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Winter rest in market gardening: an essential strategy for the long haul
Rather than enduring winter, make it an ally: a time for recovery, review and anticipation, essential for the sustainability of a micro-farm.
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Seedling greenhouse: 5 essential tips to face the cold and succeed with your seedlings
In the heart of winter, a seedling greenhouse may seem at a standstill. Yet it is at this time that spring success is largely prepared…
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How to use the Micromotte 20 Ladbrooks for successful nightshades?
Long overlooked, the micro-soil-block maker is a remarkably effective tool to start hundreds of early tomatoes, peppers and eggplants.
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Closing the garden: how to prepare your beds for winter?
The arrival of winter does not mean the market gardener can simply 'let the soil rest' bare. Quite the opposite. October to December are key months.
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How to prepare your farmers' market like a pro?
Selling at farmers' markets is much more than putting a few crates on a table. It is real work of organization and anticipation, where every gesture counts.
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Successful autumn radishes: practical guide and tips
From bed preparation to harvest, every step counts to grow crunchy, healthy and flavorful autumn radishes from September onward.
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Tomato leaf removal: an essential gesture for healthy and productive plants
Tomato leaf removal is an essential step in crop management, especially in greenhouses. It involves progressively removing leaves from the base of the plants.
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How to start your seedlings on a micro-farm with Spidplant?
Producing seedlings on a micro-farm can quickly become a time-consuming and complex step, especially when seeking to produce in quantity efficiently.
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How to obtain a fertile market-gardening soil quickly?
Transforming an acidic, waterlogged, depleted soil into a living, well-structured one: a hands-on account of 5 concrete levers to make the transition succeed.
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All about the JP1: the essential professional market gardener seeder
Precision, robustness and versatility — the JP1 seeder by Terradonis (Jang) is a reference companion for direct seeding in bio-intensive market gardening.
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What mistakes should you avoid when starting out in small-scale market gardening?
Starting bio-intensive market gardening on a small surface is an exciting adventure, but full of pitfalls. Many project leaders make the same mistakes.
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Oscillating hoe or collinear hoe: what is the difference?
Weeding is an essential step in keeping crops healthy and productive. Here is how to choose between the oscillating hoe and the collinear hoe.
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Do you really need a tractor on a market gardening micro-farm?
Micro-farms are designed at human scale, without heavy machinery. But some uses can justify a compact tractor. Let's take a closer look.
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How to improve your production with Formule 1 Nantes-style tunnels?
For three years, the Formule 1 Nantes-style tunnels have revolutionized the management of spring crops on our micro-farm. Designed as an economical solution…
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Why use insect netting in bio-intensive market gardening?
Protecting crops without treatment is a real challenge in bio-intensive market gardening. Pests can cause considerable damage, reducing yields.
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Occultation in market gardening: simple, effective and ultra performant!
Bio-intensive market gardening aims to maximize vegetable production on small surfaces while respecting the principles of organic agriculture. One of the key techniques is occultation.
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Spidmot: Revolutionize your seedlings with the manual block press from Spidplant
The Spidmot stands out for its ability to produce all the blocks of a tray in a single operation, thus optimizing the time spent on seedlings…
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Discover Agri NotionFarm: the essential tool to organise your farm
No more getting lost in piles of notes or complicated Excel files. With Agri NotionFarm, every task is clearly organised, from sowing to harvest.
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Flame weeding: an effective solution for an organic micro-farm
On our micro-farm we use a Neversink Farm flame weeder. Light and precise, it speeds up bed preparation without any synthetic input.
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Optimize your market gardening production with the BCS two-wheel tractor
Designed for our 75 cm bed standard, the BCS two-wheel tractor and its dedicated implements make superficial soil work much easier.
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What is bio-intensive market gardening on a small plot?
Vegetable production concentrated on 4,000 to 8,000 m², human-scale, diversified and economically viable: the fundamentals of bio-intensive market gardening.
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Market garden planning with Qrop/Brinjel
Design your crop plan, track daily tasks and steer your season with software built by and for market gardeners.
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Compost in bio-intensive market gardening
The compost we use comes entirely from green-waste composting. A local, affordable resource, essential to soil fertility.
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Everything you need to know about drip irrigation
Irrigation is a crucial step in market garden cultivation, and bio-intensive market gardening stands out for its thoughtful and efficient approach.
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Micro-farms: organic market gardening on a human scale
To make a comfortable living from vegetables, one hectare is enough. A deep dive into Jean-Martin Fortier's book on micro-farms.
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The broadfork: why and how to use it?
To use the broadfork optimally, we recommend you follow these tips for healthier soil and better results on your farm.
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What is a market-gardening tine weeder?
The tine weeder is a tool designed to remove weeds around young seedlings in bio-intensive market gardening. Its comb-shaped design allows precise weeding.
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What is an oscillating hoe?
The hoes we use are made in Switzerland by Glaser. What matters is that they are oscillating and fitted with a thin handle.
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What is a market gardening micro-farm?
Small plots, frugality, diversification: the founding principles of organic market gardening micro-farms, explained simply.
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Les Jardins de la Valette invited to the Spanish Basque Country
An initiative led by Slow Food International with the Diputación Foral de Álava and Vitoria-Gasteiz, around the #ReturnToTheLand and #TerraMadre2020 projects.
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Bio-intensive market gardening on the cover of '4 saisons' magazine
Organic market gardening micro-farms are reshaping our view of farming. A look back at the feature published in '4 saisons' magazine.