Useful and practical gardening advice.
–Jeff Lowenfels, author, the Teaming Series and DIY Autoflowering Cannabis

Microscopic organisms are as important to plant growth as water and light. Microbe Science for Gardeners highlights the essential role of microbes in plant biosystems and soil health, providing practical how-to gardening advice for enhancing plant microbiomes, and debunking common gardening myths.

Going beyond soil biology to examine the crucial role of microorganisms in cultivating a productive garden, this accessible guide covers:

• The interrelationships in microbe populations and between microbes and plants
• Understanding microbes such as bacteria, yeast, mycorrhizal fungi, and protozoa, both in the rhizosphere and above ground
• How common practices such as tilling, crop rotation, and mulching affect the microbe community
• How the savvy gardener can encourage beneficial microorganisms while discouraging those that cause disease or other undesirable effects
• An objective analysis of popularized practices such as controlling fungal-to- bacterial ratios and applying biostimulants, compost tea, or plant probiotics
• Prevention and cures for dozens of bacterial, viral, and fungal plant diseases.

Whether you're a home gardener, market gardener, or micro-farmer, Microbe Science for Gardeners will help you leverage the incredible power of the mighty microbe to grow healthy, strong, thriving plants.

Do less, produce more, and grow soil that feeds crops using chemical-free, organic no-till methods

Andrew Mefferd, veteran farmer, author of The Organic No-Till Farming Revolution, and editor of Growing for Market magazine, brings you the ultimate guide to getting started with no-till farming.

Yet there are many ways to do no-till, including mulching with compost, cardboard, straw, silage tarps, and more. Plus plenty of conflicting advice on how to get started.

Practical No-Till Farming is here to help, sorting the wheat from the chaff and the horse manure from the plastic mulch. Coverage includes:

• How to assess your farm for no-till options considering climate, soil, and crop selection
• Assessment of common no-till methods, including pros and cons, materials, and the relative costs
• A decision-making matrix for choosing the most appropriate methods for your context
• How-to for each no-till method, including what to do and when
• Dealing with bindweed, symphylans, and other difficult weeds and pests
• Maximizing productivity of no-till beds
• Special coverage of both organic vegetable and flower no-till market farming

Ideal for small-scale growers everywhere, Andrew Mefferd, veteran farmer, author of The Organic No-Till Farming Revolution, and editor of Growing for Market magazine, brings you the ultimate guide to getting started with no-till farming.

Revolutionize meetings! Over 20,000 copies sold – the easy-to-use guide for running democratic meetings of any size

The key to promoting true democracy in meetings is clear, easy-to-understand rules of order that support the right of each member to participate fully and equally, and the right of the majority to make decisions while respecting minority rights.

An alternative to Robert's Rules of Order and other complicated and unwieldy guides, Democratic Rules of Order is the guide for the rest of us. It lays out clear, concise, easy-to-use rules for governing meetings from clubs and non profits to formal meetings. Benefits include:

• A complete set of laws for governing meetings
• Can be read in an hour
• Plain language, free of complex protocol and jargon to enable equal and efficient participation
• Tested and honed through thousands of successful meetings
• Adoptable as the official rules of order for meetings of any size
• Allows informality, including decisions by consensus, but ensures formality when needed
• A sample meeting that uses all the rules plus answers to 31 common questions.

Now in its tenth edition, and with over 20,000 copies sold, Democratic Rules of Order will produce fair, efficient, and harmonious decisions in meetings of any size or complexity.

Master the art of growing tomatoes, peppers, squash, and other fruiting vegetables

Bursting with flavor and packing a powerful nutritional punch, fruiting vegetables produce their prized bounty after flowering. This essential guide covers everything you need to know to cultivate more than a dozen of the most popular species including tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, squash, zucchini, cucumbers, melons, beans, peas, and a selection of lesser-known horticultural treasures.

This highly accessible, succinct, and beautifully illustrated full-color reference contains:

• An introduction to the Market Gardener Method—a proven formula for successful, small-scale biointensive microfarming suitable for everyone from hobbyists to professionals
• An overview of the characteristics, history and uses of the major families of fruiting vegetables such as curcurbits (gourds), fabaceae (legumes), and solanaceae (nightshades)
• A detailed cultivation manual featuring Jean-Martin's favourite varieties, covering sowing, transplanting, crop maintenance, harvest, storage, and more.

Grower's Guides from the Market Gardener is a collection of practical handbooks designed to provide everyone from novice gardeners to seasoned farmers with information to grow better, using Jean-Martin Fortier's principles of biointensive, regenerative agriculture at a human scale.