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The Market Gardener: A Successful Grower's Handbook for Small-Scale Organic Farming

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Grow better not biggerAS LOCAL ORGANIC agriculture continues to flourish, young professional growers like Jean-Martin Fortier are leading the way with their innovative ideas about how to start a farm. Growing on just 1.5 acres, he and his wife have been making a good living from their vegetable operation for over 10 years, feeding more than 200 families through their thriving CSA and seasonal market stand.Based on low-tech, high-yield methods of production, The Market Gardener is packed with practical information on:Setting-up a micro-farm by designing biologically intensive cropping systems, all with negligible capital outlayFarming without a tractor and minimizing fossil-fuel inputs through the use of the best hand tools, appropriate machinery and minimum tillage practicesGrowing mixed vegetables systematically with attention to weed and pest management, crop yields, harvest periods and pricing approaches.The Market Gardener is a complete, modern, micro-scale farming handbook which shows that making a living wage growing food without large capital outlay or access to an acreage may be closer than you think. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ New Society Publishers (March 1, 2014)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0865717656


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 57


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.45 x 8.5 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #39,949 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #5 in Agriculture Industry (Books) #15 in Sustainable Agriculture (Books) #23 in Organic & Sustainable Gardening & Horticulture


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    • Indispensable
JM is a great author. This book is a fountain of knowledge. I f you are mildy interested in market gardening, then this book is a must read
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2023 by EV2004
    • Good information to have on hand for small acre farms
Loved the book very informative
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2023 by David
    • Excellent job detailing many aspects of market gardening, thank you so much
From planning to sales, the book is complete and covers many subjects in detail. Anyone new to gardening and the concept of marketing your produce will find this book very helpful.
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2023 by Amazon Customer
    • Excellent Resource for the aspiring farmer
A lot of people that don't read this book are quick to say things like, "yeah, you say he makes 6 figures, but he's in a city and supplies restaurants", and that his method wont work in other locations. First off, yes, he does make 6 figures, but he lives in the country (60 min or so from the city), and while he does supply restaurants, he mostly supplies families and sells at farmers markets. Him and his wife also work about 40 hrs a week and he hires one or two people seasonally and shuts down for about 3 months in the winter. His book shows in excellent detail how he has achieved his success over time (not overnight), and the steps are very practical for other locations. OF COURSE there will be things you need to adjust if you apply this method in other areas (and any potential farmer should know that), but the information is extremely practical and relevant no matter where you are. If you want to do micro-intensive farming, this is a wonderful resource and shows you the things you need to do and start thinking about. I am currently looking for land where I will start my own micro-farm operation, and while I will not use this book exclusively (every farm is different), it's going to be a major reference. Of note, Jean Martin has recently started to integrate permaculture into his operation, and that information is not contained in this reference since he's just started in that endeavor. It is still an excellent reference for the aspiring organic grower. Personally, I very-much appreciate his common-sense approach on standardized beds and hand tools that are designed for those beds. His practices will not only give me fantastic food, but will also help me to become more physically fit through efficient manual labor, which as someone who works behind a desk, I am craving. He also shows how he looks at his crop value, crop rotation, how he works his greenhouse, transplants, and many examples of his spreadsheets that keep his business running a profit; the list goes on and on... I can't recommend this book enough. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2016 by T.J.
    • Put this book to work
If your copy of Eliot Coleman's The New Market Gardener is starting to fall apart, you need this book. A young farmer friend of mine once wisely said that there's no use in being ecologically sustainable is you cannot be economically sustainable. This book takes it to the next level to achieve both. I just finished our tenth year of small-scale vegetable growing for markets, and I am just in awe of this book. Eliot got me this far. Jean-Martin will help us make this place truly economically sustainable. What this book IS: A book to help new farmers or experienced farmers make a living growing food for local people on small acreage with few inputs. The charts, planting information, rotations, etc. are so valuable because they are specific. Naturally farmers will need to tweak them given their own microclimates and practices, but everyone needs something to build on. Using this book instead of only having personal experience will save new farmers years of learning. If you are not new to biologically-intensive farming, you will find yourself coming up with all kinds of ideas for incorporating these ideas into your own production system. Joel Salatin says in his book that You Can Farm. This book shows you all the details you need to actually do it. What this book is NOT: -- It's not a tract on healthful eating avoiding GMO's, etc. OF COURSE it is good for that, but people wanting more information on those kind of topics should educate themselves with books or articles devoted them. -- It is not designed to fit every single farmer's current needs. Maybe you don't yet have a seed house or a cooler. If you stick with this lifestyle, you will. And the book will be there for you on that day. -- It's not going to be a formula for all farmers in all zones or even all continents. There isn't a recipe for farming. But the practices are flexible and tweakable, so build on it. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2014 by jr33
    • Best book on this subjetc ever
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. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2014 by tmgibs

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