Bioshelter market garden

Bioshelter market garden: a permaculture farm

by Frey, Darrell

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"Bioshelter Market Garden: A Permaculture Farm describes the creation of a sustainable food system through a detailed case study of the successful year-round organic market garden at Pennsylvania's Three Sisters Farm. Both visionary and practical, this fully illustrated book overflows with a wealth of information on the application of permaculture principles. Topics covered include: ecological soil management and pest control; composting and bio-thermal resources; sustainable agricultural energ…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Bioshelter market garden : a permaculture farm / Darrell Frey.

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"Bioshelter Market Garden: A Permaculture Farm describes the creation of a sustainable food system through a detailed case study of the successful year-round organic market garden at Pennsylvania's Three Sisters Farm. Both visionary and practical, this fully illustrated book overflows with a wealth of information on the application of permaculture principles. Topics covered include: ecological soil management and pest control; composting and bio-thermal resources; sustainable agricultural energy systems; wetlands usage; complete design and management of an intensive market garden farm."--Page 4 of cover.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2011.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):New Society Publishers
  • Place of Publication:Gabriola Island, BC
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2011.

Notes

"Mother earth news books for wiser living recommendation"--Cover.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xvi, 463 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations (some color) ; : 23 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780865716780, 0865716781
  • oclc:ocn601130383
  • LC Classification:S494.5.P47
  • Dewey Decimal:631.5/8

Table of Contents

Toward a permanent culture -- Sustainable food systems: safe, healthful and secure -- Direct marketing for a small farm -- The permaculture farm: design -- Energy systems on the farm -- Beyond integrated pest control: insects, disease, weeds and other pests -- The market garden farm: management -- Seasons of the garden -- Bioshelter defined and designed -- Bioshelter management -- Compost and biothermal resources -- Chickens in the greenhouse -- Permaculture for wetlands -- Education on the farm -- Home sweet home -- Epilogue: The farm ecosystem evolves -- Appendix A. Applicable regulations for agricultural composting in Pennsylvania ; B. Compost calculations ; C. Greenhouse heat dynamics: figuring solar gain, solar storage, and heat loss.

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Subjects

Agriculture biologique Culture maraîchère ÉCOLOGIE HUMAINE Farms, Small -- Management Gardening Greenhouse gardening Horticulture durable human ecology Jardinage Jardinage biologique Organic farming organic gardening Pennsylvania Permaculture Permaculture -- Pennsylvania Permaculture -- Pennsylvanie Petites exploitations agricoles -- Gest… Serres solaires solar greenhouses Sustainable horticulture

Writers

Frey, Darrell

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