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New Organic Grower 2ND Edition

by Eliot Coleman

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ISBN13: 9780930031756
ISBN10: 093003175x
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Publisher Comments:

Those who have loved and used Eliot Coleman's original The New Organic Grower will be glad for the opportunity to revisit the master to learn of his latest thinking on every aspect of organic gardening. Those who are newly acquainted with Coleman will find this revised, expanded edition an incomparable source of inspiration, good sense, and practical advice that includes a fully revised chapter on organic pest management, more than sixty new illustrations, an updated, comprehensive, annotated bibliography listing indispensable sources for serious growers, and an appendix of updated tools and supplies.

Book News Annotation:

This expansion of a now-classic guide originally published in 1989 is intended for the serious gardener or small-scale market farmer. It describes practical and sustainable ways of growing superb organic vegetables, with detailed coverage of scale and capital, marketing, livestock, the winter garden, soil fertility, weeds, and many other topics.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Synopsis:

Covers soil, farm economics and labor, crop planning, equipment, green manures, tillage, organic fertilizers, pests, and livestock.

Description:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 326-334) and index.
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Table of Contents

Agricultural craftsmanship — Land — Scale and capital — Part-time help — Marketing strategy — Planning and observation — Crop rotation — Green manures — Tillage — Soil fertility — Farm-generated fertility — Direct seeding — Transplanting — Soil blocks — Setting out transplants — Weeds — Pests? — Pests: temporary palliatives — Harvest — Marketing — Season extension — The movable feast — The winter garden — Livestock — The information resource — The final question — L'envoi — From artichokes to zucchini.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780930031756
Subtitle:
A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener
Other:
Amsel, Sheri
Author:
Coleman, Eliot
Author:
Amsel, Sheri
Publisher:
Chelsea Green Publishing Company
Location:
White River Junction, Vt. :
Subject:
Techniques
Subject:
Organic
Subject:
Vegetable gardening
Subject:
Truck farming
Subject:
Organic gardening
Subject:
Organic farming
Edition Number:
2
Edition Description:
Revised, Expand
Series Volume:
no. 140
Publication Date:
October 1995
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
304
Dimensions:
9.90x8.08x1.07 in. 1.86 lbs.
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