The market gardener : a successful grower's handbook for small-scale organic farming /

Grow better not bigger with proven low-tech, human-scale, biointensive farming methods.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fortier, Jean-Martin (Autor)
Otros Autores: Von Tscharner Fleming, Severine (writer of foreword.), Bilodeau, Marie (Ilustrador), Irving, Scott, 1986- (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Gabriola Island, BC : New Society Publishers, [2014]
Temas:
Truck farming.
Organic farming.
Permaculture.
Culture maraîchère.
Agriculture biologique.
permaculture.
GARDENING > Essays.
GARDENING > Reference.
GARDENING > Vegetables.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Horticulture.
Organic farming
Permaculture
Truck farming
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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