The New Organic Grower

Aimed at both the novice and the expert gardener and based on the author's extensive experience as an organic farmer in Vermont, this book offers practical advice on organic gardening. The author aims to demonstrate how a five acre farm, market garden or small holding run on sound organic principles and utilizing only the most basic of labour and material resources, can make good economic sense, as well as producing a highly marketable range of top quality vegetables that people want to buy. Many aspects of organic growing are covered, such as land and capital, soil fertility, crop rotation, green manures, weeds, pests, livestock and marketing. Appendices on all the major vegetable crops are provided.