The book includes in-depth profiles of 32 vegetable producers.
Individual chapters cover fundamental aspects of economic and environmental sustainability.
A final chapter profiles the experiences of individual vegetable growers and provides enterprise budgets for a number of crops. Appendixes include additional information resources. Sustainable Vegetable Production from Start-Up to Market was written by Vernon P. Grubinger, vegetable and berry specialist for University of Vermont Extension and director of the University of Vermont Center for Sustainable Agriculture. Recommended for anyone concerned with the balance between crop production and stewardship of resources, the book will be a valuable resource for aspiring and beginning vegetable growers, experienced growers, extension personnel, and serious gardeners, and a useful text for college-level vegetable production courses.