Title The market gardener : a successful grower's handbook for small-scale organic farming / Jean-Martin Fortier ; foreword by Severine von Tscharner Fleming, the Greenhorns ; illustrations by Marie Bilodeau.

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Gabriola, British Columbia : New Society Publishers, 2014.

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Description	1 online resource.
Note	Translation of: Le jardinier-maraîcher.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Small is profitable -- Succeeding as a small-scale organic vegetable grower -- Finding the right site -- Designing the market garden -- Minimum tillage and appropriate machinery -- Fertilizing organically -- Starting seeds indoors -- Direct seeding -- Weed management -- Insect pests and diseases -- Season extension -- Harvest and storage -- Crop planning -- Conclusion : Farming for ecology, community, and lifestyle -- Appendix 1 : Crop notes -- Appendix 2 : Tools and suppliers -- Appendix 3 : Garden plan -- Appendix 4 Annotated bibliography -- Appendix 5 Glossary.
Summary	Grow better not bigger with proven low-tech, human-scale, biointensive farming methods.
Subject	Truck farming.
	Organic farming.
	Permaculture.
	Organic farming. (OCoLC)fst01047688
	Permaculture. (OCoLC)fst01058233
	Truck farming. (OCoLC)fst01157653
	GARDENING / Essays
	GARDENING / Reference
	GARDENING / Vegetables
	SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Horticulture
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Electronic books.
Added Title	Jardinier-maraîcher. English
Other Form:	Print version: Fortier, Jean-Martin, 1978- Jardinier-maraîcher. English. Market gardener. (CaOONL)20139078770
	Print version: Fortier, Jean-Martin, 1978- Jardinier-maraîcher. English. Market gardener. Gabriola Island, BC : New Society Publishers, [2014] 9780865717657 (OCoLC)864394838
ISBN	9781550925555 (electronic bk.)
	1550925555 (electronic bk.)

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