The Well Planned Vegetable Garden: A Grower's Guide
Language: English
Published by New Society Pub, 2026
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- Title
- The Well Planned Vegetable Garden: A Grower's Guide
- Author
- Fortier, Jean-martin/ Nessmann, Pierre (Editor)/ Avram, Flore (Illustrator)/ Bennett, Laurie (Translator)
- Publisher
- New Society Pub
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- Brand New
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1774060205
- ISBN 13
- 9781774060209
- Illustrator
- Avram, Flore
- Item weight
- 0.14 kilograms
Good planning turns hard work into steady progress―and makes growing more rewarding
Productive gardens don't happen by accident. The Well-Planned Garden: A Grower's Guide shows how thoughtful organization, timing, and goal-setting can dramatically reduce effort while increasing yields―whether you're managing a home garden or a diversified market farm.
Based on The Market Gardener Method, this practical, highly illustrated guide brings clarity to the many moving parts of food production. From space planning and crop rotation to season-long scheduling, it helps growers align daily tasks with long-term goals, working in harmony with natural cycles rather than reacting to problems as they arise.
What this Book Offers
- A clear framework for organizing gardens and small farms for efficiency
- Practical guidance on crop planning, spacing, and rotation
- Tools for aligning production with climate, seasons, and available labor
- A perpetual garden calendar with monthly priorities and task summaries
- Strategies for balancing productivity, profitability, and quality of life
Rather than overwhelming growers with rigid schedules, this guide encourages flexible planning that adapts to changing conditions while keeping the big picture in view.
Who this Book is For
- Gardeners who want better results with less stress
- Market growers managing multiple crops and timelines
- Growers transitioning from reactive to intentional systems
- Readers seeking structure without rigidity
- Anyone aiming to grow more food with greater confidence
Jean-Martin Fortier has spent decades refining systems that help small-scale growers succeed economically while maintaining ecological integrity. His planning approach reflects real-world experience managing complex gardens efficiently.
The Well-Planned Garden is part of the Grower's Guides from the Market Gardener series―practical manuals designed to support growers with tools that build resilience, clarity, and long-term success.
If you want your garden to work for you, not against you, this guide provides a clear path forward.
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About the Author
Jean-Martin Fortier is a farmer, educator, and tireless advocate for regenerative, human-scale agriculture. His revolutionary biointensive production methods have been adopted by small-scale growers worldwide. He is the author of The Winter Market Gardener and The Market Gardener, which has sold over a quarter million copies in nine languages. He lives in Quebec, Canada.
Pierre Nessmann has worked as a journalist and landscape gardener for over 40 years. He is assistant editor for the two popular French gardening magazines Rustica Pratique and Rustica Weekly, and covers gardening and DIY stories for French national television and radio. He is the author of several books about vegetables, gardening and landscaping. He lives in Paris, France.
Flore Avram is a freelance artist and graphic designer specializing in scientific and botanical illustration. She has collaborated extensively with the French language children's publisher KiloWatt Editions, and with Inserm Magazine, a quarterly journal which explores health and biomedical research. She is based in Paris, France.
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