Zach Loeks

The Garden Tool Handbook (eBook, ePUB)

For Serious Gardeners to Small-Scale Farmers

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Level up your growing with the right tool for every job

Searching for effective, economical ways to level up your growing? The Garden Tool Handbook is the essential guide to choosing the right hand tool for the right job at the right time, and maximizing quality, efficiency, and profitability on your farm, homestead, or market garden.

Carefully selected garden equipment is the first line of defense against pests, weeds, and drought; a helping hand at all stages of cultivation; and your greatest ally in crop management. Edible ecosystem expert Zach Loeks reveals the valuable information you need to optimize productivity including:

• How to ensure a smooth workflow and prevent labor bottlenecks by understanding the garden operation cycle from planting to harvest
• The advantages of tackling repetitive seasonal tasks with hand tools, such as ergonomic benefits, increased output, and more enjoyment
• Multifunctional equipment and professional tool systems for every operation from start-up to pro grower How smart, timely tool acquisitions can provide a high return on investment and improve your bottom line
• Case studies, farm use scenarios, maintenance and storage guidelines, pro tips, and more.

The future of food is small-scale agriculture, and innovative, affordable garden implements adapted to specific crops, environments, and production styles are the key to revolutionizing our food system. This richly illustrated, full-color resource is a must-read for serious gardeners, professional growers, edible landscapers, and anyone who wants to grow better.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: New Society Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Januar 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781771423915
• Artikelnr.: 69779219

Autorenporträt

Zach Loeks is an educator, speaker, grower, second-generation permaculture designer, and innovator of edible ecosystem design. He holds an honors degree in Human Environment and is director of the Ecosystem Solution Institute, where he consults widely with homes, farms, colleges, schools, and municipalities, helping people create more edible and diverse farms, gardens, and landscapes while enhancing food security, community well-being, and societal resilience. He is also the core instructor at EcosystemU.com where he delivers the Edible Property Design Master Course. Zach manages an award-winning farm featuring diversified food-forest products, heirloom garlic, and a hardy tree nursery. His innovations have earned him three provincial awards. He is the author of The Two-Wheel Tractor Handbook, The Edible Ecosystem Solution, and The Permaculture Market Garden. Zach lives in Cobden, Ontario.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: All About Tools
Chapter 2: Step-by-Step Growing
Chapter 3: Scale-based Decision-making
Your Garden Operation Cycle
Chapter 4: Site Analysis and Sampling
Chapter 5: Garden Design and Crop Planning
Chapter 6: Greenhouse Starts
Chapter 7: Primary Land Prep
Chapter 8: Plot and Bed Forming
Chapter 9: Fine Seed Bed Preparation
Chapter 10: Seeding and Planting
Chapter 11: Irrigation
Chapter 12: Garden Crop Maintenance
Chapter 13: Crop Weeding
Chapter 14: Harvest
Chapter 15: Season Extension
Chapter 16 Post-harvest Handling
Chapter 17: Cold storage
Chapter 18: Market
Chapter 19: Garden Clean-up and Maintenance
Conclusion
Resources
List of Tool Companies and Suppliers
Glossary
Farm Questionnaire