Living with The Earth, Volume 3: Creating a Microfarm (A Manual for Market Gardeners) Paperback – September 2, 2025

Volume 3 of the authoritative Living With The Earth series explains the multiple elements that make up a productive, profitable and nature-friendly market garden or small farm. Written by two legends, these ground-breaking volumes are of particular interest to small to medium scale farmers, horticulturists, forest gardeners, agronomists and market gardeners.A gorgeously illustrated and highly comprehensive guide to creating a profitable and productive market garden or small farm.Perrine and Charles Hervé-Gruyer have designed a microfarm in Normandy that provides a living for five people whilst cultivating just a small percentage of the land, and rewilding the rest. In Volume 1 of Living with the Earth, they describe the overarching principles and influences of ecology and permaculture, and share how they work with Nature to create highly effective systems. In Volume 2 they deep dive into the details, sharing how to grow nutritious herbs, flowers, fruit and vegetables, while creating healthy soil and diverse ecosystems.Volume 3 of this authoritative series explains the multiple elements that make up a productive, profitable and nature-friendly market garden or small farm, including:plant propagation and seed savingincreasing biodiversity for garden healthincorporating animalssmall-scale hay and grain productionan extensive list of invaluable tools and how to care for themdesign steps and examples for creating profitable rural and urban microfarmsinvesting in people, a vital part of farm enterpriseThese volumes are ground-breaking, with principles and practices that can be used on any scale. They are, however, of particular interest to small to medium scale farmers, horticulturists, forest gardeners, agronomists and market gardeners. Read more