The New Organic Grower: A Master’s Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener,

Back in 1965, when Eliot Coleman began farming organically, the common belief was that organic farming couldn’t possibly compete with farms using chemical pesticides and fertilizers. Through hard work, careful observation, experimentation, and continuous practical innovation, Eliot proved them wrong. This is an excellent handbook for the serious gardener or small-scale grower, filled with practical advice from an expert who learned by doing, and by doing it well. If you were to buy just a single book on organic gardening, you could not go wrong with this one!