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Books/resources on Pacific Northwest market gardening

 
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I'm starting a market garden on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. I've been amassing a library of books on market gardening (mostly no-till-oriented) and have noticed a trend: they're almost all written by growers in the Northeast, and none from the West Coast. I'm sure I'm not the only person who's wondering where all the West Coasters get quality, regionally-specific information along the lines of what Eliot Coleman, Ben Hartman, and Jean-Martin Fortier (etc.) produce for the rest of the country/North America.

Does anyone have suggestions for books specifically about market gardening in the Pacific Northwest?

I have a couple of Steve Solomon's books, and Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades is especially good for explaining some of the differences between what all those rest-of-the-country resources say and what actually works for us in my region. But this book is written for the home gardener. The Timber Press Guide to Vegetable Gardening in the Pacific Northwest also has some good, albeit basic, information, but again, its intended audience is the home gardener.

I'd also be interested in any online resources anyone might know of.
 
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I would like to suggest that you talk with the librarian at your local library.  He/She will be very familiar with books by authors written for your area.

While these books are not related to market gardening they might offer some wisdom for you or others:

https://permies.com/wiki/53086/Year-Harvest-Linda-Gilkeson

https://permies.com/wiki/143333/Edible-Yard-Crystal-Stevens

https://permies.com/wiki/40202/Gaia-Garden-Toby-Hemenway

This website:

http://www.lindagilkeson.ca/
 
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Anna Hallingstad wrote:I'm starting a market garden on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. ….

I'd also be interested in any online resources anyone might know of.






The Only book I’d recommend is Curtis Stone’s Urban Farmer. It touches deeply on market garden set up and how to
Make money on small spaces with selecting the plants you grow for market. It’s the book I’m reading right now, Curtis has an awesome YouTube channel too. As well as a super good website with more information. He presents very well easy to learn from.
I’d call it an essential for the gardening bookshelf. That one book has the information to make money market gardening.
 
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