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The Market Gardener

Jean-Martin Fortier

  • Bindwijze: Paperback
  • Taal: en
  • Categorie: Technologie & Bouwkunde
  • ISBN: 9780865717657
A Successful Grower's Handbook for Small-Scale Organic Farming
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Taal:en
Bindwijze:Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum:01 maart 2014
Aantal pagina's:240
Illustraties:Nee
Betrokkenen
Hoofdauteur:Jean-Martin Fortier
Tweede Auteur:Marie Bilodeau
Co Auteur:Marie Bilodeau
Hoofdillustrator:Marie Bilodeau
Co Illustrator:Marie Bilodeau
Co Illustrator:Marie Bilodeau
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Editie:1
Extra groot lettertype:Nee
Product breedte:150 mm
Product hoogte:22 mm
Product lengte:210 mm
Studieboek:Nee
Verpakking breedte:215 mm
Verpakking hoogte:17 mm
Verpakking lengte:218 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht:507 g
Overige kenmerken
Editie:1
Extra groot lettertype:Nee
Product breedte:150 mm
Product hoogte:22 mm
Product lengte:210 mm
Studieboek:Nee
Verpakking breedte:215 mm
Verpakking hoogte:17 mm
Verpakking lengte:218 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht:507 g

Samenvatting

Grow better not bigger with proven low-tech, human-scale, biointensive farming methods Making a living wage farming without big capital outlay or acreages may be closer than you think. Growing on just 1.5 acres, Jean-Martin and Maude-Helene feed more than 200 families through their thriving CSA and seasonal market stands. The secret of their success is the low-tech, high-yield production methods they've developed by focusing on growing better rather than growing bigger, making their operation more lucrative and viable in the process. The Market Gardener is a compendium of proven horticultural techniques and innovative growing methods. This complete guide 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. Inspired by the French intensive tradition of maraichage and by iconic American vegetable grower Eliot Coleman, author and farmer Jean-Martin shows by example how to start a market garden and make it both very productive and profitable.