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The New Organic Grower

The New Organic Grower

A Master's Manual Of Tools And Techniques For The Home And Market Gardener

(Eliot Coleman, Author)

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Publisher: Chelsea Green
Format: Book
Binding: pb
Pages: 304
Released: May 10, 1995
ISBN-13: 9780930031756

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In this newly revised and expanded edition of the modern classic, master grower Eliot Coleman continues to present the simplest and most sustainable ways of growing top-quality organic vegetables. Coleman updates practical information on marketing the harvest, on small-scale equipment, and on farming and gardening for the long-term health of the soil. All new chapters on "Farm-Generated Fertility"—how to meet your soil-fertility needs from the resources of your own land, even if manure is not available; "The Moveable Feast"—how to construct home-garden and commercial-scale greenhouses that can be easily moved to benefit plants and avoid insect and disease build-up; "The Winter Garden"—how to plant, harvest, and sell hardy salad crops all winter long from unheated or minimally heated greenhouses; "Pests?"—how to find "plant-positive" rather than "pest-negative" solutions by growing healthy, naturally resistant plants; and "The Information Resource"—how and where to learn what you need to know to grow delicious organic vegetables, no matter where you live.
"Anybody seriously tempted to try...raising healthful food on healthy land...must first read The New Organic Grower. Coleman, who has been a quiet leader in the American organic movement for several decades, presents a balanced, logical exposition of his subject." —Horticulture