No-Till Organic Vegetable Farm: How to Start and Run a Profitable Market Garden and Build Health in Soil, Crops and Communities

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No-Till Organic Vegetable Farm: How to Start and Run a Profitable Market Garden and Build Health in Soil, Crops and Communities Author: Format: Paperback / softback First Published: Published By: Storey Publishing LLC
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Pages: 240 Illustrations and other contents: Full-color; photographs and illustrations througho Language: English ISBN: 9781635861891 Category:

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.

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Author Biography

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.