The Market Gardener: A Successful Grower's Handbook for Small-scale Organic Farming Author: Jean-Martin Fortier | Language: English | ISBN:
B00I2FYZJC | Format: EPUB
The Market Gardener: A Successful Grower's Handbook for Small-scale Organic Farming Description
Les Jardins de la Grelinette is a micro-farm located in eastern Quebec, just north of the American border. Growing on just 1.5 acres, owners Jean-Martin and Maude-Helène feed more than two hundred families through their thriving CSA and seasonal market stands and supply their signature mesclun salad mix to dozens of local establishments. 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 la Grelinette’s 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. Making a living wage farming without big capital outlay or acreages may be closer than you think.
Jean-Martin Fortier is a passionate advocate of strong local food systems and founder of Les Jardins de la Grelinette, an internationally recognized model for successful biointensive micro-farming.
- File Size: 9500 KB
- Print Length: 224 pages
- Publisher: New Society Publishers (February 17, 2014)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00I2FYZJC
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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With so many techniques out there from no-till, mulch no-weed (Ruth Stout), to all-season (Eliot Coleman), here is the market-garden. Jean-Martin is a garden guru from Quebec who has inspired me that my wife and I can achieve profitable results with our small yard, as in, we could support ourselves by simply being better not bigger farmers! I have a gaggle of friends all psyched to live off the land, but truly taking that step our of the city to the country is a big deal. If you are looking to make that move, this book will give you a big boost!
By Steve Proctor
I was initially reluctant to purchase the book in kindle format as there appeared to be a lot of graphics. However, they are mostly illustrations which lend themselves rather nicely to the kindle.
Although translated from French, the writing style and translation are fine. The author is incredibly even-keeled in his commentary of market-garden life. He's very straightforward in what works, what it costs and what the reward is.
A pleasant and informative read. I'm very glad I purchased it.
By thaiteaman
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