ISBN: 160358210X 9781603582100

Category: Gardening / Organic

Page count: 264

<b>“Brimming with ingenuity, hope, and eminently practical advice, <i>The Winter Harvest Handbook</i> is an indispensable contribution.”—Michael Pollan<br></b><br><b>“Useful, practical, sensible, and enlightening information for the home gardener.”—Martha Stewart</b><br><br>With <i>The Winter Harvest Handbook</i>, everyone can have access to organic farming pioneer Elliot Coleman’s hard-won experience. Gardeners and farmers can use the innovative, highly successful methods Coleman describes in this comprehensive handbook to raise crops throughout the coldest of winters.<br><br>Building on the techniques that hundreds of thousands of farmers and gardeners adopted from Coleman’s <i>The New Organic Grower</i> and <i>Four-Season Harvest</i>, this book focuses on growing produce of unparalleled freshness and quality in customized unheated or, in some cases, minimally heated, movable plastic greenhouses.<br>Inside, you’ll find Coleman’s clear, concise, and meticulous details [including many accompanying illustrations] on:<br><br><br><ul><li>Greenhouse construction and maintenance</li><li>Planting schedules</li><li>Crop management</li><li>Harvesting practices</li><li>Marketing methods</li></ul><br>Coleman’s painstaking research and experimentation with more than 30 different crops will be valuable to small farmers, homesteaders, and experienced home gardeners who seek to expand their production seasons.<br><br>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.”<br><b><br>“The incomparable Eliot Coleman is back.”—<i>The New York Times</i></b><br><b><br>“A Renaissance man for a new generation.”—Dan Barber</b>