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I’ll definitely be sharing this book!” * Lindsey Gilbert, owner of Willow Tree Flower Market *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: The Tiny Farm Journey\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 1 Small-Farm Values\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 2 What Kind of Farmer and Gardener Do You Want To Be?\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 3 Grow With Purpose\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 4 Soil: The Health \u0026amp; Longevity of Your Farm\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 5 In-Ground, Raised Beds \u0026amp; Indoor Growing: Which is Right for You?\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 6 Growing From Seed\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 7 Tools \u0026amp; Efficient Systems to Grow On\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 8 How Structures, High Tunnels \u0026amp; Greenhouses Help\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 9 Growing for Community: Turning Your Tiny Farm into a Business\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Keep Dreamin’\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e About the Author\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865796194647,"sku":"9780760376454","price":18.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780760376454.jpg?v=1722275612"},{"product_id":"the-market-gardener-9780865717657","title":"The Market Gardener","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrow better not bigger with proven low-tech, human-scale, biointensive farming methods\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Jean-Martin's book is very well done and should be of great use to market growers everywhere. 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In addition to details about everything from writing a vision statement to developing a business plan and managing weeds, Jeff and Melanie Carpenter share the reasons behind the decisions they have made, the lessons learned from good and bad decisions, and their advice based on what they have learned. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Organic Medicinal Herb Farmer\u003c\/em\u003e is also essential reading for anyone using herbal products to understand what it takes to cultivate and process high quality herbs so that the products made with these herbs are truly the ecological medicine—better for the plants, for people, and the planet—that they are promised to be. The Carpenters demonstrate how the vision of wholeness and healing that is at the heart of herbal medicine guides all the decisions, large and small, that they make on their farm. I can’t recommend this book highly enough.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Ann Armbrecht, PhD; author, \u003cem\u003eThe Business of Botanicals\u003c\/em\u003e; director, Sustainable Herbs Program \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Jeff and Melanie Carpenter give me hope for the future of herb farming. In this book, they generously share very useful experience-based information and lessons learned, which will help young prospective herb farmers to avoid pitfalls and plan for an economically viable and appropriately scaled operation for sustainable production. Read this book before you start up!”\u003cstrong\u003e—Josef Brinckmann, vice president of sustainability, Traditional Medicinals \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Finally, a book to recommend to the increasing number of organic farmers who are looking to grow medicinal herb crops. This inspiring handbook provides the quality and depth of information that only comes from years of first-hand experience. Having begun our own herb-growing and herbal-product manufacture thirty-five years ago, I am completely impressed with the comprehensive breadth of topics and business wisdom that the Carpenters have so generously shared.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Sara Katz, cofounder, Herb Pharm, and board president, United Plant Savers \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Bullseye! Jeff and Melanie Carpenter nail it in addressing the needs of today’s medicinal herb grower. In a friendly, easy-to-read style, the information in \u003cem\u003eThe Organic Medicinal Herb Farmer\u003c\/em\u003e is straightforward and comprehensive, benefitting beginning and experienced farmers alike.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Richard Wiswall, author, \u003cem\u003eThe Organic Farmer’s Business Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With this beautiful and informative book, Jeff and Melanie Carpenter share the knowledge they have gathered as they have realized their vision over the last fifteen years on their 10-acre farm in Vermont. \u003cem\u003eThe Organic Medicinal Herb Farmer\u003c\/em\u003e serves as a training manual to support US domestic production of high-quality medicinal herbs. A dirt-smudged copy should be within easy reach of every home gardener or farmer who grows—or wants to grow—medicinal plants.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Michael McGuffin, president, American Herbal Products Association \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Many of the medicinal herbs used in the herbal industry are still imported, even though we have ideal conditions as landowners and farmers to fulfil the growing demand. United Plant Savers’ motto, ‘conservation through cultivation,’ is a way in which we can take demand off of wild-harvested native medicinals and also stimulate regional sources for a dynamic and growing market. This book could not be more timely. We need domestic herb farmers not only to supply a growing demand for herbal medicine but also as a critical component to ensuring an abundant supply of American medicinal plants for generations to come.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Susan Leopold, executive director, United Plant Savers \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Organic Medicinal Herb Farmer\u003c\/em\u003e rocks with practical insights for growing healing herbs and making a viable living. Locally grown medicine will be embraced by local food movements as more community herbalists get the word out. 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Now, she shares the best of her insights and methods in \u003cem\u003eThe Ecological Farm\u003c\/em\u003e. This classic volume will guide all of us as we learn to farm in harmony with an ecosystem and to become obedient to the whole rather than being distracted by the urge to tinker with the parts.”\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Wes Jackson, cofounder and president emeritus, The Land Institute\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Helen Atthowe’s book takes ecological farming to the next level. It is packed with useful, field-tested, innovative techniques for farming more gently without sacrificing productivity. Atthowe effectively makes the case that, with a nature-based and minimalist approach, farmers can achieve more by doing—and spending—less. This is the future of farming. I highly recommend this book.”\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Ben Hartman, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Lean Farm\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Lean Farm Guide to Growing Vegetables\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Helen Atthowe has a rare gift: She knows how to listen to scientists, but she speaks ‘farmer.’ Her knowledge comes from observation and practice as if decades matter, not just seasons. Helen applies her intuitive ideas to complex whole-systems organic agriculture, with a special focus on growing the fertility of the soil. Most importantly Helen engages in her work with a sense of joy and celebration. She’s a born teacher who retains her sense of wonder that there is so much more to learn. Oh, and I think Helen must never sleep. The depth of the material she presents in \u003cem\u003eThe Ecological Farm\u003c\/em\u003e and the citations she offers in support of her work is beyond my own comprehension!”\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Bob Scowcroft, cofounder, Organic Farming Research Foundation; board member, Nell Newman Foundation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In \u003cem\u003eThe Ecological Farm, \u003c\/em\u003eHelen Atthowe shares the practical knowledge she acquired over many years through experimentation on her own low-input, high-output ecological farm. Her book makes an exceptional and timely contribution to addressing interconnected global crises for which hands-on solutions are badly needed. Helen’s work will also be invaluable to smallholder producers who wish to transition to ecologically based, sustainable, and profitable organic production systems, also known as organic Conservation Agriculture.”\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Dr. Amir Kassam, visiting professor, School of Agriculture Policy and Development, University of Reading, UK; former senior technical officer, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization; editor, \u003cem\u003eAdvances in Conservation Agriculture, \u003c\/em\u003evolumes 1–3\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The story of Helen Atthowe’s farming journey has stuck with me for many years, and now being able to hold it, savor it, and dive into the many nerdy details is an absolute gift. The combination of decades of experience and loads of data make her book incomparable: It is well researched, well written, and endlessly idea provoking. There are a thousand ‘Ah-Ha!’ moments, with each section offering a new applicable insight or concept for improving or understanding soil health. \u003cem\u003eThe Ecological Farm\u003c\/em\u003e will teach you how to rebuild soil, minimize tillage, grow your own garden fertility, improve ecology, and much more. Quite frankly, Helen’s book belongs on the shelf of every serious grower.”\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Jesse Frost, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Living Soil Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Helen Atthowe employs her high skill set and shares the full depth and length of her experience in \u003cem\u003eThe Ecological Farm\u003c\/em\u003e. The ecology she describes is beautiful to look at and a powerful tool for maintaining balance on the farm or in a garden. Helen guides readers through many methods, backed up by decades of results.”\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Charles Dowding, author of \u003cem\u003eCharles Dowding’s No Dig Gardening\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Helen Atthowe is a rare, knowledgeable grower of both vegetable and fruit crops, one who also knows insects, plant diseases, and soil science. She is one of those people who never stop searching for better, Earth-friendly ways of growing food. In \u003cem\u003eThe Ecological Farm\u003c\/em\u003e, Helen takes us on her journey into deep organics. Read this book, then keep it on your essential reference shelf next to Eliot Coleman, Michael Phillips, JM Fortier, Ruth Stout, and Louis Bromfield.  Refer to it often. Use it to launch your own deep ecology journey.”\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Brian Caldwell, organic farmer; National Organic Standards Board member; former field manager and researcher, Cornell Organic Cropping Systems Project\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Ecological Farm\u003c\/em\u003e beautifully articulates the principles of holistic growing. Drawing on her wealth of practical experience, research, and years of observation, Helen Atthowe has distilled the infinite biological complexity of a farming system into some relatively simple principles. There’s plenty of soil and plant science in there for us geeks but also a wealth of technical detail and cultivation tips for soil health and individual crops. This book is essential reading for anyone starting a new growing enterprise, but even the most experienced farmers and gardeners will find something new.”\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Ben Raskin, head of horticulture and agroforestry, The Soil Association; author of \u003cem\u003eThe Woodchip Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eZero-Waste Gardening\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I think about my farm’s fertility program nearly every day, and the tenets that Helen Atthowe lays out in \u003cem\u003eThe Ecological Farm\u003c\/em\u003e are spot on. We can grow our own nitrogen and build the carbon resources of our soil without resorting to energy-intensive and expensive off-farm inputs. 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Over decades of experimenting with crop systems, she and her late husband Carl Rosato have pioneered new ways of thinking about crops, weeds, pests, and soils that challenge many of our assumptions regarding carbon\/nitrogen ratios and the use of compost, animal manures, and imported soil amendments in general.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“I have grown skeptical of academic experts with their analytical, reductionist approach to food and soil issues. Atthowe has an advanced degree and has worked as an extension agent, but despite that, she has an impressively holistic view of things organic. While not strictly no-till, she has devised strategies to greatly minimize disturbance of the soil community and encourage helpful pollinators and predators. She has lots of answers, yet I’m reassured that she frequently comments: ‘I'm still working on that.’”\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Will Bonsall, author, \u003cem\u003eWill Bonsall’s Essential Guide to Radical Self-Reliant Gardening\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Ecological Farm\u003c\/em\u003e offers much for beginning and experienced farmers as well as gardeners. Helen eloquently summarizes her deep ecological farming experience and knowledge as well as insights gained from her partnership with Carl Rosato, providing practical examples of how farmers can work with nature to support diverse ecologies both below and above ground. She explains the evolution of her understanding of the relationships among plants, microbes, the soil, and insects, and how to manage them ecologically in an agricultural system. It’s both a great read and excellent reference book!”\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Rex Dufour, senior fellow, National Center for Appropriate Technology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Drawing on decades of experience as a farmer and researcher, Helen Atthowe has developed an agroecological approach to growing organic food that is science-based, practical, and adaptable to site-specific conditions. Moving beyond input substitution, she offers a roadmap to minimum-input, soil- and Earth-friendly organic production that gardeners, homesteaders, and USDA-certified organic farmers can easily implement and adapt to their locale. 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She writes as both a teacher and learner—as she tells readers, ‘I am still learning.’ Luckily she has taken a break from learning to share her accumulated knowledge and tips. 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Chapter by chapter you see the ways in which shrinking their farm has led Ben and his wife Rachel to a happier, healthier, more sustainable, more localized farm without risking income. Each section is filled with examples and strategies for how they got small and what it looks like in practice. It’s well-written, thought-provoking, and potentially life-altering. I immediately found myself penciling out ways to make our farm smaller.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“So fair warning, this book will change your farm.”\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Jesse Frost, author of The Living Soil Handbook\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Lean Micro Farm\u003c\/em\u003e is a game changer for farming and food production. 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And, just maybe, you’ll get bitten by the growing bug too!\"—Atina Diffley, author of \u003ci\u003eTurn Here Sweet Corn: Organic Farming Works\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eFinding Turtle Farm \u003c\/i\u003eis a beautiful memoir of food, farming, and one woman who deeply connected with the importance of what goes on our plate, why, and how. \"—\u003ci\u003eNew Books Network\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: A Delicious Revolution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I. Planting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Reaping the Harvest\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Finding Turtle Farm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Food As Sacred\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. The Support Network\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Finding Community\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. The “O” Word\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Waiting Out the Storm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. The Wisdom of Biodiversity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. That Bug on Your Plate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. The Healing Path of Nature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue: Land Transfer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II. 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