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Have you long wished to supply yourself and others with organic vegetables but aren’t quite sure where and how to start? Do you want to counter industrial agriculture with its monocultures, depleted soils, compacted earth, and chemical fertilizers? Then go for it: Now is the best time to start your own market gardening operation. Leon Schleep, who has already established a market garden with his 'Vegetable Island,' shows in detail, with plenty of examples, how to proceed best. Profitability, optimally utilized beds, soil care, efficient infrastructure, vegetable storage: with thorough planning, it’s all manageable. And then? You can also enjoy large harvests from a small area—harvests that are based on regenerative cultivation methods.

'Market Gardening' may sound super trendy at first. In fact, the concept has existed since the 19th century. Back then, the so-called Parisian market gardeners developed specific methods of bio-intensive vegetable cultivation that allowed them to produce enough vegetables for the entire Parisian population. A few centuries later, this agricultural approach is more valuable than ever, as it shows us: Even on a few square kilometers of cultivation area, it is possible to achieve a bountiful harvest and fill plenty of vegetable boxes. Without tractors, without fertilizer overload, without significant costs—just with a lot of clever design. Leon Schleep provides you with these design approaches and tips for your own market gardening operation, along with 30 vegetable portraits in 'Krumme Karotte.'

Roll up your sleeves and get started: Go it alone towards a bio-intensive vegetable operation.