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The Winter Harvest Handbook and YearRound Vegetable Production with Eliot Coleman Set
Author: Eliot Coleman

This filmed workshop on year-round vegetable production offers farmers and gardeners the rare chance to sit in with Eliot Coleman, one of the pioneers of the organic farming movement and author of The New Organic Grower, Four-Season Harvest, and The Winter Harvest Handbook.During his careers as commercial market gardener, director of agricultura... more »l research projects, developer of tools for organic growers, and teacher and lecturer on organic gardening, Coleman has studied, practiced, and perfected his craft, and while you can bring Coleman's books with you into your garden, there's nothing like getting the advice straight from the man himself.Included in the DVDs:The history of season-extension farming in EuropeInformation on moveable greenhouses and using fabric coversGrowing tips in terms of nutrition and marketabilityRodent controlCuring and packing using sustainable materialsHow to work with restaurants and chefs (and create a demand)Information on tools, soil health, and vegetable varieties that survive well in the coldAdditional photos, diagrams, and climate mapsAnd more...Experience a workshop with bestselling author and expert in season extension, based on a filmed daylong workshop and extensive interview. Complete with a slide show, images from Coleman's own farm over the years, his travels to Europe, and detailed plans for his model of season extension, this film is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to sit down with a master.The Winter Harvest Handbook: Year-Round Vegetable Production Using Deep Organic Techniques and Unheated GreenhousesChoosing locally grown organic food is a sustainable-living trend that's taken hold throughout North America. Celebrated farming expert Eliot Coleman helped start this movement with The New Organic Grower, published 20 years ago. He continues to lead the way, pushing the limits of the harvest season while working his world-renowned organic farm in Harborside, Maine.Building on his long-time expertise, The Winter Harvest Handbook, Coleman's latest book, focuses on growing produce of unparalleled freshness and quality in customized unheated or, in some cases, minimally heated, movable plastic greenhouses. The book includes concise details on greenhouse construction and maintenance, planting schedules, crop management, harvesting practices, and even marketing methods in this complete, meticulous, and illustrated guide. Readers have access to all the techniques that have proven to produce higher-quality crops on Coleman's own farm.A passionate advocate for the revival of small-scale sustainable farming, Coleman provides a practical model for supplying fresh, locally grown produce during the winter season, even in climates where conventional wisdom says it "just can't be done."

ISBN-13: 9781603583008
ISBN-10: 1603583009
Publication Date: 9/30/2010
Pages: 256
Edition: Pap/DVD
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Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 32
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