Grower's Guides from the Market Gardener

Essential tools for successful vegetable growers Often overlooked by both home and market gardeners, the right farm and garden tools are essential for cultivating success. Vegetable Garden Tools: A Grower's Guide will help you select the appropriate equipment for your unique situation, drawing on "The Market Gardener Method." This method, developed by Jean-Martin Fortier, is a proven formula for successful, small-scale, high-yield microfarming. This highly accessible, succinct, and beautifully illustrated full-color handbook features: • Recommendations for garden tools and implements for every stage of cultivation-from soil preparation and sowing to planting, crop maintenance, and harvesting. • A focus on "low-tech" hand tools that are inexpensive, sustainable, and allow for working the soil while respecting biodiversity. These tools increase productivity and efficiency, and improve ergonomics. • Detailed information on the function, benefits, and operation of each piece of equipment, accompanied by over 100 explanatory drawings. • Specific advice and tips to get the most out of your garden tools and farm equipment, whether you are using them in a family garden or on a diversified market farm. Vegetable Garden Tools: A Grower's Guide is a keystone title in the Grower's Guides from the Market Gardener series. This curated collection of practical handbooks is designed to provide everyone from novice gardeners to seasoned horticulturalists and farmers with the information they need to grow better using Jean-Martin Fortier's principles of biointensive, regenerative agriculture at a human scale.

A complete guide to tomato cultivation from seed selection to harvest. Nutritious, versatile, and bursting with flavor, tomatoes are a perennial favorite of both home gardeners and market farmers. Beautifully illustrated and highly accessible, this succinct guide from renowned market gardener Jean-Martin Fortier brings you his pro tips and tricks, ensuring a plentiful and profitable tomato harvest. Coverage includes: • A celebration of the humble tomato and its fascinating history • An inspiring collection of outstanding heirloom and hybrid tomato varieties for you to grow • Strategies for planning, preparation, and propagation suited to every grower • Cultivation methods including transplanting, fertilizing, irrigation, pruning, trellising, disease prevention, and organic pest control • Picking at the peak of freshness, extending harvests, and processing ideas to let you enjoy that homegrown tomato flavor all winter long. Grower's Guides from the Market Gardener is a collection of practical handbooks designed to provide everyone from novice gardeners to seasoned farmers with information to grow better, using Jean-Martin Fortier's principles of biointensive, regenerative agriculture at a human scale.

Master the art of growing nutritious, versatile, and flavorful root vegetables with Jean-Martin Fortier's biointensive farming methods. Root Vegetables: A Grower's Guide uncovers the secrets to cultivating a wide range of root crops, from familiar favorites like potatoes and carrots to lesser-known gems like oca and salsify. Jean-Martin Fortier's biointensive approach maximizes yield while nurturing soil health, making this guide invaluable to home gardeners and market farmers alike. This richly illustrated, full-color guide includes: • A step-by-step introduction to "The Fortier Method" for sustainable, high-yield microfarming • Botanical insights into root vegetables, from ancient wild varieties to modern cultivars • Detailed profiles of 20 nutritious and versatile crops, with practical advice on growing each • Techniques for soil preparation, sowing, transplanting, fertilizing, and irrigation • Organic practices for managing pests, diseases, and crop rotations • Tips for optimizing harvest and storage to preserve flavor and nutrition. Root Vegetables is part of the Grower's Guides from the Market Gardener series. It's designed to provide novice to expert growers with practical knowledge to succeed using the principles of biointensive, regenerative agriculture on a human scale.

Build and sustain fertile, living soil-the essential foundation for thriving crops-with Jean-Martin Fortier's biointensive techniques. Living Soil: A Grower's Guide reveals the secrets to creating fertile, healthy soil-an essential foundation for abundant, nutrient-rich harvests. With Jean-Martin Fortier's biointensive methods, gardeners and farmers alike can improve soil health while supporting thriving ecosystems. This richly illustrated, full-color guide includes: • An overview of "The Market Gardener Method"-a proven formula for small-scale, high-yield farming • A deep dive into soil composition, including humus, microbes, and mineral content • Simple DIY assessments and advanced tests for understanding soil biology and structure • Low and no-till techniques to enhance soil fertility, including composting, mulching, crop rotation, and green manures • Strategies for regenerating and sustaining soil over time. Living Soil is part of the Grower's Guides from the Market Gardener series, offering practical knowledge for all growers. From beginner gardeners to seasoned farmers, these guides equip you with the tools and insights needed to grow sustainably using principles of biointensive, regenerative agriculture on a human scale.