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Sheet 1: Introduction
| Partnership for Sustainable Communities |
| Urban Farm Business Plan |
| Worksheets |
| Please use in conjunction with the Urban Farm Business Plan Handbook |
| EPA-905-K-11-002 |
| July 2011 |
| Prepared for: |
| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| Region 5 |
| Chicago, IL 60604 |
| Business Name | ||||||||||||
| Hoop House | User can change the values in these cells to optimize outputs. | |||||||||||
| Total Length | 90 | ft | ||||||||||
| Total Width | 30 | ft | Pre-set formula's that will be calculated by Excel | |||||||||
| Width of Row | 1.5 | ft | ||||||||||
| Footpath Area | 30% | percent | ||||||||||
| Tool Storage Area | 25 | ft2 | ||||||||||
| Composting Area | 25 | ft2 | ||||||||||
| Other | 50 | ft2 | ||||||||||
| TOTAL GROWING AREA | 1790 | ft2 | ||||||||||
| TOTAL BED LENGTH | 1193 | ft | ||||||||||
| Growing Medium | ||||||||||||
| Depth | 18 | inches | ||||||||||
| TOTAL SOIL VOLUME | 895 | yards | ||||||||||
| Data Entry and Calculations | ||||||||||||
| Crop | Percent of Total Growing Area | Crops | Inputs | |||||||||
| Distance Between Plants (ft) | Time to Maturity (from seed) (days) | Yield (per plant) (pounds) | Yield (per foot of row) (pounds) | Market Price (per pound) ($) | Seed/ Starter ($/plant) | Nutrients ($/ft2/day) | Pest Control ($/ft2/day) | Water ($/ft2/day) | TOTAL COST OF INPUTS ($/ft2/day) | |||
| Tomatoes | 25% | 1.5 | 130 | 5 | 3.3 | $2.00 | $0.010 | $0.001 | $0.001 | $0.001 | $0.003 | |
| Strawberries | 10% | 0.75 | 90 | 3 | 4.0 | $1.50 | $0.010 | $0.001 | $0.001 | $0.001 | $0.003 | |
| Salad Greens | 25% | 0.25 | 45 | 0.2 | 0.8 | $3.00 | $0.010 | $0.001 | $0.001 | $0.001 | $0.004 | |
| Collards | 25% | 1 | 90 | 1.5 | 1.5 | $1.00 | $0.010 | $0.001 | $0.001 | $0.001 | $0.003 | |
| Beets | 15% | 0.33 | 120 | 3 | 9.0 | $1.00 | $0.010 | $0.001 | $0.001 | $0.001 | $0.003 | |
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| Crop Yield | ||||||||||||
| Business Name | ||||||||||||
| Crop | Percent of Total Growing Area | Total Length of Row (ft) | Expected Annual Yield | Value of Annual Yield | Annual Cost of Inputs | |||||||
| 3 Season (lbs) | 4 Season (lbs) | 3 Season | 4 Season | 3 Season | 4 Season | |||||||
| Tomatoes | 25% | 298 | 2094 | 2792 | $4,188 | $5,584 | $374 | $498 | ||||
| Strawberries | 10% | 119 | 1452 | 1936 | $2,904 | $2,904 | $154 | $206 | ||||
| Salad Greens | 25% | 298 | 1452 | 1936 | $2,904 | $5,808 | $476 | $635 | ||||
| Collards | 25% | 298 | 1361 | 1815 | $2,722 | $1,815 | $381 | $508 | ||||
| Beets | 15% | 179 | 3675 | 4900 | $7,350 | $4,900 | $239 | $319 | ||||
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| 100% | 1193 | $20,068 | $21,011 | $1,624 | $2,166 | |||||||
| Detailed Expenses | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Assumptions | ||||
| Assumption for annual adjustment for inflation % | ||||||||||
| Direct Farm Operating Costs | Identify any additional assumptions used to develop the expense estimates | |||||||||
| Annual setup and removal | ||||||||||
| Hoop house-temporary | ||||||||||
| Vertical garden | ||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||
| Total annual setup and removal | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Repairs and Maintenance | ||||||||||
| Repairs and Maintenance | ||||||||||
| Total repairs and maintenance | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Equipment and Tools | ||||||||||
| Fuel | ||||||||||
| Equipment leases (long-term) | ||||||||||
| Rentals (short-term or daily) | ||||||||||
| Processing equipment | ||||||||||
| Tools | ||||||||||
| Tractor | ||||||||||
| Truck | ||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||
| Total equipment | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Seed & Soil Materials | ||||||||||
| Fertilizers and pesticides | ||||||||||
| Seed/seedlings | ||||||||||
| Soil preparation | ||||||||||
| Supplies | ||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||
| Total materials | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Human Resources & Personnel | ||||||||||
| Direct Farm Payroll | ||||||||||
| Manager salaries | ||||||||||
| Hourly payroll | ||||||||||
| Temporary workers | ||||||||||
| Benefits | ||||||||||
| Workers compensation insurance | ||||||||||
| Payroll taxes | ||||||||||
| Payroll service fees | ||||||||||
| Volunteer expenses | ||||||||||
| Administrative payroll | ||||||||||
| Training and professional development | ||||||||||
| Professional | ||||||||||
| Accounting | ||||||||||
| Consulting | ||||||||||
| Contractors | ||||||||||
| Legal | ||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||
| Total human resources | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Sales and Distribution | ||||||||||
| Delivery | ||||||||||
| Fuel, travel & vehicles | ||||||||||
| Packaging materials (crates, bags) | ||||||||||
| Storage | ||||||||||
| Rent | ||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||
| Total sales and distribution | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Marketing and Advertising | ||||||||||
| Advertising | ||||||||||
| Direct marketing | ||||||||||
| Mailing and advertising supplies | ||||||||||
| Postage | ||||||||||
| Public and press relations | ||||||||||
| Signs | ||||||||||
| Web site and web advertising | ||||||||||
| Licensing | ||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||
| Total marketing and advertising | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Utilities | ||||||||||
| Electric | ||||||||||
| Telephone | ||||||||||
| Water | ||||||||||
| Sewer | ||||||||||
| Heat (oil, gas) | ||||||||||
| Total utilities | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| General and Administrative | ||||||||||
| Bank Charges | ||||||||||
| Computers | ||||||||||
| Insurance | ||||||||||
| Liability | ||||||||||
| Property & Casualty | ||||||||||
| Licenses, permits, and fees | ||||||||||
| Miscellaneous | ||||||||||
| Office equipment | ||||||||||
| Postage | ||||||||||
| Rent and leases | ||||||||||
| Supplies | ||||||||||
| Taxes - entity or corporation | ||||||||||
| Taxes - property | ||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||
| Total general and administrative | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| One-Time or Start-up Costs | ||||||||||
| Deposits with public utilities | ||||||||||
| Promotion for opening | ||||||||||
| Signs | ||||||||||
| Web ordering system | ||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||
| Total start-up costs | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Non-cash expenses | ||||||||||
| Depreciation | ||||||||||
| Total non-cash expenses | - | - | - | - | - |
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