The Year-Round Hoophouse, 9780865718630
Paperback
Growing in hoophouses reduces the impact of increasingly unpredictable climate on crops, mitigates soil erosion, extends growing seasons, and strengthens regional food supply. The Year-Round Hoophouse teaches how to site, design, and build a hoophouse and successfully grow abundant produce all year …

The Year-Round Hoophouse

polytunnels for all seasons and all climates

$55.99

  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    18 February 2019

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Summary

Grow abundant produce in any climate with a well-designed hoophouse. This practical, field-tested guide shows you the best ways to design, build, and manage a productive polytunnel so you can extend your season, protect crops, and harvest fresh food in every month.

A reliable, resilient hoophouse can transform your farm or garden. Whether you’re a new grower or expanding into protected cultivation, this trusted guide gives you the confidence and know-how to construct and manage a pr…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780865718630
ISBN-10:0865718636
Author:Pam Dawling
Publisher:New Society Publishers
Imprint:New Society Publishers
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:18 February 2019
Weight:771g
Dimensions:254mm x 203mm x 20mm
About The Author

Pam Dawling

Pam Dawling has been farming and providing training in sustainable vegetable production in a large variety of climates for over 40 years, 14 of which have been hoophouse growing. Pam’s first book is the best-selling Sustainable Market Farming: Intensive Vegetable Production on a Few Acres. Pam is a contributing editor with Growing for Market magazine, has written articles and information sheets for various biological farming publications, and is a popular speaker on growing vegetables at sustainable agriculture conferences and events each year. She blogs weekly at sustainablemarketfarming.com and monthly on the Mother Earth News Organic Gardening Blog. Pam does consultancy work for new and beginning farmers, and for 25 years was the manager of Twin Oaks community farm in Virginia, which feeds the 100 community members year-round. She lives and grows at Twin Oaks in Louisa, Virginia.

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