The food garden

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 The food garden is the story of his practices, convictions and research to embody an ecological lifestyle based on independence from fossil fuels, resilience, healthy eating, permaculture, agroecology and community living . Developed to follow all the steps month by month to obtain a thriving organic vegetable garden, this manual details the principles and techniques for growing vegetables, fruits, legumes and even cereals. A guiding principle guides his approach: non-tillage. Faced with the exhaustion of the soil which is the lot of industrial agriculture, Marie-Thé defends “the genius of the soil”, by avoiding plowing it while enriching it with mulch. All this in a boreal climate, in a context considered difficult for market gardening.

Marie-Thé's many years of experience will teach you:

• The principles of permaculture, agroecology and no-till;
• Crop associations to create a living and resilient ecosystem;
• Crop protection techniques against the cold;
• Biological ways to get rid of major pests;
• A toolbox to organize your garden (storage, tools, sowing, planting and harvest calendars);
• Vegetable preservation methods and seasonal recipes;
• The essential things to know about poultry farming.

Marie Thévard grew up on the farm of Marie-Thé, her mother. She has written this essential manual for successfully growing a non-tillage food garden and gradually achieving food self-sufficiency. Richly illustrated with diagrams and photos, this book is a must-have for ecological gardening.
Marie Thévard participated, with her mother, in the development of the Nordic food gardening technique without tillage which she shares in The food garden. 

Features en ligne via Ecosociety

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Author: Marie Thévard
Preface by: Benoît Thévard
Edition: Ecosociety
Release; May 2021 (Canada)
Pages: 384
Collection: Know-how
Theme(s): nature, animals & ecology
Subject(s): ecology / environment
ISBN: 9782897196653

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