The Two-Wheel Tractor Handbook: Small-Scale Equipment and Innovative Techniques for Boosting Productivity

Small but mighty -- a comprehensive guide to the use of two-wheel tractors for highly productive gardens, landscapes, and farms TWO-WHEEL TRACTORS are multifunctional, economical, practical, maneuverable, portable, and low impact. Yet choosing the equipment is only half of it; the other half is integrating the right machine and implements into your land-based enterprise and coupling it with innovative high-efficiency techniques. Coverage includes:Why you need a two-wheel tractorTwo-wheel tractor essentials including tractor implement options and functionsEquipment decision-making to suit your scale, context, enterprises, and budgetSafety equipment, operation, and basic maintenanceInnovative use strategies including micro-plowing, making "Permabeds," in situ mulching, the "Compost-a-path Method," crop guilds, scaling up, and diversified crop managementHow to start from scratch, clearing new land, scaling up your enterprises, and moreCase studies and rich examples from suburban landscaping to commercial market gardens from Europe and North America"Pro tips," "design boxes," and other sidebars for rapidly elevating your skills.The Two-Wheel Tractor Handbook shows small-scale growers how to leverage walk-behind tractors to maximize the productivity and profitability of their enterprises. This full-color, highly illustrated guide is a must-have tool for urban farmers, suburban gardeners, rural homesteaders, orchardists, landscapers, and market gardeners looking to boost production.