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Sustainable Market Farming
Intensive Vegetable Production on a Few Acres
Taschenbuch von Pam Dawling
Sprache: Englisch

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THE COMPLETE YEAR-ROUND GUIDE FOR THE SMALL-SCALE MARKET GROWER

"Whether you are a new farmer just starting out, an experienced producer looking to move into year-round production on a few acres, or a home gardener who is serious about food production, this book is for you."
- IRA WALLACE, Author of Guide to Vegetable Gardening in the Southeast , Coordinator of variety selection and outreach for Southern Exposure Seed Exchange

"...simply the best new cutting-edge resource for small organic producers... a gold mine of practical farming knowledge! "
- MARK CAIN, Dripping Springs Garden, Huntsville, Arkansas

"...a valuable addition to the library of both beginning and seasoned vegetable farmers, and a unique text for vegetable production and urban farming classes."
- JOHN BIERNBAUM, Professor of Horticulture, Michigan State University

Sustainable Market Farming is a comprehensive year-round guide for the small-scale farmer in every climate zone. Leveraging the author's exhaustive experience growing a wide variety of fresh, organic vegetables and fruit sustainably on a few acres, this practical manual provides:

  • Detailed profi les of a full range of crops, addressing sowing, cultivation, rotation, succession, common pests and diseases, harvest and storage
  • Information about new, effi cient techniques, season extension and disease resistant varieties
  • Farm-specific business skills to help ensure a successful, profitable enterprise.

Whether you are a beginning market grower or an established enterprise seeking to take your operation to the next level, Sustainable Market Farming is the resource you need to maximize your harvest without compromising quality or soil fertility. Enhance your participation in the maturing local agriculture movement with this exciting, timely and invaluable resource.

PAM DAWLING is a contributing editor at Growing for Market magazine. An avid vegetable grower for 38 years, she has been farming as a member of Twin Oaks Community in central Virginia for over 20 years, where she helps grow food for around 100 people on three and a half acres, and provides training in sustainable vegetable production for community members.

To help bring you the very best inspiration and information about greener, more sustainable lifestyles, Mother Earth News is recommending select New Society Publishers books to its readers. This book is one of them.

THE COMPLETE YEAR-ROUND GUIDE FOR THE SMALL-SCALE MARKET GROWER

"Whether you are a new farmer just starting out, an experienced producer looking to move into year-round production on a few acres, or a home gardener who is serious about food production, this book is for you."
- IRA WALLACE, Author of Guide to Vegetable Gardening in the Southeast , Coordinator of variety selection and outreach for Southern Exposure Seed Exchange

"...simply the best new cutting-edge resource for small organic producers... a gold mine of practical farming knowledge! "
- MARK CAIN, Dripping Springs Garden, Huntsville, Arkansas

"...a valuable addition to the library of both beginning and seasoned vegetable farmers, and a unique text for vegetable production and urban farming classes."
- JOHN BIERNBAUM, Professor of Horticulture, Michigan State University

Sustainable Market Farming is a comprehensive year-round guide for the small-scale farmer in every climate zone. Leveraging the author's exhaustive experience growing a wide variety of fresh, organic vegetables and fruit sustainably on a few acres, this practical manual provides:

  • Detailed profi les of a full range of crops, addressing sowing, cultivation, rotation, succession, common pests and diseases, harvest and storage
  • Information about new, effi cient techniques, season extension and disease resistant varieties
  • Farm-specific business skills to help ensure a successful, profitable enterprise.

Whether you are a beginning market grower or an established enterprise seeking to take your operation to the next level, Sustainable Market Farming is the resource you need to maximize your harvest without compromising quality or soil fertility. Enhance your participation in the maturing local agriculture movement with this exciting, timely and invaluable resource.

PAM DAWLING is a contributing editor at Growing for Market magazine. An avid vegetable grower for 38 years, she has been farming as a member of Twin Oaks Community in central Virginia for over 20 years, where she helps grow food for around 100 people on three and a half acres, and provides training in sustainable vegetable production for community members.

To help bring you the very best inspiration and information about greener, more sustainable lifestyles, Mother Earth News is recommending select New Society Publishers books to its readers. This book is one of them.

Über den Autor
Pam Dawling is a contributing editor with Growing For Market magazine. An avid vegetable grower for 38 years, she has been farming as a member of Twin Oaks Community in central Virginia for over 20 years, where she helps grow food for around 100 people on three and a half acres and provides training in sustainable vegetable [...] lives in Twin Oaks, Virginia
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Lynn Byczynski
Introduction: Sustaining Community and Agriculture

PART 1: TECHNIQUES

Planning

  1. Year-Round Production
  2. Create Your Own Field Manual
  3. Crop Review
  4. Crop Rotations for Vegetables and Cover Crops
  5. Seed Storage, Inventory and Orders
  6. Scheduling Transplants
  7. 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
  • PART 2: 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

    Details
    Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
    Fachbereich: Landwirtschaft & Gartenbau
    Genre: Importe, Umwelt
    Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
    Rubrik: Ökologie
    Medium: Taschenbuch
    Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
    ISBN-13: 9780865717169
    ISBN-10: 0865717168
    Sprache: Englisch
    Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
    Autor: Dawling, Pam
    Hersteller: New Society Publishers
    Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu, Ansas Meyer, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de
    Maße: 235 x 202 x 30 mm
    Von/Mit: Pam Dawling
    Erscheinungsdatum: 01.02.2013
    Gewicht: 0,955 kg
    Artikel-ID: 121056732
    Über den Autor
    Pam Dawling is a contributing editor with Growing For Market magazine. An avid vegetable grower for 38 years, she has been farming as a member of Twin Oaks Community in central Virginia for over 20 years, where she helps grow food for around 100 people on three and a half acres and provides training in sustainable vegetable [...] lives in Twin Oaks, Virginia
    Inhaltsverzeichnis

    Foreword by Lynn Byczynski
    Introduction: Sustaining Community and Agriculture

    PART 1: TECHNIQUES

    Planning

    1. Year-Round Production
    2. Create Your Own Field Manual
    3. Crop Review
    4. Crop Rotations for Vegetables and Cover Crops
    5. Seed Storage, Inventory and Orders
    6. Scheduling Transplants
    7. 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
  • PART 2: 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

    Details
    Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
    Fachbereich: Landwirtschaft & Gartenbau
    Genre: Importe, Umwelt
    Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
    Rubrik: Ökologie
    Medium: Taschenbuch
    Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
    ISBN-13: 9780865717169
    ISBN-10: 0865717168
    Sprache: Englisch
    Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
    Autor: Dawling, Pam
    Hersteller: New Society Publishers
    Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu, Ansas Meyer, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de
    Maße: 235 x 202 x 30 mm
    Von/Mit: Pam Dawling
    Erscheinungsdatum: 01.02.2013
    Gewicht: 0,955 kg
    Artikel-ID: 121056732
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