The New Organic Grower: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener

Eliot Coleman

ISBN 10: 0930031229 / ISBN 13: 9780930031220

Published by Chelsea Green Pub Co, 1989

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0930031229I4N00

Synopsis:

Covers soil, farm economics and labor, crop planning, equipment, green manures, tillage, organic fertilizers, pests, pricing, cold frames, and livestock

Review: aThis is the best book on small-scale farming Iave read in years.a--Pat Stone, "Mother Earth News"

aEliot Colemanas book will help market gardeners establish the vital and profitable link between farm and city during the 1990s. Every small-scale grower and serious gardener should have a copy.a--Robert Rodale

aI know of no other person. . . who can produce better results on the land with an economy of effort and means than Eliot. He has transformed gardening from a task, to a craft, and finally to what Steward Brand would cal alocal sciencea.a--Paul Hawken, from the Foreword

aAnybody seriously tempted to try. . . raising healthy food on healthy land. . . must first read "The New Organic Grower," Coleman, who has been a quiet leader in the American organic movement for several decades, presents a balanced, logical exposition of his subject.a--"Horticulture"
aColeman conveys a vast amount of detailed information without ever insulting the intelligence of the reader. He speaks as if to a fellow home or market gardener, sharing what works for him and discussing what he knows and what he doesnat know. "The New Organic Grower" will be the book you dog-ear and feather with yellow sticky pages, returning to it time and again.a--"San Francisco Chronicle"
"I know of no other person. . . who can produce better results on the land with an economy of effort and means than Eliot. He has transformed gardening from a task, to a craft, and finally to what Steward Brand would cal 'local science'."--Paul Hawken, from the Foreword

"This is the best book on small-scale farming I've read in years."--Pat Stone, "Mother Earth News"

"Coleman conveys a vast amount of detailed information without ever insulting the intelligence of the reader. He speaks as if to a fellow home or market gardener, sharing what works for him and discussing what he knows and what he doesn't know. "The New Organic Grower" will be the book you dog-ear and feather with yellow sticky pages, returning to it time and again."--"San Francisco Chronicle"
"Eliot Coleman's book will help market gardeners establish the vital and profitable link between farm and city during the 1990s. Every small-scale grower and serious gardener should have a copy."--Robert Rodale

"Anybody seriously tempted to try. . . raising healthy food on healthy land. . . must first read "The New Organic Grower". Coleman, who has been a quiet leader in the American organic movement for several decades, presents a balanced, logical exposition of his subject."--"Horticulture"

Bibliographic Details

Title: The New Organic Grower: A Master's Manual of...
Publisher: Chelsea Green Pub Co
Publication Date: 1989
Binding: Paperback
Illustrator: Amsel, Sheri
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket