Farmers often consider adding value to the whole foods produced on their operation as a way to retain a higher percentage of the food dollar on the farm. The fact sheet Adding Value to Locally Grown Products describes how Pennsylvania producers can start and operate a value added enterprise in their farm kitchen or in a nearby community kitchen.
The following sample spreadsheet illustrates how a fictitious small business, Sauerkraut Station. This sheet can be used by farmers as a guide as they create their own sales record.
Sample Sales Record Spreadsheet (sauerkraut)
Blank Sales Record Spreadsheet
These resources were developed by the University of Scranton Small Business Development Center.
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This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. Government determination or policy.