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The Market Gardener
- A Successful Grower's Handbook for Small-Scale Organic Farming
- Narrated by: Diego Footer
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
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The Market Gardener
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Publisher's Summary
Growing on just one and a half acres, owners Jean-Martin and Maude-Helène feed more than 200 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 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 bio-intensive micro-farming.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-07-2020
Very informative for all vege gardening
Bit hard to listen to but great information throughout. Would recommend to anyone looking for information about vegetable gardening or selling their garden produce.
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- Georgeorges
- 28-07-2020
Still an amazing book this many years on
I bought the hard copy many years ago, it was inspiring and set me on a career in farming. As I embark on setting up a new farm, I thought I’d have a re-listen and it was a great way to quickly pick up on the necessary info. I’m back to using the hard copy for reference after getting a great overview from the audio
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- Michael P Ross
- 05-05-2018
Extremely informative
If your interested in living your career and love the outdoors... This is inspiration. Small scale can be the next big thing. Enjoy
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- Sonja
- 08-11-2018
Could do with PDF attachments
I'm really enjoying this book and expect I will continue to do so but one thing I would have appreciated is downloadable reference material such as the tables mentioned on pages 14 and 15 which would be very useful information if I could access it.
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- Mat
- 20-02-2021
No BS guide to market gardens
As a farmer, I've read a lot of books on farming. This is one of the first books that hasn't had heaps of cringe worthy claims (maybe one or two).
Easy listening.
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