The market gardener : a successful grower's handbook for small-scale organic farming / Jean-Martin Fortier ; foreword by Severine von Tscharner Fleming ; illustrations by Marie Bilodeau.

Les Jardins de la Grelinette is a micro-farm located in eastern Quebec, just north of the American border. Growing on just 1.5 acres, owners Jean-Martin and Maude-Helène feed more than two hundred families through their thriving CSA and seasonal market stands and supply their signature mesclun salad...

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Uniform Title:Jardinier-maraîcher. English
Main Author: Fortier, Jean-Martin (Author)
Other Authors: Von Tscharner Fleming, Severine (writer of foreword.), Bilodeau, Marie (Illustrator)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
French
Language and/or Writing System:
Translation of: Le jardinier-maraîcher.
Published: Gabriola Island, BC : New Society Publishers, [2014]
Subjects:
Physical Description:xvi, 223 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 22 cm
Issued also in electronic format.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Small is profitable
  • Succeeding as a small-scale organic vegetable grower
  • Finding the right site
  • Designing the market garden
  • Minimum tillage and appropriate machinery
  • Fertilizing organically
  • Starting seeds indoors
  • Direct seeding
  • Weed management
  • Insect pests and diseases
  • Season extension
  • Harvest and storage
  • Crop planning
  • Conclusion: Farming for ecology, community, and lifestyle
  • Appendix 1: Crop notes
  • Appendix 2: Tools and suppliers
  • Appendix 3: Garden plan
  • Appendix 4: Annotated bibliography
  • Appendix 5: Glossary.