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Name: Storey's Guide to Growing Organic Vegetables & Herbs for Market: Site & Crop Selection * Planting, Care & Harvesting * Business Basics: Stewart, Keith: 9781603425711: Amazon.com: Books
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Storey's Guide to Growing Organic Vegetables & Herbs for Market: Site & Crop Selection * Planting, Care & Harvesting * Business Basics Paperback – February 26, 2013

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Keith Stewart covers everything you need to know to successfully grow and market your own organic vegetables and herbs. Offering expert tips on choosing a growing site, soil fertility, companion planting, irrigation, organic farming techniques, dealing with pests, and harvesting, Stewart also helps you design a business plan, manage employees, and find niche markets for your produce.

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Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date

February 26, 2013
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6 x 1.25 x 9 inches
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1603425713
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978-1603425711
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“Whether you’re buying your first farm property, planning a transition from kitchen gardener to market grower, or looking for ways to improve your existing farm operation, Storey’s Guide to Growing Organic Vegetables and Herbs for Market is an invaluable addition to your farmstead library.”

"This book could be a template for any new and beginner farmer education curriculum. I fully expect to see dog-eared copies of this book on the dashboards of pickup trucks and farm-house kitchen tables all across the region."

“With 25 years under his belt as an organic farmer, Stewart has plenty of hard-earned expertise to draw on in this comprehensive, well-designed guidebook to growing ecologically safe herbs and vegetables.”

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“I felt like I was attending an excellent college lecture and discussion series, and I am sure this book will become required reading in many a sustainable ag class.”

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A successful vegetable farm depends on business smarts -- accounting, marketing, customer service -- as much as planting and harvesting skills. Keith Stewart's practical advice and detailed in-the-field instruction guide you through every part of professional farming, from mapping your fields to designing a farmers' market stand.

Includes comprehensive coverage of:

- Site selection and good soil maintenance

- Tools, machinery, and greenhouses

- Selecting and planting profitable crops

- Organic weed and pest control

- Harvesting and storing vegetables and herbs

- Developing a business plan

- Marketing, packaging, and selling your products

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Storey Publishing, LLC; First Edition (February 26, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 560 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1603425713
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1603425711
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.9 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.25 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #2,001,591 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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- #943 in Sustainable Agriculture (Books)
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Ron Singer

An amazing book for all farmers and want-to-be farmers

Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2016

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This book has become a bible for us. It is a comprehensive, nuts-and-bolts resource for beginning market farmers who wish to follow the organic path, as well for those with years of experience under their belts. The book is organized in seven easy-to-read, information-packed sections, each with multiple chapters.
The first section, “In the Beginning”, deals with making the plunge into farming and what to look for when buying or leasing land. The second, “Tools of the Trade” discusses various farm implements, points to consider when buying a tractor and then goes on to discuss greenhouses, high tunnels, and different approaches to irrigation.
Section 3, “Looking After the Land”, addresses soil management, crop rotation, the use of cover crops, and building fertility, all viewed from a highly diversified organic farmer’s perspective. The 4th large section provides specifics on growing a wide range of crops, including about twenty different herbs.
Then it’s on to “Harvesting and Marketing”, with heavy emphasis on selling in farmers markets. Section 6, “Competing Forces”, gets you started on dealing with weeds, pests, and diseases. Section 7, “Taking Care of Business”, discusses different ways to structure a farm business, keep records, become an employer, and gives valuable (and in some cases, hard learned) tips for maintaining your own health, well-being and sanity.
Two-page write-ups on other farmers and how they operate are scattered throughout this wonderfully informative book. On top of all this, Storey’s Guide to Growing Organic Vegetables and Herbs for Market is carefully illustrated and a pleasure to read.

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MJ Smith

The Best Beginning How To Guide I Have Found

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2014

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As I have worked to get a small farm operation going, like many people, I have purchased and poured through numerous books. Everyone of them had something to offer, but many were not worth purchasing considering the amount of info I gleaned from them. This book beat them all, hands down. The Storey's Guides always seem to be chocked full of good, practical information, and this book is the perfect example. The book goes into great detail about how to set up your operation and states in simple, readable form. It discusses what type of farming is appropriate for different types of terrain. It explains exactly how successful farmers have laid out vegetable beds, with dimensions stated, and gives little bio's on real working farms, so you can read what they did and how they did it. I love this book. Although I am also referencing some other books as well, for me, this is my single best "go to" book on setting things up for my own small scale farming operation. And please note, they explain and use examples that are applicable to small farms that are only a couple of acres and much larger farms that are many tens of acres. Fabulous book. Thank you Storey's Guides!

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Tim Will

An insightful "how - to" manual written by a person who has obviously" been there and done that".

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2014

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I have worked for years with "wanna be" farmers, wide-eyed beginning farmers and experienced farmers who have not put things together enough to purchase their own farms. Keith Stewart's book is the best of its genre that I have read. Mr. Stewart dissects the issues involved in acquiring and making a living in today's small farm economy. His frank and "no holds barred" book is actually an extremely well written and an insightful textbook composed by a person who has obviously" been there and done that".

The wisdom that pours off each page make this required reading for those considering farming for a living, farmers seeking to maximize (or achieve) profitability or consumers who want to know who their farmer is or should be. This book is a marvelous resource.

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M.W. Thomas

A How-to Farming "One-stop-shop"

Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2013

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Regardless of whether you are a new and beginning farmer or an old farm hand, you WILL find "Growing Organic Veg & Herbs for Market" useful. I'm an ag professional and find myself referring to this book constantly. Reading it along with Stewart's first, "It's a Long Road to a Tomato..." one ends up knowing just about all you need to finally take the leap and get growing -- from the technical to the spiritual/philosophical and everything in between. Honestly, Stewart shares knowledge and experience about how to set up and run a successful farming operation to a degree that is rare to find in any farm reference literature. I have never reviewed a book before but, in my opinion, this one is worth the time to recommend. Now there's no excuse -- GET FARMING!

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Jessie Fluharty

A Must Have

Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2015

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Keith Stewart has left nothing out for those looking to go into organic farming or for those already in the business. I believe what Keith writes because I had the opportunity to experience his techniques in farming and marketing by being an employee. For those dreaming of success in organic farming, I strongly recommend this book as a reference to your already existing collection of organic gardening books or possibly the first one you purchase to get your business started.

Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2013

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As a new organic vegetable grower, I greatly appreciate Keith sharing his 30 years of practical experience. This book is the most comprehensive one I've read. It is spot-on, well written and full of very helpful information perfectly suited for any small scale organic vegetable operation. This book covers it all; from crop planning to marketing, equipment to greenhouses, soil health, even garlic and herbs. It has become the single book I recommend to any new farmer and all new farm employees.

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Gilbert Coelho

Awesome book. Gives all sorts of detailed information and ...

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2015

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Awesome book. Gives all sorts of detailed information and advice on starting and maintaining a hobby garden for market sales. Great information on types of produce to grow and sell.

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