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 |
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Other Authors: | , |
Language: | English |
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French |
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Translation of: Le jardinier-maraîcher. |
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Gabriola Island, BC :
New Society Publishers,
[2014]
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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.