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Foreword |
ix |
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Preface Excerpt |
xi |
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Preface to the First Edition |
xii |
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1 |
Agricultural Craftsmanship Excerpt |
1 |
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2 | Land |
7 |
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3 | Scale and Capital |
19 |
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4 | Part-Time Help |
24 |
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5 | Marketing Strategy |
29 |
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6 | Planning and Observation |
33 |
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7 | Crop Rotation |
50 |
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8 | Green Manures |
68 |
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9 | Tillage |
82 |
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10 | Soil Fertility |
94 |
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11 | Farm-Generated Fertility |
111 |
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12 | Direct Seeding |
119 |
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13 | Transplanting |
127 |
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14 | Soil Blocks |
133 |
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15 | Setting Out Transplants |
154 |
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16 | Weeds |
158 |
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17 | Pests? Excerpt |
172 |
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18 | Pests: Temporary Palliatives |
185 |
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19 | Harvest |
190 |
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20 | Marketing |
196 |
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21 | Season Extension |
204 |
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22 | The Movable Feast |
225 |
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23 | The Winter Garden |
240 |
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24 | Livestock |
268 |
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25 | The Information Resource |
278 |
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26 | A Final Question |
289 |
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27 |
L'Envoi |
293 |
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28 |
From Artichokes to Zucchini |
293 |
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Appendix 1 | USDA North American Hardiness Zone Map |
313 |
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Appendix 2 | A Schematic Outline of Biological Agriculture |
314 |
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Appendix 3 |
Metric Conversions |
316 |
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Appendix 4 | Recommended Tools & Suppliers |
318 |
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Annotated Bibliography |
326 |
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Index |
335 |