The New Organic Grower, 3rd Edition: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener, 30th Anniversary Edition

This is the best laid out book on small property gardening I've ever seen. He gives us clear directions and shares how hedoes things based on YEARS of trial and error to point out what works and how to find out what will work for you. We areusing it as a blueprint for our retirement income farm on less than 20 acres. Thank you to this author!!!!! Cost of the bookis so minimal based on the knowledge in it and the suggestions. He lays out his crop rotations with green manures, etc. Takes a lot of risk away for us just starting out. This book will save time and money for anyone who uses it in accordance with what the specifics of their property are. If you are just looking, he lets you know what to look for. If youalready have your property, he tells how to best use it. Soil health explained in detail. Love this book.

Although this book is intended for professionals, it is an outstanding resource for any organic gardener. The wealth of information is presented clearly, and most of the contents either directly apply or lend deeper understanding into keys to success with my tiny suburban garden.

excellent work

When do you get to learn from the best in a field? I bought the first edition of this so many years ago and after reading it I gave almost all of my gardening books away because his was literally the best at all things organic. Through the years I have purchased some for gifts and loved this new edition, thank you for your service to gardeners everywhere!

Love this book and Eliot Coleman! So much wisdom and knowledge. A great book to have on hand to reference when you need a little of that wisdom

Great resource.

This book is exceptional in terms of information provided, but it is more focused on small farming for local markets than for people who want to start a new edible garden on their backyard. There is not one section that explains different ways of composting, for example. He explains the reason for composting, but not how to do it in detail, assuming that the reader already knows how to do basic things. To me, who just want a little push to begin with raised beds, it is overwhelming. I have learnt quite a bit, but am still at a loss on how I prepare the soil without livestock, what seeds to choose in my region and when to start growing them, how to use worms in my compost and raised beds, etc. I am sure this will be a great reference book once I start moving forward, but I just need to find the one book that will propel me to start.

Eliot Coleman is an experienced farmer, eloquent author and probably an extremely hard worker. I have always enjoyed his books, written in an easy to understand conversational style and full of valuable information for me as a ever-learning gardener and garden instructor. Even though this book is written primarily for farming, I have been able to take the information and apply it to my smaller garden beds. Exceptionally informative, shows the reader how to improve the soil with natural ingredients, and that's what it is really all about, the soil!

I can’t wait to use the lessons that I’ve learned in my garden. The book made me realize some of the issues I was having was due to seed quality and it encouraged me to find a better solution. Great resource for anyone interested in growing their own food more successfully.

Great to read as a professional gardener, really enjoyed it.

This book has inspired me to try some new ways of gardening and trying new home made accesories

Interesting book, well presented material. Suitable for potential professional organic market gardeners or an enthusiastic grow your own gardener looking to improve efficiency and reduce working time to grow produce.

Elliot offers his advice based on his 50 years of experience. The advice is sound and his experience comes through loud and clear. In fact, I found his book more informative that a couple of organic farming courses I took at university. The university courses were academic in nature while Elliot's advice originates from his experience. I learned the practical from him.