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[Livingontheland] Market Gardening: A Start-up Guide
- From: "Tradingpost" <tradingpost@lobo.net>
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- Subject: [Livingontheland] Market Gardening: A Start-up Guide
- Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:00:26 -0600
Market Gardening: A Start-up Guide
By Janet Bachmann
NCAT Agriculture Specialist
© NCAT 2002
ATTRA Publication #IP195/201
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/marketgardening.html#grower
The printable PDF version of the entire document is available at:
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/marketgarding.pdf
16 pages 610 kb
Abstract
Market gardening, which entails the intense production of high-value crops,
gives farmers the potential to increase their income from a few acres. It is
also of interest to people looking at agriculture as an alternative
lifestyle. This publication provides an overview of issues you need to be
aware of as you consider undertaking market gardening, and suggests helpful
resources.
Table of Contents
* What is Market Gardening?
* Choosing Markets
* Production Techniques and Equipment
* Planning and Record Keeping
* Business Plan
* Labor
* Food Safety
* Organic Market Gardening
* Grower Profiles
* References
* Further Resources
- [Livingontheland] Market Gardening: A Start-up Guide, Tradingpost, 09/01/2008
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