Circular

Circular
Author: University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Agricultural Experiment Station
Publisher:
Total Pages: 294
Release: 1926
Genre: Agriculture
ISBN:

Bulletin

Bulletin
Author: Herman Hamilton Wedgworth
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1928
Genre: Agriculture
ISBN:

Circular

Circular
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 336
Release: 1921
Genre: Agriculture
ISBN:

Bulletin

Bulletin
Author: Eugene Beverly Ferris
Publisher:
Total Pages: 28
Release: 1926
Genre: Agricultural experiment stations
ISBN:

Bulletin

Bulletin
Author: H F. Wallace
Publisher:
Total Pages: 38
Release: 1925
Genre: Agricultural experiment stations
ISBN:

Circular

Circular
Author: Mississippi Agricultural Experiment Station
Publisher:
Total Pages: 498
Release: 1910
Genre: Agriculture
ISBN:

Sustainable Market Farming

Sustainable Market Farming
Author: Pam Dawling
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Total Pages: 459
Release: 2013-02-01
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1550925121

Growing for 100 - the complete year-round guide for the small-scale market grower. 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 Farming is 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 Community in central Virginia, this practical guide provides: Detailed profiles of a full range of crops, addressing sowing, cultivation, rotation, succession, common pests and diseases, and harvest and storage Information about new, efficient 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 improve your skills, Sustainable Market Farming is an invaluable resource and a timely book for the maturing local agriculture movement.