Gaining Ground: Making a Successful Transition to Organic Farming
	The Gaining Ground handbook is an invaluable tool for all farmers interested in organic farming, whether conventional, transitional or organic. The book covers all bases – from soil-building and planting to certification and marketing, revealing an approach that is much more than simply farming without chemicals. Based on interviews with over 80 of Canada ’s organic or transitional farmers across the country, this book provides valuable, practical advice and connects you to a national network of organic farmers, the next best thing to having an organic farmer next door. Farmer wisdom is supplemented with a wealth of scientific information from around the globe.   Editors and Writers: Llizabet Dwwyor, Eleanor Heise, Anne Macey, Katrina Simmons, Janet Wallace Publisher: Canadian Organic Growers Inc. © Canadian Organic Growers Inc. Year: 2005 ISBN: 0-9695851-6-0 Pages: 311 Contents: Introduction Getting Started Managing the Transition in the Fields Organic Certification and Protecting Organic Integrity Managing the Transition of the Farm Business Appendices, References & Resources, Glossary, Index This publication is also available in French This publication is available in Hardcopy from the Canadian Organic Growers website. Questions or comments? Contact the Platform Coordinator Back to the Soil fertility and Plant Cultivation page Back to the Training Materials page Vous etes libre poser les questions ou ajouter:Platform Coordinator Revisiter: Plateforme de formation d'IFOAM Questions or comments? Contact the Platform Coordinator Go back to the Training Platform Para cualquier pregunta o comentario: Platform Coordinator Volver La Plataforma de Capacitación
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