truck farming

Explains, in Spanish, how vegetables are grown on a farm. Includes information for parents and teachers.

Advice for small scale, commercial farming and gardening without using harmful pesticides.

Describes the cultivation of vegetables and other oil-producing plants and examines their many uses.

Presents a comprehensive manual to growing organic vegetables and provides practical advice on equipment and tools, home-garden greenhouses, pest removal, and planting and harvesting.

Describes the work done throughout the year by a couple who raises foods to sell at stores and roadside stands.

Explains how vegetables are grown on a farm. Includes information for parents and teachers.

Text and color photos describe two Midwest farm families--the Kornders, of German and Polish descent, and the Thaos, who are Hmong--and the work they do at home and at the farmer's market.

Describes different types of vegetables, their history, how they are grown, and their role in human diet and health. Includes recipes.