The Market Gardener

<p><strong>Grow better not bigger</strong></p> <p>AS 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.</p> <p>Based on low-tech, high-yield methods of production, The Market Gardener is packed with practical information on:</p> <ul><li>Setting-up a micro-farm by designing biologically intensive cropping systems, all with negligible capital outlay</li> <li>Farming without a tractor and minimizing fossil-fuel inputs through the use of the best hand tools, appropriate machinery and minimum tillage practices</li> <li>Growing mixed vegetables systematically with attention to weed and pest management, crop yields, harvest periods and pricing approaches.</li> </ul> <p><em>The Market Gardener </em> 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.</p>