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Title: THE MARKET GARDENER
A SUCCESSFUL GROWER'S HANDBOOK FOR SMALL-SCALE ORGANIC FARMING
By: Jean-Martin Fortier, Marie Bilodeau, Severine Von Tscharner Fleming (Foreword)
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0865717656
ISBN 13: 9780865717657
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Publisher: NEW SOCIETY PUBLISHERS
Pub. date: 4 March, 2014
Pages: 240
Description: Grow better not bigger with proven low-tech, human-scale, biointensive farming methods
Synopsis: French edition, Le jardinier-maraicher has sold over 15,000 copies Author is founder of les Jardins de la Grelinette in southern Quebec, which is recognized in Canada and internationally as an alternative model for people who want to get established and make a living from small-scale farmingHe has been working with Equiterre for over 7 years to establish a network of CSA farmsAuthor is partnering with FarmStart.ca who will provide extensive support including an author tourThe book will be used as a textbook for workshops helping establish beginning farmers in "incubator" farms. In 2012, these were attended by over 3,000 peopleAuthor's method of farming and for training new farmers has been proven to be highly successful.Increasingly, people are turning to market gardening as a way to make a livingOrganic cropland is growing at 15% in the United States and the Canadian organic market demand has increased 160% since 2006.
Illustrations: 75 B&W illustrations, two-color illustrations throughout
Publication: US
Imprint: New Society Publishers
Returns: Returnable
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