{"product_id":"tomatoes-a-growers-guide-paperback","title":"Tomatoes: A Grower's Guide - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJean-Martin Fortier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePierre Nessmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eFlore Avram\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA complete guide to tomato cultivation from seed selection to harvest. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutritious, versatile, and bursting with flavor, tomatoes are a perennial favorite of both home gardeners and market farmers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeautifully illustrated and highly accessible, this succinct guide from renowned market gardener Jean-Martin Fortier brings you his pro tips and tricks, ensuring a plentiful and profitable tomato harvest. Coverage includes: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA celebration of the humble tomato and its fascinating history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn inspiring collection of outstanding heirloom and hybrid tomato varieties for you to grow\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStrategies for planning, preparation, and propagation suited to every grower\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCultivation methods including transplanting, fertilizing, irrigation, pruning, trellising, disease prevention, and organic pest control\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePicking at the peak of freshness, extending harvests, and processing ideas to let you enjoy that homegrown tomato flavor all winter long.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrower's Guides from the Market Gardener \u003c\/strong\u003eis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean-Martin Fortier\u003c\/strong\u003e, a distinguished farmer, author, and educator, has been spearheading a movement in ecological agriculture for over twenty years. Since 2004, he and his wife have been operating Les Jardins de la Grelinette, an efficient and productive 2-acre microfarm. This farm is often referred to as a blueprint for effective human-scale organic farming.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 2015, Jean-Martin established La Ferme des Quatre-Temps, a research farm dedicated to training apprentices and developing new strategies for market gardening, including year-round production. His pioneering methods are taught worldwide through the Market Gardener Institute, which is present in more than 90 countries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJean-Martin is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Winter Market Gardener \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Market Gardener\u003c\/em\u003e, which have sold over a quarter of a million copies in nine languages. His contributions to organic farming and regenerative agriculture have earned him the Meritorious Service Cross from the Governor General of Canada. He farms and lives in Quebec, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePierre Nessmann \u003c\/strong\u003ewas born to a family of Strasbourg market gardeners and holds a degree from the ?cole d'Horticulture de Gen?ve, in Switzerland. He has worked as a landscape gardener and a journalist for over 40 years. He is the assistant editor of the popular French gardening magazines \u003cem\u003eRustica Pratique \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eRustica Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, covers gardening and DIY stories for the French television Network TF1, and currently hosts a gardening segment on the show Nous Voil? Bien, on the French radio station RTL. He is the author of several books about vegetable growing, gardening, and landscaping. Pierre lives in Paris, France.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlore Avram \u003c\/strong\u003eis a freelance artist and graphic designer specializing in scientific and botanical illustration. She has collaborated extensively with the French language children's publisher KiloWatt Editions, and with \u003cem\u003eInserm Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, a quarterly journal which explores health and biomedical research. Flore has earned several professional certifications in graphic design and scientific illustration from L'Ecole Estienne, the Municipal Graduate School of the Arts and Printing Industry. She also works as a M?diatrice en botanique at Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil, a unique French natural heritage site and eco-garden. She is based in Paris, France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 6.77 x 5.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43153457578047,"sku":"9781774060056","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/Xf2PJH0QlO9781774060056.webp?v=1776947607","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/tomatoes-a-growers-guide-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}