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Title:
The market gardener : a successful grower's handbook for small-scale organic farming / Jean-Martin Fortier ; foreword by Severine von Tscharner Fleming, The Greenhorns ; illustrations by Marie Bilodeau ; English translation by Scott Irving.
Summary:
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.
Author:
Fortier, Jean-Martin., author.
Contents:
Small Is Profitable -- Succeeding as a Small-Scale Organic Vegetable Grower -- Finding the Right Site -- Designing the Market Garden -- Minimum Tillage and Appropriate Machinery -- Fertilizing Organically -- Starting Seeds Indoors -- Direct Seeding -- Weed Management -- Insect Pests and Diseases -- Season Extension -- Harvest and Storage -- Crop Planning -- Conclusion: Farming for ecology, community, and lifestyle.
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Subject Term:
9780865717657
9781550925555
Physical Description:
xvi, 223 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language Note:
Translated from the French.
Publication Date:
2014
General Note:
Originally published in French as Le jardinier-maraicher: manuel d'agriculture biologique sur petite surface.
Added Author:
Bilodeau, Marie,
Irving, Scott,
Available:5
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Burnside Library Book Adult Non Fiction
635.0484 FOR C0510900752
Due 1/12/18
Title:
The market gardener : a successful grower's handbook for small-scale organic farming / Jean-Martin Fortier ; foreword by Severine von Tscharner Fleming, The Greenhorns ; illustrations by Marie Bilodeau ; English translation by Scott Irving.
Summary:
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.
Author:
Fortier, Jean-Martin., author.
Contents:
Small Is Profitable -- Succeeding as a Small-Scale Organic Vegetable Grower -- Finding the Right Site -- Designing the Market Garden -- Minimum Tillage and Appropriate Machinery -- Fertilizing Organically -- Starting Seeds Indoors -- Direct Seeding -- Weed Management -- Insect Pests and Diseases -- Season Extension -- Harvest and Storage -- Crop Planning -- Conclusion: Farming for ecology, community, and lifestyle.
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Table of contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Preface
1 Small Is Profitable
3 Finding the Right Site
4 Designing the Market Garden
6 Fertilizing Organically
12 Harvest and Storage
Conclusion: Farming for Ecology, Community, and Lifestyle
Index
About the Author
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Foreword
Preface
1 Small Is Profitable
- Can You Really Live ff 1.5 Acres?
- Not Just Making a Good Living, but Making a Good Life
- A Biologically Intensive Approach
- Minimizing Start-Up Costs
- Minimizing Production Costs
- Direct Selling
- Adding Value to the Crops
- Learning the Craft
3 Finding the Right Site
- Climate and Microclimate
- Market Access
- Growing Space Needed
- Soil Quality
- Topography
- Drainage
- Access to Water
- Infrastructure
- Assessing Possible Pollution Problems
4 Designing the Market Garden
- Buildings and Foot Traffic
- Standardizing the Garden Layout
- Locating the Greenhouse and Tunnels
- Protection against Deer
- Windbreaks
- Irrigation
- Permanent Raised Beds
- The Two-Wheel Tractor
- The Broadfork (Grelinette)
- Tarps and Pre-Crop Ground Cover
- To Till or not to Till
6 Fertilizing Organically
- Soil Tests
- Crop Requirements
- Managing Soil Fertility
- Good Compost
- Relying on Natural Fertilizers - Why?
- Establishing Crop Rotation
- Crop Rotation at Les Jardins de la Grelinette
- Green Manure and Cover Crops
- Connecting with Soil Ecology
- Seeding in Cell Flats
- The Soil Mix
- Filling Cell Flats
- The Seedling Room
- The Evolving Plant Nursery
- Heating and Ventilation of the Nursery
- How to Water Seedlings
- Potting up
- Transplanting into the Gardens
- Precision Seeders
- Seedbed Preparation
- Record Keeping
- Cultivating with Hoes
- Weeding with Tarps
- The Stale Seedbed Technique
- Flame Weeding
- Mulching
- Weed Control Technology
- Scouting
- Disease Prevention
- Using Biopesticides
- Floating Row Cover and Low Tunnels
- Caterpillar Tunnels
- Hoophouses
12 Harvest and Storage
- Harvesting Efficiently
- Harvest Help
- The Cold Room
- Setting Farming Objectives
- Determining Production
- Establishing a Crop Calendar
- Making a Garden Plan
- Record Keeping
Conclusion: Farming for Ecology, Community, and Lifestyle
- Appendix 1: Crop Notes
- Appendix 2: Tools and Suppliers
- Appendix 3: Garden Plan
- Appendix 4: Annotated Bibliography
- Appendix 5: Glossary
Index
About the Author
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Subject Term:
- Permaculture.
- Culture maraîchère.
- Agriculture biologique.
- Organic farming.
- Truck farming.
- Community-supported agriculture.
- small scale farming.
- Alternative agriculture.
- vegetable crops.
- agronomic characters.
- cropping system.
- pest insects.
- Plant diseases.
9780865717657
9781550925555
Physical Description:
xvi, 223 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language Note:
Translated from the French.
Publication Date:
2014
General Note:
Originally published in French as Le jardinier-maraicher: manuel d'agriculture biologique sur petite surface.
Added Author:
Bilodeau, Marie,
Irving, Scott,
Available:5
No. of Copies
Library
Material Type
Shelf Location
Shelf Number
Item Barcode
Status
1 Burnside Library Book Adult Non Fiction
635.0484 FOR C0510900752
Due 1/12/18
1804 美퀘이커교단 15일 맨해튼서 ‘한반도평화행진’
美퀘이커교단 15일 맨해튼서 ‘한반도평화행진’
총 게시물 7,901건, 최근 4 건 안내 글쓰기
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美퀘이커교단 15일 맨해튼서 ‘한반도평화행진’
12일엔 한반도 평화정착 기원집회도 가져
글쓴이 : 노창현 날짜 : 2018-04-15 (일) 00:05:37
Newsroh=노창현특파원 newsroh@gmail.com
미국의 퀘이커 교단이 한반도 전쟁반대와 평화정착을 염원하는 행진을 맨해튼 한복판에서 갖는다.
퀘이커 교단은 오는 15일 34가에서 트럼프 타워가 있는 57가까지 한반도평화와 반전을 주제로 여러 미국단체들과 행진을 벌일 예정이다.
이에 앞서 퀘이커 교단은 12일엔 맨해튼 3애버뉴와 15가 코너에 위치한 퀘이커미팅하우스에서 한반도 평화 정착을 기원하는 집회를 개최했다. 한인들은 물론, 타인종이 30여 명이나 참석한 집회에서 린다 루이스 미국프렌즈서비스센터 북경사무소장이 강연을 했다.
AFSC delegation visit to North Korea May 2016
퀘이커교단은 숫적으로는 작지만 평화 문제에 대해서는 가장 큰 교단으로 통한다. 1943년 일본이 진주만을 공격했을 때에 미국이 대일본 전쟁선포를 할 때 퀘이커교도들은 “전쟁으로 가기 전에 밉지만 일본과 외교 담판을 먼저 해보자”고 요구했다. 북한에도 30년전부터 인도적 지원 사업을 해왔지만 지난해 트럼프 정권하에서 북한 여행금지를 하는 바람에 현재는 중단된 상태이다.
12일 행사에선 워싱턴 DC에서 사업 담당자 대니얼 재스퍼(Daniel Jasper)와 북경에서 북한 사업을 진행하던 린다 루이스(Linda Lewis) 미국프렌즈서비스센터 북경사무소장이 북과 평화를 이룩할 수 있는 방안과 경험에 대한 강연으로 큰 호응을 얻었다.
행사에 참석한 김수복 6.15공동선언실천뉴욕위원회 위원장은 “우리에게 절박한 현실 문제에 이처럼 퀘이커 교단이 의미있는 행사를 계획한 것에 큰 용기와 감사함을 갖게 됐다. 한반도에 진정한 평화가 정착(定着)되도록 미국정부와 의회에 강한 메시지를 보내는 계기가 되었으면 한다”고 말했다.
지난해 북미간 험한 입싸움과 핵무기가 언제 날아들지 모르던 시절보다는 한결 좋아졌지만 언제 또 다시 아찔한 상황으로 돌아갈지 불안한게 사실이다. 그는 “4월 27일 남북 정상회담이 예정됐고 5월엔 역사적인 북미 정상회담이 열리는만큼 이런 분위기를 성공적으로 살려 남과 북에 평화가 깃들기를 간절히 바란다”고 소망했다.
김수복 위원장은 “한 맺힌 이산가족들 모두가 상봉할 수 있고 남북이 서로 손잡고 부족한 것을 서로 보충해서 유무상통 정신으로 살아가면 단군이래 한 나라였던 우리나라는 경제적으로도 부족한 것이 없는 금수강산(錦繡江山)이 되어 강대국들을 조화기키는 평화의 중재자로 우뚝 설 것”이라고 강조했다.
글로벌웹진 NEWSROH www.newsroh.com
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War or Peace on the Korean Peninsula?
A presentation by Linda Lewis and Dan Jasper
of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 7:00 PM
at the 15th Street meetinghouse - 15 Rutherford Place
All are welcome (call 646 489-4175 for more info)
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Sponsored by peace committees of NYC Quaker meetings
and the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL)
NYC Advocacy team whose focus this year is on legislation to prevent the U.S. president from starting a war with North Korea .
The AFSC has been working in North Korea for over three decades. By 1998, AFSC had established an on-going agricultural development project with cooperative farms, and today is one of only a handful of American NGOs actively engaged in the DPRK. Linda Lewis, and Daniel Jasper will discuss AFSC’s program in North Korea, the challenges of working in this isolated nation and the impact of sanctions, and opportunities for peace on the Korean peninsula.
Daniel Jasper is AFSC’s Public Education and Advocacy Coordinator for Asia. His role is to bring lessons learned from AFSC’s programs throughout Asia back to policymakers in Washington. His current work focuses heavily on the humanitarian, peacebuilding, and people-to-people aspects of U.S.-North Korea relations.
Linda Lewis, the American Friends Service Committee Country Representative for China/DPRK, is responsible for AFSC’s North Korea program, including its long-standing agricultural development project. Dr. Lewis is a regular visitor to North Korea and has organized numerous study tours and exchanges outside Korea for DPRK partners.------------------
“개성 육로를 인도지원의 플랫폼으로” - 통일뉴스
“개성 육로를 인도지원의 플랫폼으로” - 통일뉴스
“개성 육로를 인도지원의 플랫폼으로”‘2018 대북지원 국제회의’ 공동성명, ‘금융 채널 개설’ 촉구
김치관 기자 | ckkim@tongilnews.com
승인 2018.11.02 23:17:40
“40년간 대북사업, 방북 금지된 것은 처음”
▲ ‘2018 대북지원 국제회의’ 참석자 공동성명 발표 기자회견이 2일 여의도 글래드호텔에서 열렸다. [사진 - 통일뉴스 김치관 기자]
“지난 40년간 대북사업을 해왔던 기관으로서 이렇게 방북이 금지된 것은 처음이다.”
다니엘 제스퍼 미국친우봉사회(AFSC) 옹호사업담당관은 2일 오전 11시 서울 여의도 글래드호텔에서 우리민족서로돕기가 주최한 ‘2018 대북지원 국제회의’ 참석자 공동성명 발표 기자회견에 참석해 이같이 말했다.
제스퍼 담당관은 “AFSC는 미국의 NGO다. 지난 40년간 인적교류를 계속해왔고 현재 4개의 (북한) 협동농장에서 농업생산성을 높이기 위한 노력을 함께 기울이고 있다”고 소개하고 2017년 9월 1일 미국 정부의 북한여행 제한조치에 따라 지난해 11월과 올해 5월 두 차례에 걸쳐 면제(weiver) 조치를 받고 방북할 수 있었지만 올해 9월 미국 국무부의 북한여행 제한조치가 갱신되면서 면제 신청이 거절당했다고 설명했다. 미국의 모든 인도주의 단체들 역시 마찬가지라고.
그는 “지난 수십년 간에 걸쳐서 미국과 북한 사이에는 인도주의 활동이 관여정책의 최소기준선으로 간주돼 왔다”며 “이같은 조치는 북한의 수천 명의 주민들 개개인의 목숨에 큰 영향을 미칠 수가 있다는 점에서 우려한다”고 말하고 “미국 정부는 인도주의 활동가들의 방북을 허가해야 할 것이며, 나아가 유엔과 미국 법에 허용된 바에 따라서 인도주의적인 면제에 대해서 적극적으로 검토해야 할 것”이라고 촉구했다.
대북 인도적 지원물자 역시 마찬가지 상황. 북민협(대북협력민간단체협의회) 정책위원장을 맡고 있는 이주성 월드비전 북한사업팀장은 “(한국 정부로부터) 승인된다 할지라도 그것을 가지고 제가 물자를 구매하기 어렵고 운반하기 어렵다”며 “중국에서 물자를 구매할 경우에 의뢰인들이 세컨더리 보이콧 때문에,,,인도적 지원물자 임에도 불구하고 많은 은행들이 여러 가지 염려 속에서 한국정부의 승인에도 불구하고 민간단체에 송금해주지 않은 상황”이라고 전했다.
또한 “한국에서 북한으로 보내는 비엘(bill of lading, 선하증권)을 가지고 선박회사들은 어려움이 있겠다는 것이 지금까지 저희들이 해본 결과”라며 “현재 북한에 보낼 수 있는 물자가 상당히 제한적일 수 밖에 없다. 예를 들어 밀가루나 콩가루 정도 보낼 수 있지만 그것도 원활하지 않다”라고 현황을 전했다.
▲ 다니엘 제스퍼 미국친우봉사회(AFSC) 옹호사업담당관(오른쪽)과 젤버거 전 스위스개발협력처(SDC) 평양사무소장이 국제기구와 단체들의 현황과 입장을 밝혔다. [사진 - 통일뉴스 김치관 기자]
93년 이래 대북 지원사업을 해온 카타리나 젤버거 전 스위스개발협력처(SDC) 평양사무소장은 “북한주민들이 상당히 불균형한 식단을 가지고 있고 지방과 단백질 그리고 미량 영양소와 관련해 상당히 부족한 상태”라며 “더 이상 ‘벌크 푸드’ 방식의 식량 지원이 필요한 것은 아니라고 생각되지만 보다 전문화된 식단, 식량의 공급이 필요하다고 생각한다. 임신부, 수유부, 2세 이하 아동들을 위한 특별식단이 필요하다”고 진단했다.
또한 보건분야와 농업에도 문제점이 있다면서 “북한 프로젝트를 지원해줄 수 있을만한 자금을 확보하는 것은 대단히 어렵다. 우선은 우리가 금융채널도 활용할 수 있는 것이 없고 또 협력업체, 공급자를 찾기가 어렵다. 어렵게 공급자가 마련된다 하더라도 이 물건을 선적해줄 만한 해운사를 찾기가 어렵다”고 고충을 토로하고 “1인당 12달러면 백내장으로부터, 실명위험으로부터 한 환자를 구할 수 있다”고 호소했다.
“개성 육로를 인도지원의 플랫폼으로”
▲ 강영식 우리민족서로돕기운동 사무총장은 개성 육로를 인도지원의 풀랫폼으로 삼을 것을 제안했다. [사진 - 통일뉴스 김치관 기자]
강영식 우리민족서로돕기운동 사무총장은 지난달 24~27일 북민협 대표단이 방북했을 당시 북측 민화협(민족화해협의회) 측에 ”인도적 물자나 필요 물자의 원활한 전달을 위해서 개성 육로를 적극적으로 개방해줄 것“을 제안했다고 밝혔다.
또한 “국제NGO와 국제기구가 현재 (중국) 대련을 통해 (북한) 남포항으로 간다”며 “미국제재, 유엔제재, 한국제재 면제를 받아도 중국 제재는 또다른 문제”가 있다고 짚고 “인천항과 평택항을 통해서 개성육로로 물자를 전달해 줄 것을 꼭 실현해 달라고 요청했다”고 밝혔다. “인천항과 파주 도라산과 개성을 잇는 하나의 새로운 평화의 길이 열리지 않겠냐”는 것.
강영식 총장은 “개성 육로를 인도지원의 플랫폼으로 활용해서 대한민국 정부가 적극적으로 나서줄 것을 요청했다”며 아직 정부의 반응은 없지만 최근 남북고위급회담에서 합의한 산림협력과 방역사업 등을 육로를 통해 시행하게 되면 길이 열릴 것이라고 기대하고 “민간단체 물자 나아가서 국제NGO, 국제기구 물자도 개성 육로를 통해 처리 가능하다면 대한민국의 국격과 품격을 높이는 대단히 중요한 조치가 될 것”이라고 의미를 부여했다.
아울러 “적어도 한국 정부의 승인을 받은 인도적 물자의 구입을 위한 달러 송금에 대해서는 보장해주는 정책을 우리 정부가 해줘야 된다”는 점과 “인도지원에 대한 영역에 대해서는 최소한 안정적인 금융구좌를 개설해 줌으로써 인도지원 행위가 악영향을 미치지 않도록 해달라는 요구를 국제사회에 하는 것이고 핵심은 미국 정부한테 요구하는 것”이라고 밝혔다.
▲ 박창일 평화3000 운영위원장(맨 오른쪽)은 대북 제재 완화나 해제가 필요하다고 강조했다. [사진 - 통일뉴스 김치관 기자]
박창일 평화3000 운영위원장은 “남북관계를 개선하고 북한이 미국과의 관계도 개선해서 이제 핵무기 없이 인민들의 삶을 향상시키는 경제에 모든 것을 쏟아붇겠다는 것이 북측의 입장이라는 것을 이번 방문을 통해 듣고 보고 하였다”고 전했다.
나아가 “이런 북한의 입장에 대해서 우리 대한민국을 비롯해 전세계 나라들은 북한의 이런 입장을 좀더 고무시키고 진척시킬 필요가 있다”고 전제하고 “북한의 비핵화 행동에 따라서 일정부분 바깥에서도 외부에서도 제재 완화나 해제를 해나갈 때 북한의 비핵화를 더 빨리 그리고 확실하게 진척시킬 수 있다고 생각한다”고 제안했다.
공동성명 “한 개 이상의 금융 채널을 개설하라”
▲ 이주성 북민협 정책위원장이 '2018 대북지원 국제회의' 참석자들이 채택한 공동성명을 낭독하고 있다. [사진 - 통일뉴스 김치관 기자]
‘2018 대북지원 국제회의’ 참석자들은 ‘남북 공동선언 이행과 한반도 평화를 위한 협력 강화 공동성명성’를 통해 “외교적인 진전에도 불구하고 참석자들은 최근 몇 년간 북한 주민들의 인도적 필요가 무시되고 있는 점에 우려를 표시했다”며 “특히, 기존의 ‘최대 압박’이라는 미국의 외교정책에 북한의 인도적 상황마저도 포함될 수 있는 최근의 변화에 대해서도 많은 염려가 제기되었다”고 밝혔다.
이들은 유엔과 각국 정부를 향해 “북한에서의 인도적 활동이 지속적으로 전개되고 물자 전달이 적시에 이루어질 수 있도록, 도한 인도주의 기관 활동가들의 북한으로의 접근을 활성화할 수 있도록 투명한 규정과 관련 절차를 마련하라”고 촉구했다.
특히 “유엔과 각국 정부는 유엔 산하 기관과 국제기구, 주요 비정부 기관들이 북한에서 활동할 수 있도록 적어도 한 개 이상의 금융 채널을 개설하라”고 촉구했다.
아울러 “북한은 인도주의 지원의 투명성과 책무성을 증진하라”고 요구했다.
‘2018 대북지원 국제회의’는 (사)우리민족서로돕기운동과 경기도, 독일 프리드리히에버트재단 한국사무소가 공동 주최하고 통일부가 후원해 10월 31일과 11월 1일 이틀간 백범기념관과 여의도 글래드호텔에서 공개와 비공개 회의를 진행했다.
최완규 우리민족서로돕기 상임공동대표는 “10월 31일 약 300여명이 공개회의에 참석해서 열띤 관심을 보여주었고, 좋은 발제와 토론들이 있었다. 이튿날 11월 1일 비공개회의에 80여명이 참석해서 공개회의 때 다 못 나눈 민감한 부분들에 대해서 아주 허심탄회하게 서로의 의견을 교환했다”고 밝히고 “획기적인 남북관계를 규율하는 패러다임에 맞춘 회의이기 때문에 주목받을 수 있고 의미를 갖는 회의였다”고 자평했다.
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The Vegetable Gardener's Bible, 2nd Edition: Discover Ed's High-Yield W-O-R-D System for All North American Gardening Regions: Wide Rows, Organic Methods, Raised Beds, Deep SoilPaperback – December 2, 2009
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The invaluable resource for home food gardeners! Ed Smith's W-O-R-D system has helped countless gardeners grow an abundance of vegetables and herbs. And those tomatoes and zucchini and basil and cucumbers have nourished countless families, neighbors, and friends with delicious, fresh produce. The Vegetable Gardener's Bible is essential reading for locavores in every corner of North America!
Everything you loved about the first edition of The Vegetable Gardener's Bible is still here: friendly, accessible language; full-color photography; comprehensive vegetable specific information in the A-to-Z section; ahead-of-its-time commitment to organic methods; and much more.
Now, Ed Smith is back with a 10th Anniversary Edition for the next generation of vegetable gardeners. New to this edition is coverage of 15 additional vegetables, including an expanded section on salad greens and more European and Asian vegetables. Readers will also find growing information on more fruits and herbs, new cultivar photographs in many vegetable entries, and a much-requested section on extending the season into the winter months. No matter how cold the climate, growers can bring herbs indoors and keep hardy greens alive in cold frames or hoop houses.
The impulse to grow vegetables is even stronger in 2009 than it was in 2000, when Storey published The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible. The financial and environmental costs of fossil fuels raise urgent questions: How far should we be shipping food? What are the health costs of petroleum-based pesticides and herbicides? Do we have to rely on megafarms that use gasoline-powered machinery to grow and harvest crops? With every difficult question, more people think, "Maybe I should grow a few vegetables of my own." This book will continue to answer all their vegetable gardening questions.
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5.0 out of 5 starsWealth of knowledge for the beginner or experienced gardener.February 21, 2017
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This book is a wealth of knowledge. It has so many gardening ideas/techniques from A to Z. Truly! I've been gardening for a couple of years now but didn't feel that I was really getting the hang of it as much as I could. I already had put in raised beds. But I like how this book has provided information on how much I could plant in one area (like bunched all together and such) and different schemes of planting. Sure, it says how to plant on the back of the seed packaging, but there is more planning into it than you would think. I will also regularly forget what plants like others and which ones don't. Not anymore! This book has the full list. Watering plants. No brainer right? Wrong! At least if you want your garden to be growing at it's very best. Of course, that's even included in this book. I really like that this book also involves soil and how important it is and how to check it. Moving from another state where some vegetables grew so well to this state where those same plants struggle has been difficult. I'm going to have really invest into the soil this year and I'm grateful that this book explains the steps on what I need to do. There really is so much more about this book but unfortunately I don't have time to write a novel. My favorite part of this book though is the glossary of information about each vegetable you'd ever even think about planting. Each page includes: the name of the vegetable, information about it, where they like to been sown and grown, seed depth, germination soil temperature, days to germination, when to sow indoors (or not to), when to sow outdoors (or not to), growing pH, growing soil temperature, spacing in beds, watering, light needed, nutrient requirements, rotation considerations, and seed longevity. Seriously helpful no matter how short or long you have been gardening.
My only dislikes about this book is that certain parts didn't get more information. Like greenhouse growing. I was hoping there would be more information given on growing and continuing in the greenhouse should I not want to plant outside. If bee's needed to get inside, how that would all work.
I was super happy to see the section on vertical gardening. I have tried it once before but was eager for more information. Sadly, even though it showed 3 examples of vertical gardening (tepees, A-frames, homemade trellises), it only showed how to make a typical trellis. I was hoping to see how to make the A-frame one in particular.
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5.0 out of 5 starsBlack-Thumb Learned to Grow a Self-Sufficient Family Garden with this Book!!October 16, 2014
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I gotta tell ya... I have no idea what I'm doing. Let me start by saying how I came to find this book; I am a mother of two little boys and lost my mother to breast cancer at a young age. The food I buy at the grocery store, no matter how thoroughly I read the label I know will always have something I don't want in it. I put an exhausting amount of effort into thinking about the food my family eats but sometimes it's just so overwhelming, I give up and just order a pizza. Sounds off topic but that is how I landed on this book, I was exhausted and feeling like nothing I could ever buy would truly be a healthy option to feed my family and steer away from harmful cancer-causing chemicals in our food. So, I went to the internet to search for something to help my black-thumb and figure out how to provide the healthiest food for my family, without breaking the bank. Like I mentioned before I have no idea what I'm doing. I come from the school of thought that if I kill my flowers, I just run down to the store and buy new pretty flowers and throw away the old ones I killed and replace with new said flowers. Happy day. Well, that doesn't really work when you're trying to actually produce a harvest of some kind...
I have been reading this book for months and I started by dog-earing pages that were helpful... Don't do it. I soon realized I was dog-earing every single page. This book has helped me to understand every aspect of starting and maintaining a garden. My dad, who actually grew up on a farm, read some of my book when he came to visit and even he was very impressed. I mention this because I don't think this book is only for idiot-gardeners like myself. He read a lot of the recommendations and theories for wide-row and organic methods and he even learned from this book. I would highly recommend purchasing this book. Great photos, diagrams, illustrations, bullet-points, what to buy, what to reuse & recycle, incredible in-depth bios of vegetable plants (encyclopedia-style, more than you could ever want to know about a plant). The list really goes on and on. The pictures are so helpful!
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5.0 out of 5 starsIf you could only have one, this would be it!May 16, 2012
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UPDATE: I just had to come back a year later to reaffirm just how much I depend on this book. Seriously, it's all that and then some! My poor paperback is so beat up on the outside. But the inside is holding up very well, so is the actual binding. I've tried so many times to put it away, but it ends up coming right back out shortly after. Anytime I get to thinking about growing something or if I want to improve things in the garden, check the PH, nutrients, etc. back to the book I go. I really do highly recommend it to anyone who isn't yet a "master" gardener. Who knows, they might even learn something from it! I think the reason it is so popular, other than the data being dependable, is the layout is so common sense. The whole back of the book has pages dedicated to each vegetable and you just go in alphabetical order to access that page. So my point is, if you are floundering around Amazon trying to pinpoint which gardening book to start with, this is it!
ORIGINAL REVIEW: I started gardening for the first time last year and have used this book to the point that the edges are curled and it looks like it's 10 years old! It tells a little about everything. Whenever I need to know how deep to plant, spacing or what nutrients plants need, it's all right there on one page! I believe it is more focused on northern gardens, but I live in the deep south and it still came in quite handy! I never actually put this book away. If I do, it comes right back out within a few days. It is a great introduction to gardening organically and tells enough to get you started on everything. If you need more information you would need to research further, but this book provides enough to get you going for sure. I give it 5 stars for the layout, pictures, information and ease of use! Happy gardening!
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What are you afraid of? That simple question can make one realize what’s holding us, and unlock unlimited human potential. Only by understanding one’s fears, one can overcome them. Jean Case’s “Be Fearless” is the perfect recipe for that. She has analyzed dozens of success stories and synthesized the reasons why people succeed in five clear principles - and compelling examples. The book’s succession of stories of personal (and world) transformation is rich and breath-taking. These stories are not limited to world leaders and technological pioneers, but also include normal people from normal towns, like Jean herself, who became leaders in their field. That is only inspiring but also encouraging: achieving our goals and dreams, or overcoming difficulties, is at everyone’s reach. “Be Fearless” has become my favorite book on leadership, and I’ll make sure my colleagues read it and apply its principles. It certainly has helped me regain my fearlessness.
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E R Baird
5.0 out of 5 starsThoughtful, helpful, inspiring!
January 8, 2019
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This book is incredible. Jean Case is perhaps the most under-rated business leader of the last generation. She played a critical leadership role in AOL, creating the Internet (do you remember being mailed CDs? Thank Jean!) Then, she was a leading voice in creating the impact investment industry, moving philanthropy into the 21st century; and now, as the chair of the National Geographic Society, she’s fighting the battle for the future of our planet’s health. Unlike many memoirs, which boil down to “here is why I am awesome,” Jean’s is vulnerable and accessible. she talks about herself, and other heroes (like Chef Jose Andres), who took real risks and learned incredible lessons when they did—and didn’t—work. Jean’s story is likable, accessible, and inspiring-an amazing read!
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Allyson Burns
5.0 out of 5 starsGet inspired to Be Fearless
January 8, 2019
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This book is a great, accessible distillation of key steps anyone can take if they want to create a breakthrough - big or small. Being fearless isn't just limited to the really famous or privileged - in this book, Jean shares inspirational stories of people who come from all sorts of backgrounds and motivations, some who have achieved lots of fame and wealth, some who are under the radar. What they have in common is a few key characteristics that will inspire anyone who reads to think about how they can be more fearless in their own lives.
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14 The Market Gardener: A Successful Grower's Handbook for Small-scale Organic Farming: Severine Von Tscharner Fleming, Jean-Martin Fortier, Marie Bilodeau: 8601400881958: Amazon.com: Books
The Market Gardener: A Successful Grower's Handbook for Small-scale Organic Farming: Severine Von Tscharner Fleming, Jean-Martin Fortier, Marie Bilodeau: 8601400881958: Amazon.com: Books
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Review
"I've read this book in french and all I can say is that, if you want to engage yourself in the market gardening, the Market Gardener is far more than a simple manual, it's the story of a life and a major giveaway of knowledge without the shadow of a secret. A must have, nothing else."
Michel Michiels,
Arlon / Belgium
"We are so excited that "Le Jardinier-Maraicher" is finally translated in English! This book was an inspiration for many of our French members (we are a farmers' co-op) and now we can recommend it to all .... especially to the new generation interested in small scale farming..."
Thank you!
Nicole Briand
Communications
La Recolte de Chez Nous / Really Local Harvest
"In his revolutionary book, JMF brings about a change of paradigm that couldn't come any sooner. New gardeners will find in this book a step-by-step recipe that almost guarantees success, while the more seasoned ones can use it as a steppingstone for future achievements. Ever since its release in Quebec, it has reached thousands of readers and caused a ripple of benefits: people of all ages, especially the young, can now aspire to buy or rent their own land and live a fulfilling -and profitable- life in the countryside, which a few years back was still a wild dream for most of us. Aside from being very technically dense, it offers viable solutions to social problems such as land access, unemployment in regions, and the unsustainable nature of modern agricultural practices. It has literally been training an entire army of Davids that is now starting to address the bulk of these problems, or Goliath. And it's happening all across the province! Most importantly, this book deeply inspired me and gave me hope for the future without having to consult an eco-therapist."
Alexandre J-Nicole
Biologist, graphic designer and illustrator
"Jean-Martin Fortier extols the virtues of being small-scale, and expertly details the use of such scale
"Jean-Martin s book is very well done and should be of great use to market growers everywhere. Exchange of ideas and information is so important because when we pass ideas on, the next person gets to start where we got to and take the ideas to another level."
Eliot Coleman, organic farming pioneer and author of the Winter Harvest Handbook
"Jean-Martin Fortier extols the virtues of being small-scale, and expertly details the use of such scale-appropriate tools as broadforks, seeders, hoes, flame weeders, low tunnels, high tunnels, and many other unique tools, specifically designed for this brand of farming. He picks up right where Eliot Coleman has left us, applying many of his core principles, but doing it in such a brilliant way as to provide beginning farmers a solid framework of the information they need to start up and become successful small-scale organic growers themselves.Adam Lemieux, Product Manager of Tools & Supplies, Johnny's Selected Seeds
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"Jean-Martin's book is very well done and should be of great use to market growers everywhere. Exchange of ideas and information is so important because when we pass ideas on, the next person gets to start where we got to and take the ideas to another level."--Eliot Coleman, organic farming pioneer and author of the Winter Harvest Handbook
"We are so excited that Le Jardinier-Maraicher is finally translated in English! This book was an inspiration for many of our French members (we are a farmers' co-op) and now we can recommend it to all .... especially to the new generation interested in small scale farming...Thank you!"--Nicole Briand Communications, La Recolte de Chez Nous / Really Local Harvest
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Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: New Society Publishers (March 4, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0865717656
ISBN-13: 978-0865717657
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.2 x 8.5 inches
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A leading practitioner of biologically intensive cropping systems, Jean-Martin has more than a decade's worth of experience in small-scale organic farming and has facilitated more than fifty workshops and conferences in Europe, Canada and the US promoting the idea of micro-scale farming as an alternative lifestyle.
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5.0 out of 5 starsIncredible, practical adviceJuly 7, 2014
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I stumbled across The Market Gardener while searching for ways to (organically) maximize the yield I could get from my tiny back yard vegetable garden. Even though I knew the book was geared toward someone planning to sell their produce as opposed to a home gardener like myself, I decided to buy the book based on reviews and what I saw in the book via Amazon’s “Look Inside” feature. (I bought it from a different store only because I had a gift card that needed to be used.) This book does not disappoint.
Keep in mind- this isn’t a guide on how to do permaculture or sustainable agriculture. It’s about maximizing revenue and profit on an organic micro-farm. So he may not provide information on everything you would expect from an organic grower. For example, I was surprised to read that they buy their compost instead of making it themselves, the way every other organic/sustainable gardener seems to do (or at least claim they do). The impression I get from other books and articles is that you can totally sustain your garden forever and ever off the compost you make yourself, and that may be true, but Jean-Martin states that the time and space they would need to create and maintain compost piles is better utilized by growing more produce- plus the organic compost they buy is predictable in terms of quality and composition, which are both important. It made sense to me when I read it. However, he never suggests that it cannot or should not be done on your own- just that it makes more sense for their farm, all things considered, to buy compost instead of make it.
Jean-Martin’s writing style is also refreshing compared to many organic growers. Too often they come across as if their way is the only right way, no matter the circumstances, but I found no such attitude in The Market Gardener. Jean-Martin discusses the various topics in a matter-of-fact way, explaining not only how they do things on their farm but why. He will explain various things they have tried, why they may or may not have worked on the farm, and give the pros and cons to each method, including the method they use, and the impression I was left with was “Here is what works best for us and why. Your situation may be different, so I will give you all the information I have and the reasoning I use, and trust you to choose what you think will work best for your situation.”
The practical advice throughout the book is stellar. There are no photographs, but honestly the book doesn’t need them. The Market Gardener is about substance, not fluff. The pages are packed with useful charts, tables, and relevant drawings. Whether they’re about crop rotation, crop planning, planting, insect management, financial aspects or anything else, the tables and charts are easy to read, practical, useful, AND (for me, anyway), easily adaptable. I spent a lot of time before I bought the book building spreadsheets that would provide me with a good “at a glance” for things I wanted to know, so I was happy to see information presented in a similar fashion.
This book contains, hands down, THE MOST useful information on crop rotation (and how to implement it) than any other resource I have found to date. Before buying this book I had spent literally weeks on the web, trying to figure out the best way (or at least a practical way) to implement crop rotation and not finding anything beyond very generalized advice to “rotate by crop families” or “follow heavy feeders with light feeders” or “don’t plant the same things in the same beds every year”. Trying to find out if plants needed a two, three, four, or more year rotation was difficult and there was a lot of conflicting information on what plants were heavy vs. light feeders (or in between), how long rotations should be, and so on. I also couldn’t find any information on how far move plants for the next season in order to avoid diseases that may be present in the soil. One foot? Five? Ten? A whole field? I never could find that info. This book presented me with a wealth of actual, practical, applicable information on crop rotation, the whys, and how they do it.
With all the information on how to run a successful small market-garden, I honestly did not expect a section of the book to be devoted to different vegetables and how to grow them, but the first appendix is devoted to just that. It isn’t as comprehensive as some vegetable-growing books and guides, and the varieties he prefers are (obviously) more cold-tolerant than the kinds I would choose for the heat of Texas, but the information he DOES provide is great. He gives the common name, the plant family and fertilization needs (good to know for crop rotation), intensive spacing requirements, days in the garden (which may or may not be days to maturity depending on if he direct seeds that plant or not, but it’s easy to tell which are which) and some other various bits of information and notes on the plant in question. The rest of the appendices are also jewels and contain, in a condensed format, information that was otherwise scattered throughout the book, such as the different tools they use and how to source them, or other books to reference.
All in all, I can’t recommend the book highly enough.
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5.0 out of 5 starsBest book on this subjetc everMay 2, 2014
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Every topic has generations of development. It starts out with the pioneers and concepts then as people start practicing it starts to develop into personal art. Where Elliot Coleman started, and did a great job of launching thousands of small farms that are well enough organized that a couple of acres can give a family and some employees a good income and fill in the gaps left in our industrialized food system, this book brings down to earth in the most succinct way possible every part of operating a market garden.
Fortier is the next generation, one of the acolytes that took his master's work and greatly expanded on it. I have a library of such books but none of them are as readable or as information rich in a short chapter as Fortier's book. While most of these books sit in my library as reference material I actually could not put this book down because from cover to cover material was covered in as few words as possible while giving a rich detailed cover of topic after topic, walking you through the entire operation and then following with very good resources on where to find the materials used and mentioned in the book.
It might be possible to improve on this book but it is hard to imagine how. It would be nice to see this book folded into a larger picture as part of a larger permaculture site that includes perennial fruits and herbs but I find no fault with the author for sticking to his topic and area of expertise. No matter what your accomplishments in the area of vegetable or market gardening, this book can give you some ideas for how to do some things better. If you have a permaculture site but want to grow your own food, this is probably the only book you will ever need on how to make growing vegetables a viable operation with the least amount of work and investment.
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5.0 out of 5 starsno hype just facts!May 3, 2014
Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
Whether you want to be a commercial grower or just better home gardening, this book will teach you what works and what doesn't.
The book is full of helpful methods/tips and full of very important figures such as how densely you can plant the seedlings/seeds. You want to pack them in close enough to smother the weeds but not so tight that it will choke itself. On compost, he prefers to buy them. He explain why this is so. I just had to smile because we figured this out the hard way.
He also covers on equipment you need, insect control, harvesting, storage, crop rotation, scheduling. It lightly touches on why CSA is such a wonderful thing.
Only thing missing really is about marketing your vegetables, herbs, fruit. Then again very few books even cover that aspect of commercial growing.
The book will teach you on how to be more efficient/economical of your time and effort and to increase the amount of your harvest.
This book is a definite must even for seasoned growers like us and even more so for those who are into home gardening and those starting out. It will save you lots of frustrating hours and failures.
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Tanya
5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent resourceDecember 30, 2016
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Of the gardening books that I own, I have found this one to be the most helpful.
Although we haven't gotten to the stage of having truck patches yet, this is an invaluable resource for learning the in's and out's of layout, soil prep, organic fertilization & soil correction, crop rotation, maximizing yields, minimizing cost, and has helped us tremendously in moving toward our goal of becoming self-sufficient. From start to finish, the book presents a realistic model that anyone can follow, enjoy, and learn from. The appendixes of crop notes, tools, and plans are a great quick reference. The methods JM Fortier uses and writes about are neither high tech nor incredibly expensive, but they work well and are extremely accessible. Removing the barrier to entry for small scale organic production and teaching successful, sustainable grow methods is what this book was written for, and it succeeds!
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The Market Gardener
A Successful Grower's Handbook for Small-Scale Organic Farming
By Jean-Martin Fortier, Severine von Tscharner Fleming (Foreword by), Marie Bilodeau
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Paperback, 240 pages
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USA, 1 March 2014
Les Jardins de la Grelinette is a micro-farm located in eastern Quebec, just north of the American border. Growing on just 1.5 acres 6070 m2, owners Jean-Martin and Maude-Helene feed more than two hundred 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 la Grelinette's 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 biointensive micro-farming.
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"I've read this book in french and all I can say is that, if you want to engage yourself in the market gardening, the Market Gardener is far more than a simple manual, it's the story of a life and a major giveaway of knowledge without the shadow of a secret. A must have, nothing else."
Michel Michiels,
Arlon / Belgium
"We are so excited that "Le Jardinier-Maraicher" is finally translated in English! This book was an inspiration for many of our French members (we are a farmers' co-op) and now we can recommend it to all .... especially to the new generation interested in small scale farming..."
Thank you!
Nicole Briand
Communications
La Recolte de Chez Nous / Really Local Harvest
"In his revolutionary book, JMF brings about a change of paradigm that couldn't come any sooner. New gardeners will find in this book a step-by-step recipe that almost guarantees success, while the more seasoned ones can use it as a steppingstone for future achievements. Ever since its release in Quebec, it has reached thousands of readers and caused a ripple of benefits: people of all ages, especially the young, can now aspire to buy or rent their own land and live a fulfilling -and profitable- life in the countryside, which a few years back was still a wild dream for most of us. Aside from being very technically dense, it offers viable solutions to social problems such as land access, unemployment in regions, and the unsustainable nature of modern agricultural practices. It has literally been training an entire army of Davids that is now starting to address the bulk of these problems, or Goliath. And it's happening all across the province! Most importantly, this book deeply inspired me and gave me hope for the future without having to consult an eco-therapist."
Alexandre J-Nicole
Biologist, graphic designer and illustrator
"Jean-Martin Fortier extols the virtues of being small-scale, and expertly details the use of such scale
"Jean-Martin s book is very well done and should be of great use to market growers everywhere. Exchange of ideas and information is so important because when we pass ideas on, the next person gets to start where we got to and take the ideas to another level."
Eliot Coleman, organic farming pioneer and author of the Winter Harvest Handbook
"Jean-Martin Fortier extols the virtues of being small-scale, and expertly details the use of such scale-appropriate tools as broadforks, seeders, hoes, flame weeders, low tunnels, high tunnels, and many other unique tools, specifically designed for this brand of farming. He picks up right where Eliot Coleman has left us, applying many of his core principles, but doing it in such a brilliant way as to provide beginning farmers a solid framework of the information they need to start up and become successful small-scale organic growers themselves.Adam Lemieux, Product Manager of Tools & Supplies, Johnny's Selected Seeds
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"Jean-Martin's book is very well done and should be of great use to market growers everywhere. Exchange of ideas and information is so important because when we pass ideas on, the next person gets to start where we got to and take the ideas to another level."--Eliot Coleman, organic farming pioneer and author of the Winter Harvest Handbook
"We are so excited that Le Jardinier-Maraicher is finally translated in English! This book was an inspiration for many of our French members (we are a farmers' co-op) and now we can recommend it to all .... especially to the new generation interested in small scale farming...Thank you!"--Nicole Briand Communications, La Recolte de Chez Nous / Really Local Harvest
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Product details
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: New Society Publishers (March 4, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0865717656
ISBN-13: 978-0865717657
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.2 x 8.5 inches
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Jean-Martin Fortier
About Jean-Martin Fortier
Jean-Martin Fortier is the founders of Les Jardins de la Grelinette, an internationally recognized micro-farm known for its high productivity and profitability using low-tech, high-yield methods of production.
A leading practitioner of biologically intensive cropping systems, Jean-Martin has more than a decade's worth of experience in small-scale organic farming and has facilitated more than fifty workshops and conferences in Europe, Canada and the US promoting the idea of micro-scale farming as an alternative lifestyle.
Jean-Martin also contributes occasionally as a tool and equipment advisor for companies such as Johnny's Selected Seeds and Dubois Agri-Novation. His first book, Le Jardinier-Maraîcher sold more than 15,000 copies in the original French language since its release in the fall of 2012
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lelaba
5.0 out of 5 starsIncredible, practical adviceJuly 7, 2014
Format: Paperback
I stumbled across The Market Gardener while searching for ways to (organically) maximize the yield I could get from my tiny back yard vegetable garden. Even though I knew the book was geared toward someone planning to sell their produce as opposed to a home gardener like myself, I decided to buy the book based on reviews and what I saw in the book via Amazon’s “Look Inside” feature. (I bought it from a different store only because I had a gift card that needed to be used.) This book does not disappoint.
Keep in mind- this isn’t a guide on how to do permaculture or sustainable agriculture. It’s about maximizing revenue and profit on an organic micro-farm. So he may not provide information on everything you would expect from an organic grower. For example, I was surprised to read that they buy their compost instead of making it themselves, the way every other organic/sustainable gardener seems to do (or at least claim they do). The impression I get from other books and articles is that you can totally sustain your garden forever and ever off the compost you make yourself, and that may be true, but Jean-Martin states that the time and space they would need to create and maintain compost piles is better utilized by growing more produce- plus the organic compost they buy is predictable in terms of quality and composition, which are both important. It made sense to me when I read it. However, he never suggests that it cannot or should not be done on your own- just that it makes more sense for their farm, all things considered, to buy compost instead of make it.
Jean-Martin’s writing style is also refreshing compared to many organic growers. Too often they come across as if their way is the only right way, no matter the circumstances, but I found no such attitude in The Market Gardener. Jean-Martin discusses the various topics in a matter-of-fact way, explaining not only how they do things on their farm but why. He will explain various things they have tried, why they may or may not have worked on the farm, and give the pros and cons to each method, including the method they use, and the impression I was left with was “Here is what works best for us and why. Your situation may be different, so I will give you all the information I have and the reasoning I use, and trust you to choose what you think will work best for your situation.”
The practical advice throughout the book is stellar. There are no photographs, but honestly the book doesn’t need them. The Market Gardener is about substance, not fluff. The pages are packed with useful charts, tables, and relevant drawings. Whether they’re about crop rotation, crop planning, planting, insect management, financial aspects or anything else, the tables and charts are easy to read, practical, useful, AND (for me, anyway), easily adaptable. I spent a lot of time before I bought the book building spreadsheets that would provide me with a good “at a glance” for things I wanted to know, so I was happy to see information presented in a similar fashion.
This book contains, hands down, THE MOST useful information on crop rotation (and how to implement it) than any other resource I have found to date. Before buying this book I had spent literally weeks on the web, trying to figure out the best way (or at least a practical way) to implement crop rotation and not finding anything beyond very generalized advice to “rotate by crop families” or “follow heavy feeders with light feeders” or “don’t plant the same things in the same beds every year”. Trying to find out if plants needed a two, three, four, or more year rotation was difficult and there was a lot of conflicting information on what plants were heavy vs. light feeders (or in between), how long rotations should be, and so on. I also couldn’t find any information on how far move plants for the next season in order to avoid diseases that may be present in the soil. One foot? Five? Ten? A whole field? I never could find that info. This book presented me with a wealth of actual, practical, applicable information on crop rotation, the whys, and how they do it.
With all the information on how to run a successful small market-garden, I honestly did not expect a section of the book to be devoted to different vegetables and how to grow them, but the first appendix is devoted to just that. It isn’t as comprehensive as some vegetable-growing books and guides, and the varieties he prefers are (obviously) more cold-tolerant than the kinds I would choose for the heat of Texas, but the information he DOES provide is great. He gives the common name, the plant family and fertilization needs (good to know for crop rotation), intensive spacing requirements, days in the garden (which may or may not be days to maturity depending on if he direct seeds that plant or not, but it’s easy to tell which are which) and some other various bits of information and notes on the plant in question. The rest of the appendices are also jewels and contain, in a condensed format, information that was otherwise scattered throughout the book, such as the different tools they use and how to source them, or other books to reference.
All in all, I can’t recommend the book highly enough.
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5.0 out of 5 starsBest book on this subjetc everMay 2, 2014
Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase
Every topic has generations of development. It starts out with the pioneers and concepts then as people start practicing it starts to develop into personal art. Where Elliot Coleman started, and did a great job of launching thousands of small farms that are well enough organized that a couple of acres can give a family and some employees a good income and fill in the gaps left in our industrialized food system, this book brings down to earth in the most succinct way possible every part of operating a market garden.
Fortier is the next generation, one of the acolytes that took his master's work and greatly expanded on it. I have a library of such books but none of them are as readable or as information rich in a short chapter as Fortier's book. While most of these books sit in my library as reference material I actually could not put this book down because from cover to cover material was covered in as few words as possible while giving a rich detailed cover of topic after topic, walking you through the entire operation and then following with very good resources on where to find the materials used and mentioned in the book.
It might be possible to improve on this book but it is hard to imagine how. It would be nice to see this book folded into a larger picture as part of a larger permaculture site that includes perennial fruits and herbs but I find no fault with the author for sticking to his topic and area of expertise. No matter what your accomplishments in the area of vegetable or market gardening, this book can give you some ideas for how to do some things better. If you have a permaculture site but want to grow your own food, this is probably the only book you will ever need on how to make growing vegetables a viable operation with the least amount of work and investment.
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5.0 out of 5 starsno hype just facts!May 3, 2014
Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
Whether you want to be a commercial grower or just better home gardening, this book will teach you what works and what doesn't.
The book is full of helpful methods/tips and full of very important figures such as how densely you can plant the seedlings/seeds. You want to pack them in close enough to smother the weeds but not so tight that it will choke itself. On compost, he prefers to buy them. He explain why this is so. I just had to smile because we figured this out the hard way.
He also covers on equipment you need, insect control, harvesting, storage, crop rotation, scheduling. It lightly touches on why CSA is such a wonderful thing.
Only thing missing really is about marketing your vegetables, herbs, fruit. Then again very few books even cover that aspect of commercial growing.
The book will teach you on how to be more efficient/economical of your time and effort and to increase the amount of your harvest.
This book is a definite must even for seasoned growers like us and even more so for those who are into home gardening and those starting out. It will save you lots of frustrating hours and failures.
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Tanya
5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent resourceDecember 30, 2016
Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
Of the gardening books that I own, I have found this one to be the most helpful.
Although we haven't gotten to the stage of having truck patches yet, this is an invaluable resource for learning the in's and out's of layout, soil prep, organic fertilization & soil correction, crop rotation, maximizing yields, minimizing cost, and has helped us tremendously in moving toward our goal of becoming self-sufficient. From start to finish, the book presents a realistic model that anyone can follow, enjoy, and learn from. The appendixes of crop notes, tools, and plans are a great quick reference. The methods JM Fortier uses and writes about are neither high tech nor incredibly expensive, but they work well and are extremely accessible. Removing the barrier to entry for small scale organic production and teaching successful, sustainable grow methods is what this book was written for, and it succeeds!
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Probably the biggest impact this book had on my gardening was that, reading it in January (thankfully), I immediately drew up my year’s production goals, though not monetary like Fortier’s. I then created a bed plan based on these goals, which was an enlightening task. I drastically reduced some crops and significantly increased others. In the past, my goal was always to just grow something, anything. I’ve never had specific crop goals per se and have been more lackadaisical about how much of this or that I’ve planted. As a result I’ve been disappointed or overwhelmed by the volume I’ve gotten from a particular crop. (Yes, talking to you, mutant zucchinis.)
The second most important thing I’ve gotten is a reframing of how I manage my beds. I initially got into gardening using the Square Foot Gardening method but as my garden has grown to almost 1000 sqft, this system has become a bit hard to scale up. I was actually losing crops (Where did I put that eggplant?) and the SFG direct sowing method just did not work in non-virgin soil. My beds are 36”x14’ and 24”x12’ so Fortier’s 30” wide raised row system can easily apply to my beds with a little fiddling. This year I’ll be focusing on planting plots (beds) not squares.
Thirdly, I’ll be investing in a number of new tools this year. Namely tarps, insect netting (for my broccoli particularly), a 30” bed rake with marking tines (genius!), and some long-handled stirrup hoes.
The crop appendix here is invaluable and I’ll be trying some new crop specific techniques this year.
Cucumbers: I loved the “umbrella” system he describes for cucumbers, a two leader system, with the second younger leader taking over as sole leader once the first has reached the top of the trellis and flopped over. Also having issues with cucumber beetles, his advice to plan a second planting to replace the first, inevitably diseased plants is so simple that it’s genius.
Tomatoes: I’m intrigued by the V-trellis system he describes but I feel like my current system is more productive. He advocates 24” beds with tomatoes in the center every 9” with two leaders, each coming towards the walkway, which is 36”. Including the walkway though I am able to squeeze almost double the plants in half the space with plants trellised to a single stem. Maybe a test row is in order, with total yield being the deciding factor. It might be that less densely spacing my tomatoes but allowing them two stems will increase overall yield per square foot.
I got this book from the library but I referred back to it so often to create my crop plan, I plan on purchasing a copy. (less)
The second most important thing I’ve gotten is a reframing of how I manage my beds. I initially got into gardening using the Square Foot Gardening method but as my garden has grown to almost 1000 sqft, this system has become a bit hard to scale up. I was actually losing crops (Where did I put that eggplant?) and the SFG direct sowing method just did not work in non-virgin soil. My beds are 36”x14’ and 24”x12’ so Fortier’s 30” wide raised row system can easily apply to my beds with a little fiddling. This year I’ll be focusing on planting plots (beds) not squares.
Thirdly, I’ll be investing in a number of new tools this year. Namely tarps, insect netting (for my broccoli particularly), a 30” bed rake with marking tines (genius!), and some long-handled stirrup hoes.
The crop appendix here is invaluable and I’ll be trying some new crop specific techniques this year.
Cucumbers: I loved the “umbrella” system he describes for cucumbers, a two leader system, with the second younger leader taking over as sole leader once the first has reached the top of the trellis and flopped over. Also having issues with cucumber beetles, his advice to plan a second planting to replace the first, inevitably diseased plants is so simple that it’s genius.
Tomatoes: I’m intrigued by the V-trellis system he describes but I feel like my current system is more productive. He advocates 24” beds with tomatoes in the center every 9” with two leaders, each coming towards the walkway, which is 36”. Including the walkway though I am able to squeeze almost double the plants in half the space with plants trellised to a single stem. Maybe a test row is in order, with total yield being the deciding factor. It might be that less densely spacing my tomatoes but allowing them two stems will increase overall yield per square foot.
I got this book from the library but I referred back to it so often to create my crop plan, I plan on purchasing a copy. (less)
I put off picking up this book because I have no inclination to sell any of my food, even though I devote quite a lot of time to producing all the vegetables my husband and I eat in a year. I shouldn't have delayed. Because Fortier's beautifully illustrated and easy to read book fills in gaps in my production campaign, giving me ideas for streamlining production so my crops will be more bountiful with less work. His focus on hand tools and on high-density production makes this a book that will suit backyard gardeners just as much as, or maybe even more than, market gardeners. No matter your goal, if you like to grow things and want to do so in a sustainable fashion, The Market Gardener is a good book to have under your belt and I can't recommend it highly enough. (less)
Dec 23, 2017Mike rated it it was amazing
This is one of my favorite gardening books, due to Fortier's excellent writing and practical knowledge running a small organic farm. It goes to show that you can be a very profitable farm on small acreage without the pesticides, without the chemical fertilizers and without the giant tractor/combine systems (not to mention the accompanying financing and debt) used by standard commercial farms. As my garden has grown from backyard plot to mini-farm size, I've increasingly incorporated the techniques described in this book. Whether it has inspired my ambition, or contributed to my mania, I can't say. (less)
Jan 12, 2018Andrew Welleford rated it it was amazing
This is truly an exceptional book, one that I refer to regularly as a home gardener. It is full of concise, thoughtful, and practical information related to growing high-quality vegetables. The charts and illustrations are simple but clear and effective. Fortier is on the cutting edge of small-scale growing, and I look forward to learning more about his new research farm in his next book.
If I have one small quibble, it's that the actual shape of the book is slightly awkward: its wide pages flop over my hands while reading. Please don't let this stop you from purchasing this book, but if the publisher reads this please reconsider these book dimensions in the future! (less)
If I have one small quibble, it's that the actual shape of the book is slightly awkward: its wide pages flop over my hands while reading. Please don't let this stop you from purchasing this book, but if the publisher reads this please reconsider these book dimensions in the future! (less)
Oct 19, 2017Paula rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Informative
Good food, organically and locally grown is the trend of the future. The market garden satisfies our needs and benefits the environment as well. You won’t get rich, but you will have a fulfilling life. This book will definitely set you on the path with enough detailed information to make a viable business. I wish I’d read this many years ago. I highly recommend it to everyone who wants to make a positive impact on the world.
Good food, organically and locally grown is the trend of the future. The market garden satisfies our needs and benefits the environment as well. You won’t get rich, but you will have a fulfilling life. This book will definitely set you on the path with enough detailed information to make a viable business. I wish I’d read this many years ago. I highly recommend it to everyone who wants to make a positive impact on the world.
Mar 05, 2017bibliotekker Holman rated it really liked it
Too many organic farmer memoirs are airy affairs about hugging trees and communing with nature, it is good to finally see something "nuts and bolts" that puts aside sentimentality. Fortier illustrates that a profitable small-scale operation is possible even in cold northern climates like Quebec. I may never get further than the garden that is about all I can handle, but Fortier shows that more is possible.
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When I retire, I am going to be a full time market gardener. Informative and inspiring, this book is a treasure.
When I retire, I am going to be a full time market gardener. Informative and inspiring, this book is a treasure.
Jan 18, 2019Zora rated it it was amazing
I'm not a market gardener, though I may be a one-crop one in the future. Still, I find the entire back-to-local organic small-farm movement heartening and am very interested in it. The information here is clearly presented, and as I'm an intensive-planting, seed-starting home gardener, there was useful information for me in here as well. (I push spacing with square-foot gardening concepts, and it looks like I can push it even harder)
Fortier is smart, a good planner, and the smart and thoughtful planning he did in establishing his Quebec farm is echoed here in the organization of the book, the useful charts, and much else.
He does everything with hand tools, if you do not know of him and his work. He is a good business man, and he understand that if a oil furnace works better than solar or wind power, that's what he'll use. And he and his wife pay two FT employees and make a living, on a farm that's 2 acres (it includes a greenhouse for tomatoes). I applaud them and wish them continued success. (less)
Fortier is smart, a good planner, and the smart and thoughtful planning he did in establishing his Quebec farm is echoed here in the organization of the book, the useful charts, and much else.
He does everything with hand tools, if you do not know of him and his work. He is a good business man, and he understand that if a oil furnace works better than solar or wind power, that's what he'll use. And he and his wife pay two FT employees and make a living, on a farm that's 2 acres (it includes a greenhouse for tomatoes). I applaud them and wish them continued success. (less)
Jun 07, 2017Luke Merrick rated it really liked it
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Aug 15, 2018Dave Allen rated it it was amazing
Fantastic. So much information packed into this book - my head was spinning.
Fortier details the basic through the intricate here, from business planning to soil quality to pest control and beyond. Without a doubt, this book is worth it's weight in gold whether you're planning to start-up a full-blown farm, or just planting a couple of tomatoes in the backyard. It's only summer, but I can't wait for next spring to put a lot of his advice into practice.
Fortier details the basic through the intricate here, from business planning to soil quality to pest control and beyond. Without a doubt, this book is worth it's weight in gold whether you're planning to start-up a full-blown farm, or just planting a couple of tomatoes in the backyard. It's only summer, but I can't wait for next spring to put a lot of his advice into practice.
Jan 19, 2018Jessica Ferguson rated it liked it
This book is full of information, but for the time being, my gardening is still more of a hobby than a thriving farm, so some of the techniques and tools mentioned in this book are too expensive or large-scale. For example, I do not think it would be wise for me to purchase hoop houses or extensive watering systems. (maybe one day!) I do recommend the book for those wanting to have a garden for income, but maybe not for hobby gardeners.
Oct 30, 2018Bill Guerrant rated it really liked it
The author's success is inspiring, but like Joel Salatin's it is not (in my judgment) normative. There is a risk that books like this will give aspiring organic farmers unrealistic expectations. Having said that, there is lots of valuable practical advice and information here. Growers in warmer climates should be careful however to keep in mind that the specifics of planting/scheduling etc. will not apply to them.
Dec 25, 2018Jacob Peanosky rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: farming-gardening
Very informative book on starting your own high intensity market garden. I loved to see how J.M. grew his garden into a business that sets the trend for future food growers. There are a few methods in this book that I will avoid implementing into my own garden. But nevertheless, this book is a must read for anyone serious about growing food.
Feb 21, 2017Justin rated it liked it
Seems more of a guide for professionals than for people trying to start gardens at home.
I think I am at a tough place as more of the beginning gardening books are too high-level.
This seems like it would be a better fit, but I didn't see to much here that jumped out at me as something I should be doing now.
I think I am at a tough place as more of the beginning gardening books are too high-level.
This seems like it would be a better fit, but I didn't see to much here that jumped out at me as something I should be doing now.
Oct 26, 2018Боби rated it it was amazing
Не съм срещнал по-добре разписана, обяснена, обоснована, онагледена и пълна с работещи примери система за градинарство на средно-дребно, в рамките на няколко декара. Видеата също са страхотни, намерете ги в Living Web канала. Ако имате познат, който иска да се захваща с градинарство като препитание, задължително му дайте тази книга, ако случайно той вече я няма (което би ме учудило).
Definitely an interesting addition to the field. Makes a useful complement to Eliot Coleman's New Organic Grower, but I'd start with that one - it's more comprehensive.
(Disclaimer: I am not a market gardener, so I don't have the scale to try most of what they talk about, nor the economic motives to want to)
(Disclaimer: I am not a market gardener, so I don't have the scale to try most of what they talk about, nor the economic motives to want to)
Sep 21, 2018Andrea rated it really liked it
Wonderfully informative, and breaks things down in manageable chunks. Perfect for referencing at a moment's notice. Geared towards both beginners and experienced farmers. The charts and guides are extremely helpful!
Would probably be indispensable if I wanted to earn money growing vegetables. Seems like a very helpful, thorough, evidence-based guide to profitable small-scale farming. I'm a hobbyist, though, so I didn't find much tailored to my interests and needs. Still, an interesting and engaging read.
Feb 12, 2018Shayne Flaherty rated it it was amazing
This book was great! There was some spectacular tips in the back of the book as well on grow timing, planning, and specific varieties.
Mar 05, 2018Carol Bontekoe rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Solid read
Assigned for class but I enjoyed it. Easy read, helpful, and inspiring. Great amount of charts and references to other resources if you want to go deeper.
Assigned for class but I enjoyed it. Easy read, helpful, and inspiring. Great amount of charts and references to other resources if you want to go deeper.
Oct 22, 2018Ryan Jacobs rated it really liked it
It's a good reference book in building a small scale farm for veggies.
Nov 29, 2018Dayton Outar rated it really liked it
I've learnt the lay of the land by reading this book. Very good insights into effective organic farming.
Inspiring and clearly and concisely written. Takes middle ground between till and no-till. Instructions are specific to Canada, including advice for dealing with snow melt, and that the land should be south-facing if possible.
Apr 16, 2014Sean rated it it was amazing
This book is indeed a handbook. I am neither farmer nor gardener, but have read enough Wendel Berry and The Good Life: Helen and Scott Nearing's Sixty Years of Self-Sufficient Living to want to be, and while I've read a number of books on permaculture and organic agriculture, it wasn't until I read this handbook that I felt like I could, with some reasonable confidence, actually just start out of the gate with a reasonable level of proficiency. The practices Fortier advocates may not be for you, but he is at least specific and clear, and the appendix contains a lengthy and detailed crop-by-crop guide to cultivating various vegetables.
If you want to be a market gardener but don't have much know-how, buy this book. If you already are a market gardener, borrow this book and take notes on the ideas that are new to you - I guarantee there will be some.(less)
If you want to be a market gardener but don't have much know-how, buy this book. If you already are a market gardener, borrow this book and take notes on the ideas that are new to you - I guarantee there will be some.(less)
Fantastic resource for someone wanting to be a gardener -- whether at home or for market -- and wants to increase productivity on a small space (acre or less). I appreciated immensely their insight into growing techniques as well as the extensive resources in the appendices. His appendix that goes crop by crop is also great for its detail for both growing and harvesting. The chapter and discussion of crop planning throughout was straightforward, easy to follow, and I think would be easy to emulate and adapt to one's own growing operation. Also, pest and disease issues are certainly site specific, but one could at least employ and adapt their tactics for one's own site.
The difficult parts for other growers to emulate about this book include:
the heavy reliance on compost,
the prevalence of greens in crop rotation that may not be practical for every grower and the absence of other crops that may be desired to grow,
glossing over the need to give the land rest and lie fallow for seasons in order to prevent "mining" the soil. (less)
The difficult parts for other growers to emulate about this book include:
the heavy reliance on compost,
the prevalence of greens in crop rotation that may not be practical for every grower and the absence of other crops that may be desired to grow,
glossing over the need to give the land rest and lie fallow for seasons in order to prevent "mining" the soil. (less)
Mar 28, 2014Callie Works-Leary rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: sustainable-farming
I enjoyed this book because it comes from a next-generation perspective. It is rare to hear from younger people in gardening or agriculture texts. The insights on "intensive growing" in limited space were helpful and applicable. I'm giving it four stars because it is limited to growing in northern latitudes. My all-time favorite small farming author, Eliot Coleman, also speaks from growing in Maine and similarly doesn't offer much help for those growing in warmer climates. I think there is a serious lack of published work on small, sustainable farming in the south and southwest. (Perhaps one day I can fill this void??) (less)
Apr 12, 2015Bruce Mackay rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
The importance of being organized
I never dreamed that forming could be approached with such precision. It's interesting to see how such a small farm can be productive and profitable. The importance of the business model is also stressed. I would recommend it for anyone just interested in gardening because it shows the value of good planning. It's also interesting how viable this is in reorganizing our culture.
I never dreamed that forming could be approached with such precision. It's interesting to see how such a small farm can be productive and profitable. The importance of the business model is also stressed. I would recommend it for anyone just interested in gardening because it shows the value of good planning. It's also interesting how viable this is in reorganizing our culture.
Jan 30, 2016Ariel rated it really liked it
This book was super helpful for me as I'm learning about growing produce for market. It's written in a personal style, with lots of examples from the author's own operations. It's a fairly short book, but somehow it manages to pack in a ton of information. This is a book I'd actually be willing to buy, because I think I'll want to refer back to it again and again for info on cover crops, plant-specific care and time-saving techniques, to name a few.
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