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"On a twenty-acre farm in Iowa in 1995, Angela Tedesco planted the seeds of Turtle Farm, introducing Community Supported Agriculture to Iowa. In Finding Turtle Farm, Tedesco recounts this adventure in all its down-and-dirty work and wonder, from plan and plot to harvest, in an ultimately hopeful account of what it means to meet the most basic of human needs"--]cProvided by publisher.

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(Paperback)

Equips the farmer to get the best from the land using environmentally sustainable methods which save time, expense, and worry, and to supply the rising global demand for pure food. Explores the consequences in the soil of applications of superphosphate and other artificial fertilisers, explaining soil chemistry in lay terms.

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The Winter Market Gardener is a guide to year-round vegetable production. Based on years of experimentation in techniques, tools, and cultivars, it presents planting, care, and harvesting details for dozens of winter crops that earn money and provide the highest quality, most delicious produce for local markets.

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Ann Larkin Hansen shows you how to identify and refine your specific land needs using checklists and questionnaires.

(Paperback)

Whether you're just starting out or transitioning from traditional farming techniques, this guide has everything you need to know about growing and marketing your own organic produce, grains, meat, and dairy.

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Grow better not bigger with proven low-tech, human-scale, biointensive farming methods

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The grass/clover ley plays a central role in most organic farms, since clover is the foundation stone for the whole farm system through its ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen. As well as providing an essential forage resource for farm livestock, grass/clover swards also form the basis of sustainable organic arable rotations.

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The authors provide a practical guide to organic pest and disease management practices. They advocate a whole-farm approach too pest and disease management, which uses rotations and the full farm landscape to manage pest and disease outbreaks.

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The Xerces Society, one of the most prominent conservation organizations in the United States, presents a comprehensive guide to creating farm habitats that will attract beneficial insects to reduce crop damage from pests without using pesticides.

(Paperback)

An evocative and life-enhancing account of running a community farm and raising a family in New York State.

(Hardback)

Overview of current practices in organic agriculture with analysis of strengths and weaknesses.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

Covering different aspects of organic weed management, this book is useful for organic farmers, growers, smallholders, organic advisers and consultants, agricultural students and those who have an interest in weed management theory and practice in organic farming systems.