two seasons of data. | ||||||||||
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15 | Fill out a section for each seed crop you would like to evaluate on the "Crops" tab | ||||||||||
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17 | These spreadsheets use a simplified but accurate approach to provide an estimate of labour and materials costs to compare profitability between your crops. Overhead costs are also accounted for. | ||||||||||
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19 | Throughout the worksheets: | Cells in green indicate information needs to be filled in. | |||||||||
20 | Cells in light orange indicate formulas that will self-populate. DO NOT EDIT! | ||||||||||
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23 | Online Tutorial: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEL7We5r2fs | |||||||||
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25 | Created by: | ||||||||||
26 | Shauna MacKinnon | ||||||||||
27 | Chris Thoreau | ||||||||||
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29 | With thanks to and reference from: | ||||||||||
30 | Dan Brisebois format from Organic Seed Alliance webinar and Organicology presentation | ||||||||||
31 | Richard Wiswal templates available in the Organic Farmer's Business Handbook | ||||||||||
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