Along with chapters devoted to the Five Tenets of a Productive Gardener (Plan Well to Get the Most from Your Garden; Maximize Production in Each Bed; Get the Most out of Every Plant; Scale up Tools and Systems for Efficiency; and Expand and Extend the Harvest), the book contains interactive tools that home gardeners can use to assist them in determining how, when, and what to plant; evaluating crop health; and planning and storing the harvest. For today’s vegetable gardeners who want to grow as much of their own food as possible, this guide offers expert advice and strategies for cultivating a garden that supplies what they need.

"Authors Colin McCrate and Brad Halm, founders of Seattle Urban Farm Company, want to show you how to grow more food in the space you have—whether that’s a 90-square-foot garden or a half-acre one. They walk you through planning your garden setup, selecting seed varieties, making nutrient-rich compost, managing crop rotation, propagating cuttings, storing seeds and more. This book is a great guide for every stage of the vegetable-gardening process." —Modern Farmer

1. Expert techniques for boosting the harvest of a small garden. Authors Colin McCrate and Brad Halm apply the techniques they developed as managers of a CSA (community-support agriculture) farm to guide readers in planning, planting, and harvesting a bounty from a home vegetable garden.
2. Photographs, charts, and illustrations demonstrate the key principles. Step-by-step, hands-on instructions and examples from the authors' own gardens teach gardeners of all levels how they can maximize production in every bed, get the most out of every plant, and expand the harvest season with succession planting, intercropping, and season extension.