A Farmer’s Mini-Handbook : GROW BIOINTENSIVE® Sustainable Mini-Farming By Margo Royer-Mille
▻http://www.growbiointensive.org/PDF/FarmersHandbook.pdf
GROW BIOINTENSIVE (GB) Sustainable Mini-Farming consists of eight principles to guide the farmer to simultane- ously grow healthy food and care for the land. These principles are inspired by how plants grow in nature and are based on using natural processes to create a thriving and sustainable food-production system. A well-executed GB farm approaches sustainability as it becomes a closed system with no off-farm sourcing of inputs AND nurtures the soil and ecosystem to be self-sustaining. In the long run, a GB farm is a farm that will be vital and productive for generations, a monumental achievement! The eight principles of GROW BIOINTENSIVE are:
1. Deep Soil Preparation
2. Composting
3. Intensive Planting
4. Companion Planting
5. Carbon Farming
6. Calorie Farming
7. Open-Pollinated Seeds
8. Whole System Method