The New Organic Grower, 3rd Edition: A Master’s Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener, 30th Anniversary Edition

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This fully illustrated 30th anniversary edition of the landmark organic farming book offers new photos and updated information for small-scale market growers and serious home gardeners.
“One of America’s most innovative farmers.” —Michael Pollan, New York Times–bestselling author of How to Change Your Mind
A pioneer of the organic movement in the United States, Eliot Coleman’s books and innovative methods have helped innumerable organic farmers build successful farms in deep accordance with nature. The wisdom in this seminal book holds true even as the modern agricultural canon has grown—in large part due to Coleman’s influence as a wise elder with decades of experience.
New material in this edition includes:
• Beautiful color photographs, taken by master gardener and author Barbara Damrosch (Eliot’s wife and co-farmer)
• Updated information on how Eliot’s practices have changed through his experiments over the last 35 years
• A new section from Damrosch about incorporating flowers on the small farm
• More information on new tools Eliot has invented that don’t appear in any of his other books
Inspired by the European intensive growers, The New Organic Grower, 30th Anniversary Edition offers a very approachable and productive form of farming that has proven to work well for the earth and its stewards for centuries. Gardeners working on 2.5 acres or less will find this organic farming book especially useful, as it offers proof that small-scale market growers and serious home gardeners can live good lives close to the land and make a profit at the same time. The New Organic Grower is ideal for young farmers just getting started, or gardeners seeking to expand into a more productive enterprise.

From the Publisher

COLOR PHOTOS THROUGHOUT

INCLUDES HELPFUL COLOR GRAPHS AND CHARTS

A Message from Eliot Coleman

“Throughout this book’s creation and revision, my principal desire has been that it prove helpful to growers and gardeners. To that end I am pleased to have found nothing to change because it was wrong, but rather just areas that I could make clearer or on which I needed to expand because our practices have developed considerably. When I finished writing the first edition of this book in 1988, I said to myself, “I wish I’d had a copy 20 years ago.” It is rewarding to be able to pass along the dependable information I have learned from other farmers around the world, dug out of obscure sources in many libraries, and devised on my own. There are coherent patterns in natural biological systems that can be adapted to producing the highest quality vegetables. I hope this book helps make those patterns more accessible.”

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chelsea Green
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 12, 2018
Edition ‏ : ‎ Anniversary
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1603588175
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1603588171
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.85 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.6 x 9.98 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #35,781 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #5 in Greenhouses (Books) #17 in Sustainable Agriculture (Books) #25 in Vegetable Gardening
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Customers find the book informative, with one noting its comprehensive breakdown of systems and another highlighting its detailed crop rotation information. Moreover, they appreciate its practicality, with one mentioning it’s especially useful for market gardeners, and consider it one of the best books available on organic gardening. However, the book’s target area receives mixed feedback, with one customer noting it’s more focused on small farming for local markets.