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The New organic grower : a master's manual of tools and techniques for the home and market gardener / Eliot Coleman ; photographs by Barbara Damrosch.

by Coleman, Eliot, author.

White River Junction, Vermont : Chelsea Green Publishing, [2018]

xi, 288 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

30th anniversary edition.

Preface to the 30th anniversary edition -- The other side of the tapestry: an agricultural metaphor -- A little history to begin -- Agricultural craftsmanship -- Land -- Scale and capital -- Labor -- Marketing and capital -- Planning and observation -- Crop rotation -- Green manures -- Tillage -- Soil fertility -- Farm-generated fertility -- The self-fed farm -- Direct-seeding -- Transplanting -- Soil blocks -- Setting out transplants -- Weeds -- Pests? -- Pests: temporary palliatives -- Harvest -- Marketing -- Season extension -- The movable feast -- The winter harvest project -- Livestock -- The information resource -- The adventure of organic farming -- A final word.

"Inspired by the European intensive growers, [this book] offers a very approachable and productive form of farming that has proven to work well for the earth and its stewards for centuries. Gardeners working on 2.5 acres or less will find this book especially useful, as it offers proof that small-scale market growers and serious home gardeners can live good lives close to the land and make a profit at the same time."---Provided by publisher.

"Updated for its 30th anniversary edition; [This book] remains as relevant as ever."--New York Times Book Review Since its original publication in 1989, The New Organic Grower has been one of the most important farming books available, with pioneer Eliot Coleman leading the charge in the organic movement in the United States. Now fully illustrated and updated, this 30th Anniversary Edition is a must-have for any agricultural library. Eliot Coleman's books and innovative methods have helped innumerable organic farmers build successful farms in deep accordance with nature. The wisdom in this seminal book holds true even as the modern agricultural canon has grown--in large part due to Coleman's influence as a wise elder with decades of experience. New information has been included in this edition to showcase the new tools and techniques that Eliot has been developing over the last thirty-five years. Inspired by the European intensive growers, The New Organic Grower, 30th Anniversary Edition, offers a very approachable and productive form of farming that has proven to work well for the earth and its stewards for centuries. Gardeners working on 2.5 acres or less will find this book especially useful, as it offers proof that small-scale market growers and serious home gardeners can live good lives close to the land and make a profit at the same time. The New Organic Grower is ideal for young farmers just getting started, or gardeners seeking to expand into a more productive enterprise. New material in this edition includes: Beautiful color photographs throughout, taken by master gardener and author Barbara Damrosch (Eliot's wife and co-farmer) Updated information throughout on how Eliot's practices have changed through his experiments over the years A new section from Damrosch about incorporating flowers on the small farm More information on new tools Eliot has invented that don't appear in any of his other books

Originally published in 1989.

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