Sustainable Market Farming, Second Edition

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Pam Dawling has been farming and mentoring emerging growers in sustainable vegetable production in a variety of climates for over four decades. She was the garden manager at Twin Oaks Community ecovillage for 25 years, where she was responsible for training the garden crew and providing tasty, fresh, organic seasonal produce for 100 people year-round from only 3.5 acres. Pam regularly does consultancy work for new and beginning farmers, and is in demand as a presenter at sustainable agriculture conferences and events. She is a contributing editor with Growing for Market magazine and writes a popular weekly blog at www.sustainablemarketfarming.com. Pam is the author of the original edition of Sustainable Market Farming, as well as The Year-Round Hoophouse. She lives in Louisa, Virginia.

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The complete year-round guide to organic vegetable production for market gardeners and small-scale farmers - now fully revised and updated

Sustainable Market Farming is the comprehensive, go-to reference for serious growers in every climate zone. Extensively revised and updated, this brand new, fully illustrated edition is packed with detailed information on everything from planning to harvest, and features in-depth profiles of a full range of crops.

Informed by the author's experience leading decades of intensive year-round organic vegetable production on a few acres to feed a community of 100 people, this complete practical guide includes:

• The most current farm-specific planning and organizational business skills to ensure a profitable, successful, smooth-running, professional enterprise
• Cutting-edge information describing new and efficient techniques, strategies for season extension, approaches for integrated pest, disease, and weed management, and preferred climate-smart, disease-resistant varieties to add to your repertoire
• Updated guidelines for improving and maintaining soil quality and finding resilient, regenerative solutions to align farming practices with new environmental challenges

• Precise growing guides for a cornucopia of vegetables, addressing selection of varieties, soil, water, and fertility requirements, sowing, cultivation, crop rotation, succession planting, common pests and diseases, harvest, storage, and more.
  Whether you are a beginning grower, an aspiring market gardener, or an established enterprise seeking to take your operation to the next level, Sustainable Market Farming is the book you will find yourself returning to again and again throughout a long farming career. An exciting, timely, and invaluable resource.

Contenu

Foreword by Andrew Mefferd
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Sustaining Community and Agriculture

Part I: Techniques
Planning
Chapter 1: Year-Round Production
Chapter 2: Create Your Crop Plan and Field Manual
Chapter 3: Crop Review
Chapter 4: Crop Rotations for Vegetables and Cover Crops
Chapter 5: Seed Storage, Inventory and Orders
Chapter 6: Scheduling Transplants
Chapter 7: How Much to Grow

Planting
Chapter 8: Crop Spacing
Chapter 9: Transplanting Tips
Chapter 10: Direct Sowing
Chapter 11: Hot Weather Germination of Seeds
Chapter 12: Succession Planting for Continuous Harvesting

Sustainable Crop Protection
Chapter 13: Season Extension
Chapter 14: Mulches, Organic and Plastic
Chapter 15: Cold-Hardy Winter Vegetables
Chapter 16: Growing Vegetables Year-Round in a Hoophouse

Soil and Crop Quality
Chapter 17: Maintaining Soil Fertility
Chapter 18: Drip Irrigation
Chapter 19: Cover Crops
Chapter 20: Cover Crops Chart
Chapter 21: Sustainable Disease Management
Chapter 22: Sustainable Weed Management
Chapter 23: Sustainable Pest Management

Harvest and Beyond
Chapter 24: Manual Harvesting Techniques
Chapter 25: Winter Vegetable Storage
Chapter 26: Root Cellars

Part II: Crops
Legumes
Chapter 27: Snap Beans (Bush and Pole)
Chapter 28: Southern Peas, Asparagus Beans and Limas
Chapter 29: Fava Beans (Broad Beans)
Chapter 30: Edamame
Chapter 31: Snap Peas and Snow Peas
Chapter 32: Peanuts

Brassicas *

• Chapter 33: Broccoli, Cabbage, Kale. Kohlrabi and Collards in Spring
  Chapter 34: Broccoli, Cabbage, Kale and Collards in Fall
  Chapter 35: Asian Greens

Other Greens *

• Chapter 36: Spinach
  Chapter 37: Chard and Other Summer Greens
  Chapter 38: Lettuce All Year Round

Roots *

• Chapter 39: Carrots, Beets and Parsnips
  Chapter 40: Celery and Celeriac
  Chapter 41: Radishes for All Seasons
  Chapter 42: Turnips and Rutabagas

Cucurbits *

• Chapter 43: Summer Squash and Zucchini
  Chapter 44: Winter Squash and Pumpkins
  Chapter 45: Cucumbers and Muskmelons
  Chapter 46: Watermelons

Alliums *

• Chapter 47: Garlic
  Chapter 48: Bulb Onions
  Chapter 49: Potato Onions
  Chapter 50: Leeks
  Chapter 51: Unusual Alliums

Nightshades *

• Chapter 52: Tomatoes
  Chapter 53: Peppers
  Chapter 54: Eggplant
  Chapter 55: Potatoes

The Orphan Crops *

• Chapter 56: Okra
  Chapter 57: Sweet Corn
  Chapter 58: Sweet Potatoes
  Chapter 59: Asparagus

Seed Crop Production *

• Chapter 60: Seed Growing
  Chapter 61: The Business of Seed Crops by Ira Wallace

Resources
Index
About the Author