Sustainable Market Farming: Intensive Vegetable Production on a Few Acres (Mother Earth News Books for Wiser Living)

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Growing for 100 – the complete year-round guide for the small-scale market grower.

Across North America, an agricultural renaissance is unfolding. A growing number of market gardeners are emerging to feed our appetite for organic, regional produce. But most of the available resources on food production are aimed at the backyard or hobby gardener who wants to supplement their family’s diet with a few homegrown fruits and vegetables. Targeted at serious growers in every climate zone, Sustainable Market Farming is a comprehensive manual for small-scale farmers raising organic crops sustainably on a few acres.

Informed by the author’s extensive experience growing a wide variety of fresh, organic vegetables and fruit to feed the approximately one hundred members of Twin Oaks Community in central Virginia, this practical guide provides:

Detailed profiles of a full range of crops, addressing sowing, cultivation, rotation, succession, common pests and diseases, and harvest and storageInformation about new, efficient techniques, season extension, and disease resistant varietiesFarm-specific business skills to help ensure a successful, profitable enterprise

Whether you are a beginning market grower or an established enterprise seeking to improve your skills, Sustainable Market Farming is an invaluable resource and a timely book for the maturing local agriculture movement.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00ATLNH3M
Publisher ‏ : ‎ New Society Publishers
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 1, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 27.9 MB
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 912 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1550925128
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Part of series ‏ : ‎ Mother Earth News Books for Wiser Living
Best Sellers Rank: #916,661 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #149 in Sustainable Agriculture (Kindle Store) #174 in Gardening & Horticulture Reference (Kindle Store) #284 in Organic & Sustainable Gardening & Horticulture eBooks
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Customers find this farming book to be one of the most important in their library, praising its comprehensive content and helpful tips. They appreciate its detailed approach, with one customer highlighting the thorough coverage of tools used on the farm.