Sustainable Market Farming, Second Edition : Intensive Vegetable Production on a Few Acres.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dawling, Pam.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Gabriola Island : New Society Publishers, Limited, 2025.

Summary:

Sustainable Market Farming is the comprehensive reference for serious growers. Fully revised and updated, this new edition distills over 30 years of organic vegetable production experience into a complete practical guide covering everything from planning to harvest, including in-depth profiles of a full range of crops.

Contents:

Front Cover

Praise

Title Page

Rights Page

Contents

Foreword by Andrew Mefferd

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Sustaining Community and Agriculture

Part One: Techniques

Planning

1. Year-Round Production

2. Create Your Crop Plan and Field Manual

3. Crop Review

4. Crop Rotations for Vegetables and Cover Crops

5. Seed Storage, Inventory, and Orders

6. Scheduling Transplants

7. How Much to Grow

Planting

8. Crop Spacing

9. Transplanting Tips

10. Direct Sowing

11. Hot Weather Germination of Seeds

12. Succession Planting for Continuous Harvesting

Sustainable Crop Protection

13. Season Extension

14. Mulches, Organic, and Plastic

15. Cold-Hardy Winter Vegetables

16. Growing Vegetables Year-Round in a Hoophouse

Soil and Crop Quality

17. Maintaining Soil Fertility

18. Drip Irrigation

19. Cover Crops

20. Cover Crops Charts

21. Sustainable Disease Management

22. Sustainable Weed Management

23. Sustainable Pest Management

Harvest and Beyond

24. Manual Harvesting Techniques

25. Winter Vegetable Storage

26. Root Cellars

Part Two: Crops

Legumes

27. Snap Beans

28. Southern Peas, Asparagus Beans, and Limas

29. Fava Beans (Broad Beans)

30. Edamame

31. Snap Peas and Snow Peas

32. Peanuts

Brassicas

33. Broccoli, Cabbage, Kale, Kohlrabi, and Collards in Spring

34. Broccoli, Cabbage, Kale, andCollards in Fall

35. Asian Greens

Other Greens

36. Spinach

37. Chard and Other Summer Greens

38. Lettuce All Year Round

Roots

39. Carrots, Beets, and Parsnips

40. Celery and Celeriac

41. Radishes for All Seasons

42. Turnips and Rutabagas

Cucurbits

43. Summer Squash and Zucchini

44. Winter Squash and Pumpkins

45. Cucumbers and Muskmelons

46. Watermelons

Alliums

47. Garlic.

48. Bulb Onions

49. Potato Onions

50. Leeks

51. Unusual Alliums

Nightshades

52. Tomatoes

53. Peppers

54. Eggplant

55. Potatoes

Orphan Crops

56. Okra

57. Sweet Corn

58. Sweet Potatoes

59. Asparagus

Seed Crop Production

60. Seed Growing

61. The Business of Seed Crops

Appendix of Resources

Index

About the Author

About New Society Publishers

A Guide to Responsible Digital Reading.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781771423908

1771423900

9781550927948

1550927949

OCLC:

1513420510