
The Market Gardener
A Successful Grower's Handbook for Small-Scale Organic Farming
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Narrated by:
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Diego Footer
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Written by:
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Jean-Martin Fortier
About this listen
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.
©2014 Jean-Martin Fortier (P)2016 West Coast PermacultureWhat listeners say about The Market Gardener
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- Crystal Dallon
- 2023-02-28
Love this book
Wonderful book and learn lots! Read this book each year before winter is up learn something new each time!
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- Mitchell
- 2018-07-07
Great book!
At first I wasn't sure what to expect from an audio book about gardening but this one was set up in such a way it was easy to visualize the topics at hand.
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