The Market Gardener: A Successful Grower's Handbook for Small-Scale Organic Farming
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Grow better not bigger
AS LOCAL ORGANIC agriculture continues to flourish, young professional growers like Jean-Martin Fortier are leading the way with their innovative ideas about how to start a farm. Growing on just 1.5 acres, he and his wife have been making a good living from their vegetable operation for over 10 years, feeding more than 200 families through their thriving CSA and seasonal market stand.
Based on low-tech, high-yield methods of production, The Market Gardener is packed with practical information on:
Setting-up a micro-farm by designing biologically intensive cropping systems, all with negligible capital outlay Farming without a tractor and minimizing fossil-fuel inputs through the use of the best hand tools, appropriate machinery and minimum tillage practices Growing mixed vegetables systematically with attention to weed and pest management, crop yields, harvest periods and pricing approaches.The Market Gardener is a complete, modern, micro-scale farming handbook which shows that making a living wage growing food without large capital outlay or access to an acreage may be closer than you think.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0865717656
ISBN13:9780865717657
Release Date:March 2014
Publisher:New Society Publishers
Length:224 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 8.6" x 8.5"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Some good info
Published by LD , 3 years ago
There's some good info in here, although mixed with some arrogance in tone, and many similar concepts to the 4 Season Harvest by Eliot Coleman, which I prefer.
Bought this for my husband.
Published by Heidi Lynn , 4 years ago
Husband loves this book and uses it often.
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