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    [year] => 2020
    [artist] => Daniel Mays
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    [titleId] => 15218261
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    [language] => ENGLISH
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    [title] => The No-Till Organic Vegetable Farm
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    [synopsis] => No-till - a method of growing crops and providing pasture without disturbing the soil - has become an important alternative to standard farming practices. In this comprehensive guide to successful no-till vegetable farming for aspiring and beginning farmers, author Daniel Mays, owner and manager of an organic no-till farm in Maine, outlines the environmental, social, and economic benefits of this system. The methods described are designed for implementation at the human scale, relying primarily on human power, with minimal use of machinery. The book presents streamlined planning and record-keeping tools as well as marketing strategies, and outlines community engagement programs like CSA, food justice initiatives, and on-farm education. As more farmers recognize the benefits of no-till farming for soil health, water retention, and crop productivity, expert Daniel Mays provides an in-depth how-to manual on getting started with no-till techniques for successful vegetable production on a commercial scale. Daniel Mays is the author of The No-Till Organic Vegetable Farm and the owner of Frith Farm, a no-till operation in southern Maine that produces food for hundreds of local families from three acres of vegetables and five acres of pasture. With a master's degree in environmental engineering, Mays has studied dozens of small organic farm operations throughout the world and is a frequent speaker at farm events, including the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA), Maine Farmland Trust, and the Maine State Agricultural Trade Show. He lives in Scarborough, Maine. Growing food in undisturbed soil is nature's model for success and a core concept of sustainable farming. No-till practices and plant diversity preserve soil structure, increase water absorption, reduce erosion, and allow microscopic life to flourish.



 Learn how you can use this intensive approach to vegetable farming to increase production while maintaining a human-scale operation, with fields, tools, and methods sized for people rather than tractors and machinery.



 In this in-depth manual, Daniel Mays shares his proven strategies for operating a thriving, no-till, small-scale commercial farm, including how to:



 - Maximize production and efficiency through soil health and biodiversity

 - Maintain a weed-free farm

 - Integrate cover crops and livestock

 - Increase resilience through interplanting, hedgerows, and beneficial insect habitat

 - Build community and a vibrant customer base

 - Make a good living from farming. Preface: From the Ground Up

1: Farming at a Human Scale

   Nature as Model

   Beyond Sustainability

   Rethinking Tillage

   Farming Values

2: Ecological Agriculture

   Science and Soil Health

   Succession and Disturbance

   Soil Creation and the Soil-Plant Food Web

   Nature's Principles of Soil Care

3: Getting Started

   Taking the Leap

   Start-Up Costs

   Acquiring Capital

   The Land Search

   Farm Design-Build

4: Establishing Beds

   Permanent Raised Beds

   Field Layout

   Jump-starting Soil Health

   Breaking Ground with and without Tilling

5: Planting

   Crop Planning

   The Seedling Greenhouse

   Transplanting

   Direct Seeding

6: Irrigation

   Water Resilience

   Irrigation Design

   Installation and Maintenance

7: Weeds

   Treating Symptoms vs. Causes (Killing vs. Preventing)

   Zero Seed Rain

   Mulching

   Methods of Manual Weeding

8: Methods of No-Till Disturbance

   Flipping Beds

   Compost as Mulch

   Mowing and Crimping

   Occultation and Solarization

   Breaking Up Compaction

   A Plantable Surface

9: Natural Soil Care in Action

   Principles of Soil Care

   Cover Cropping

   Multicropping

   Hedgerows and Other Beneficial Plantings

   Integrating Livestock

   Fertilizer and Fertility

   Pests and Disease (Symptoms of a Lack of Life)

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    [subtitle] => How to Start and Run a Profitable Market Garden That Builds Health in Soil, Crops, and Communities
    [publisher] => Storey Publishing, LLC
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