CSA shareholders have already received this, but I thought it would be worth posting here for general audiences. In addition to going over the triumphs and tribulations of last season, we discuss some of our plans for 2009 and include a simplified profit and loss statement for the farm and a summary of what was in last year’s shares. Here’s an excerpt, by way of introduction and explantation:
We’ve put together this annual report to give you all an idea of how our farm did during the 2008 growing season. In particular, I hope that CSA shareholders find this information interesting, as it was their early financial support and sustained enthusiasm that made last season possible for us. This letter was inspired by that of another CSA farmer (and good friend of ours) and serves well our desire to operate as an “open book”. We hope that you find this interesting and enlightening about how your food was grown and why it costs what it does.
Download Fail Better Farm’s 2008 Annual Report.