Organic Vegetable Grower

A Practical Guide to Growing for the Market

Phil Sumption

• Publisher: The Crowood Press
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN:
  9780719843112
• eBook ISBN:
  9780719843129
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Horticulture
• Index: Biological Sciences

The Organic Vegetable Grower is a practical guide for those growing, or wishing to grow, market and sell organic vegetables for a living. The book is rooted in organic principles and covers: •tGetting on the land – gaining the skills and setting up•tHow to maximise diversity and productivity at a range of scales•tA crop-by-crop guide to the basics of growing quality produce•tSelling and marketing your produce•tThe human element - managing staff, complexity, and avoiding burnoutLavishly illustrated with over 250 colour photographs, The Organic Vegetable Grower highlights best practice within the industry with numerous case study examples. It focuses on agroecological and regenerative approaches that build soil health and biodiversity to grow quality vegetables for a growing market. Packed with the latest research, innovations, and grower knowledge, it will also be invaluable for advisers and students of organic farming.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title
• Acknowledgements
• Foreword by Roger Hitchings
• Chapter One: Principles and Approaches
• Chapter Two: It’s All About the System
• Chapter Three: Getting on the Land
• Chapter Four: Setting Up
• Chapter Five: Soil Health
• Chapter Six: Rotations and Crop Planning
• Chapter Seven: Seeds and Plant-Raising
• Chapter Eight: Living with Weeds
• Chapter Nine: Managing Pests and Diseases Agroecologically
• Chapter Ten: Protected Cropping
• Chapter Eleven: Harvesting, Storage, Selling and Marketing
• Chapter Twelve: Managing Labour, Time and Complexity
• Chapter Thirteen: Crop by Crop Guide
• Chapter Fourteen: Economic and Environmental Sustainability
• Sources of Information
• Bibliography
• Index
• Copyright