Sustainable Market Farming Intensive Vegetable Production on a Few Acres

Name: Sustainable Market Farming Intensive Vegetable Production on a Few Acres
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ISBN: 9780865717169

ISBN-10: 0865717168

ISBN-13: 9780865717169

Edition: 2012

Authors: Pam Dawling, Lynn Byczynski

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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 Farmingis 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…

Book details

List price: $39.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: New Society Publishers, Limited
Publication date: 2/1/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 456
Size: 8.02" wide x 9.26" long x 1.03" tall
Weight: 2.310
Language: English



Foreword



Introduction: Sustaining Community and Agriculture



Techniques


Planning



Year-Round Production



Create Your Own Field Manual



Crop Review



Crop Rotations for Vegetables and Cover Crops



Seed Storage, Inventory and Orders



Scheduling Transplants



How Much to Grow


Planting



Crop Spacing



Transplanting Tips



Direct Sowing



Summer Germination of Seeds



Succession Planting for Continuous Harvesting


Sustainable Crop Protection



Season Extension



Cold-Hardy Winter Vegetables



The Hoophouse in Winter and Spring



The Hoophouse in Summer


Soil and Crop Quality



Maintaining Soil Fertility



Cover Crops



Cover Crops Chart



Sustainable Disease Management



Sustainable Weed Management



Sustainable Pest Management


Harvest and Beyond



Manual Harvesting Techniques



Winter Vegetable Storage (Without Refrigeration)



Root Cellars



Crops


Legumes



Green Beans



Southern Peas, Asparagus Beans and Limas



Fava Beans



Edamame



Snap Peas and Snow Peas



Peanuts


Brassicas



Broccoli, Cabbage, Kale and Collards in Spring



Broccoli, Cabbage, Kale and Collards in Fall



Asian Greens


Other Greens



Spinach



Chard and Other Summer Cooking Greens



Lettuce All Year Round


Roots



Carrots, Beets and Parsnips



Celery and Celeriac



Turnips and Rutabagas


Cucurbits



Summer Squash and Zucchini



Winter Squash and Pumpkins



Cucumbers and Muskmelons



Watermelon


Alliums



Garlic



Bulb Onions



Potato Onions



Leeks


Nightshades



Tomatoes



Peppers



Eggplant



Potatoes


The Others



Okra



Sweet Corn



Sweet Potatoes


Seed Crop Production



Seed Growing



The Business of Seed Crops by Ira Wallace


Resources


Index


About The Author