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The first and only complete guide to sourcing and using woodchip an abundant, inexpensive and ecologically sustainable material for savvy growers and landscapers at any scale, from farm to garden to greenhouse. The Woodchip Handbook is the essential guide to the many uses of woodchip both in regenerative agriculture and horticulture. Author Ben Raskin, Head of Horticulture and Agroforestry at the Soil Association, draws on his extensive practical experience using woodchip, provides the latest research from around the world and presents inspiring case studies from innovative farmers. Whether…mehr

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The first and only complete guide to sourcing and using woodchip an abundant, inexpensive and ecologically sustainable material for savvy growers and landscapers at any scale, from farm to garden to greenhouse. The Woodchip Handbook is the essential guide to the many uses of woodchip both in regenerative agriculture and horticulture. Author Ben Raskin, Head of Horticulture and Agroforestry at the Soil Association, draws on his extensive practical experience using woodchip, provides the latest research from around the world and presents inspiring case studies from innovative farmers. Whether you are a commercial grower or farmer, a permaculture practitioner or a serious home gardener producing your own fruit and vegetables, The Woodchip Handbook will show you how to get the most out of this readily available and renewable material.
Autorenporträt
Ben Raskin has worked in horticulture for more than thirty years, with a wide range of experience in practical commercial growing as well as policy and advocacy work. As the Soil Association's Head of Horticulture and Agroforestry, he provides growers at all levels of production with technical, marketing, policy, supply chain and networking support. He is currently implementing a 200-acre silvopastural agroforestry planting in Wiltshire. Additionally, Ben co-chairs the Defra Edibles Horticulture Roundtable and sits on the boards of the Organic Growers Alliance and Community Supported Agriculture Network UK. Ben is the author of The Woodchip Handbook as well as books on gardening, including Zero-Waste Gardening, The Community Gardening Handbook and three volumes of the Discover Together Guides: Compost, Grow, and Bees, Bugs, and Butterflies.