The Weekend Farmer Growing Real Food in 90 Minutes Per Week

<p><em>Most gardening books assume you have unlimited Saturdays; this one assumes you have ninety minutes. </em></p><p><strong>Grow real food without rearranging your life.</strong></p><p>If you've ever wanted a productive vegetable garden but couldn't spare the hours <em>The Weekend Farmer</em> offers a smarter way forward. This is gardening for people with careers commutes kids deadlines-and only <strong>90 minutes a week</strong> to spare.</p><p>Drawing on systems thinking lean design and real-world backyard experiments this book shows you how to build a small durable ridiculously efficient food-growing system that works with your schedule not against it. No romantic homestead fantasies. No livestock. No treadmill of chores. Just <strong>clean predictable meaningful harvests</strong> from a compact space.</p><p>Inside you'll learn how to:<br>• Design a <strong>90-minute weekly workflow</strong> that eliminates overwhelm<br>• Use the <strong>70% Harvest Rule</strong> to grow only what actually produces<br>• Build raised beds that are low-maintenance and season-proof<br>• Apply the <strong>Time-Dollar Crop Calculator</strong> to choose high-return plants<br>• Set up irrigation soil and support systems that run quietly in the background<br>• Avoid the traps that waste time money and motivation</p><p>Whether you're growing on a balcony patio or a modest backyard this approach helps you cultivate food you can feel proud of-without quitting your job or sacrificing your weekends.</p><p><strong>Grow less. Grow better. Grow what fits your life.</strong></p>