| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations, map |
| 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 |
| Notes |
Translation of: Le jardinier-maraîcher : manuel d'agriculture biologique sur petite surface |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed January 12, 2024) |
| Subject |
Truck farming.
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Organic farming.
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Permaculture.
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permaculture.
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GARDENING -- Essays.
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GARDENING -- Reference.
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GARDENING -- Vegetables.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Horticulture.
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Organic farming
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Permaculture
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Truck farming
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Von Tscharner Fleming, Severine, writer of foreword.
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Bilodeau, Marie, illustrator.
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Irving, Scott, 1986- translator.
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| ISBN |
1550925555 |
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9781550925555 |
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