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The Market Gardener (häftad, eng)
Grow better not bigger
AS LOCAL ORGANIC agriculture continues to flourish, young professional growers like Jean-Ma...
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Grow better not bigger
AS LOCAL ORGANIC agriculture continues to flourish, young professional growers like Jean-Martin Fortier are leading the way with their innovative ideas about how to start a farm. Growing on just 1.5 acres, he and his wife have been making a good living from their vegetable operation for over 10 years, feeding more than 200 families through their thriving CSA and seasonal market stand.
Based on low-tech, high-yield methods of production, The Market Gardener 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.
The Market Gardener is a complete, modern, micro-scale farming handbook which shows that making a living wage growing food without large capital outlay or access to an acreage may be closer than you think.
Format | Häftad |
Omfång | 224 sidor |
Språk | Engelska |
Förlag | New Society Publishers |
Utgivningsdatum | 2014-03-01 |
ISBN | 9780865717657 |
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- Häftad, 224, Engelska, New Society Publishers, 2014-03-01, 9780865717657
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Specifikation
Böcker
- Format Häftad
- Antal sidor 224
- Språk Engelska
- Förlag New Society Publishers
- Utgivningsdatum 2014-03-01
- ISBN 9780865717657