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Posted by gardenerwannabe6 OK (My Page) on

Thu, Jul 10, 08 at 9:48

This is our first year to sell at the farmer's market. I know there are things we could change/tweak for next year. I'm wondering if any of you have any good books to recommend on the subject?? I've looked but not found many. I appreciate any recommendations. Thanks in advance....

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Posted by chrisd_fl (My Page) on
Thu, Jul 10, 08 at 10:26

I would consider myself a bit of a book whore. I have quite a collection of books dealing with various aspects of farming/gardening. 'Organic Farming' by Peter V. Fossel is pretty informative and contains information about market gardening, flower farming, csa and more. Very light read 158p. 'Successful Small Scale farming' by Karl Schwenke is pretty good. Also a light read at 134 p. 'Making Your Small Farm Profitable' by Ron Macher is an excellent book imo. I would recommend it to anyone wishing to start a farm/market garden. Very informative 273p. Though not about market gardening, 'The Rodale Book of Composting' is a must have for any serious gardener/farmer and discusses various composting methods and ingredients. 278p..

I just started reading 'You Can Farm' by Joel Salatin. So far it has been an enjoyable read. It deals more with livestock and farm management than vegetable gardening but is good nonetheless. 480p.

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Posted by boulderbelt 5/6 (My Page) on
Fri, Jul 11, 08 at 6:44

The best out there is "The new farmers' market" By Corwin, Gibson and Rosenweig. Eliot Coleman's The new organic grower is also excellent. If you haven't already get a subscription to Growing For market. It will pay for itself in the first issue you receive

Here is a link that might be useful: Growing for Market

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