The Garden Tool Handbook
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The Garden Tool Handbook
Searching for efficient, cost-effective ways to level up your growing? The Garden Tool Handbook is the essential guide to choosing the right tool for the right job at the right time. Covers must-have equipment, supplies, and techniques for every task from planting to harvest for farms, homesteads, or market gardens.
Level up your growing with the right tool for every job
Level up your growing with the right tool for every job.
Searching for effective, economical ways to level up your growing? The Garden Tool Handbook is the essential guide to choosing the right hand tool for the right job at the right time, and maximising quality, efficiency, and profitability on your farm, homestead, or market garden.
Carefully selected garden equipment is the first line of defence against pests, weeds, and drought; a helping hand at all stages of cultivation; and your greatest ally in crop management. Edible ecosystem expert Zach Loeks reveals the valuable information you need to optimise productivity including:
- How to ensure a smooth workflow and prevent labour bottlenecks by understanding the garden operation cycle from planting to harvest
- The advantages of tackling repetitive seasonal tasks with hand tools, such as ergonomic benefits, increased output, and more enjoyment
- Multifunctional equipment and professional tool systems for every operation from start-up to pro grower. How smart, timely tool acquisitions can provide a high return on investment and improve your bottom line
- Case studies, farm use scenarios, maintenance and storage guidelines, pro tips, and more.
The future of food is small-scale agriculture, and innovative, affordable garden implements adapted to specific crops, environments, and production styles are the key to revolutionising our food system. This richly illustrated, full-colour resource is a must-read for serious gardeners, professional growers, edible landscapers, and anyone who wants to grow better.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781774060025
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 14 January 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: New Society Publishers
Illustration: 100 Illustrations, color
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 191.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 460g
Pages: 240
About the Author
Zach Loeks is an educator, speaker, grower, second-generation permaculture designer, and innovator of edible ecosystem design. He holds an honours degree in Human Environment and is director of the Ecosystem Solution Institute, where he consults widely with homes, farms, colleges, schools, and municipalities, helping people create more edible and diverse farms, gardens, and landscapes while enhancing food security, community well-being, and societal resilience. He is also the core instructor at EcosystemU.com where he delivers the Edible Property Design Master Course. Zach manages an award-winning farm featuring diversified food-forest products, heirloom garlic, and a hardy tree nursery. His innovations have earned him three provincial awards. He is the author of The Two-Wheel Tractor Handbook, The Edible Ecosystem Solution, and The Permaculture Market Garden. Zach lives in Cobden, Ontario.
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