THE HOMESTEAD OPERATING SYSTEM
Complete Records & Planning Kit for Small Farms and Homesteads
By Manley Farms | manleyfarms.com

WHAT'S INSIDE

/spreadsheets/ - 9 functional spreadsheets (.xlsx)
  - Seasonal-Planner: year-round crop rotation, bed planning, succession sowing
  - Field-Journal: daily operations log with weather, labor hours, cost codes
  - Harvest-Log: yield tracking per bed, per crop, with 5-year comparison
  - Livestock-Ledger: per-animal health, feed, breeding, pasture rotation
  - Soil-Amendment-Log: per-field amendment tracking with NPK drift
  - Equipment-Maintenance: hours, service intervals, parts, warranty
  - Small-Farm-Finance: profit/loss by crop, cost of production, Schedule F prep
  - Orchard-Records: tree-by-tree inventory, pruning, yield, variety notes
  - Apiary-Log: hive inspections, treatments, honey yield, queen history

/printables/ - 41 print-ready templates for the barn clipboard (.html)
  Daily field notes, weekly checklists, emergency contacts, and more.
  Print clean on both Letter and A4 paper.

HOW TO USE
1. Open any spreadsheet in Excel, Numbers, Google Sheets, or LibreOffice
2. Save a copy for your farm (keep this original as a clean template)
3. To print a clipboard sheet: double-click the .html file (it opens in
   your web browser), then File > Print. In the print dialog, turn off
   "Headers and footers" for a clean page.
4. Use the Seasonal Planner as your starting point each year

UPDATES
This is version 1.0. Free updates through 2028 will be available at your
original download link.

QUESTIONS?
Visit manleyfarms.com/products/homestead-os/ for help.

LICENSE
Personal and farm operational use. No resale or public redistribution.
