The New Organic Grower

By Eliot Coleman

Since its original publication in 1989, The New Organic Grower has been one of the most influential farming books available. In this revised and updated 30th anniversary edition, pioneering farmer Eliot Coleman returns to his seminal book that launched the organic revolution and inspired a generation of farmers to work with the land and not against it.

New material in this edition includes:

• Beautiful color photographs throughout
• Two new chapters positioning the book in the context of the organic farming movement
• Information on new tools Coleman has recently invented
• updates on how Coleman's practices have evolved over the years
• A new section on incorporating flowers on the small farm

Softcover. 288 pages. Chelsea Green Publishing. 2018.

This book is most valuable as a whole-farm planning reference: readers can compare bed systems, crop scheduling, tools, labor, and direct-market production before committing capital. Some equipment, regulatory, organic-certification, and business details have changed since early editions, so verify current rules and costs independently. Test new methods on a manageable scale and keep records before applying them across an entire market garden.

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