Most Market Gardening Books Get It Backwards - Here’s the One That Starts Where the Money Is!

You don’t need another manual on compost ratios and crop spacing. You need a plan that gets customers before you plant a single seed. This book shows you how to build a profitable market garden from the market up - not the garden down

Here’s the problem with most “how-to” books on market gardening: they start in the dirt instead of the marketplace. They teach you how to grow beautiful carrots, but not how to sell them;  or worse, they assume “if you grow it, they will come.”

That’s not how real-world farming works. A successful market garden isn’t built on crop lists and planting charts; it’s built on customers, cash flow, and a clear plan to get paid before you ever pick up a hoe.

That’s what this book is about:  a practical, proven system to start lean, sell smart, and build a farm that feeds both your family and your bank account.

Many aspiring market gardeners and small farmers dream of turning their passion into profit, but feel overwhelmed, under-informed, and unsure where to start.

Without the right plan, that dream can stay out of reach. You might waste seasons of effort, overspend on supplies, or grow crops that don’t sell. Worse yet, you could burn out and throw in the towel before ever making a sustainable income.

Good news: you can start small, smart, and profitable - if you follow a proven path.

After today, you’ll finally know how to…

• Plan your garden for profitability from the start
• Finds the customers for your garden before you put a seed in the ground
• Put the systems in place to organize and run your garden
• Work your garden for efficient growing and harvesting

How I figured this out the hard way

I got my hands dirty figuring this out

Twenty-five years ago, shortly after the Y2K panic, I bought a small property and went looking for a way to earn from it. Cash was tight. Consulting gigs kept the lights on, but time was limited. I needed something I could start small and ramp up.

I read, researched, and tested every small-farm model I could find, and finally discovered a bootstrap method that worked.

Result:  within 30 days, I had paying customers and cash in my pocket.

That simple system became the backbone of Bootstrap Market Gardening; a proven plan for starting fast, growing smart, and earning income even on a tiny piece of land. 

Do one of these describe your situation

• An aspiring market gardener seeking a clear path to success?
• A small property owner looking to expand into direct-to-market sales?
• Someone passionate about growing food and creating a meaningful livelihood?
• Do you need to create some additional income on your small property SOONER rather than later?

Then this book was written for you.

This Is Your Plan

'Bootstrap Market Gardening' is your step-by-step guide to launching a successful market garden based on Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) principles.

CSA solves many start-up problems. In the CSA model customers subscribe to your market garden, paying in advance to receive a share of vegetables each week throughout the growing season.

When Suzie and I launched our first CSA garden we didn’t have a lot of guidance. With time, we figured out the answers to about a thousand questions about running a market garden.

So I decided I would write the market garden business book I wish I had when I started.

What you'll learn with Bootstrap Market Gardening:

• Proven Step-by-Step Plan: Learn how to start small and scale as you grow.
• Cost-Efficient Tips: Leverage advance payment through the CSA model to fund your start-up.
• Sustainability Focus: Adopt eco-friendly, practical methods that benefit both your wallet and the planet.

What you get today

The 2025 Edition of Bootstrap Market Gardening
Everything you need to plan, market, and manage your profitable garden business. step by step.

Plus these free bonuses:

• 9 Training Workbooks with real-world examples
• The Farm Software Pack (tools I use daily)
• The Bootstrap Market Gardening Mind Map
• The 60-Day to CSA Checklist - your first quick win

Total value: over $150 — yours today for just $27.

Proof from real growers

Quick Questions

Ready to get growing?

Market gardening isn't just about planting seeds; it's about launching a  business.

There are lots of gardening books out there, but it's hard to find good information about starting a successful market garden BUSINESS.

Here’s  what that looks like:

1. PLANNING is the fun part: you decide how much money you want to make from your market garden, and how many customers you need to make that happen;

2. MARKETING is reaching out and finding those customers and telling them what you have to offer and inviting them to buy. TIP: there is an easy, non-sleazy way to get your customers to sign up. And, they pay you in advance for the season!

3. MANAGEMENT means answering a few questions about how you will run your market garden business. How much space will you need, and where to find it? How will you organize garden work? TIP: you can find space for your garden even if you don't own a farm.

4. PRODUCTION means lying out your garden efficiently and growing, harvesting and processing your delicious veggies for appreciative customers.

That’s what you will find in 'Bootstrap Market Gardening'!

Why YES, money does grow in my garden! How about you?

Why it works

This isn’t theory - it’s the system I’ve used for two decades as an award-winning organic farmer and business consultant.

You’ll learn exactly how to start, market, and manage your farm—even if your land, tools, and budget are small.

You just can’t get this level of practical, field-tested advice anywhere else.

I'm so sure my way is right and the others wrong, here's my Risk-Free 10 X Guarantee

I wrote The Bootstrap Market Gardening Course to deliver real, practical, valuable information you can put to work right away. 

I priced this course so just about any new or aspiring grower could afford it. That's not because I don't believe in it's value.

I've seen similar courses that sell for $197 or $297 or even more. Happily, you can get it for quite a bit less.

I believe in the value of these books so much that If you aren't convinced this book gave you at least 10 times the value of what you paid - whether in saved time, earned income, or avoided mistakes - just let me know. I'll give you your money back.

I stand behind every word in this series, because I’ve used these systems myself - and I know they work!

About those bonuses

'Bootstrap Market Gardening' is a valuable resource, and was always my most popular book.

Then a couple years ago I decided to UPGRADE the offering.

First, I created 9 custom workbooks that expand on the material in the book.

This includes more than 100 pages of additional information, exercises, examples and worksheets designed to help you plan, market, manage and put into operation your own market garden business, faster and easier than ever.

These are totally unique and only available from New Terra Farm!

Then, (because I was a computer guy)  I added 5 specially-designed farm planning and management spreadsheets  written by me, to make running your market garden and my farm business easier.

These are the same IT tools I use every year to plan and manage my CSA market garden.

Get 'Bootstrap Market Gardening' and custom software in the Premium Edition.

Then I added this learning aid to help you the reader remember and retrieve information more effectively

The Bootstrap Market Gardening Mind Map is a visual representation of all the information in the book.

It's a 1-page snapshot that uses branches, keywords, colors, and images to structure the book information hierarchically and intuitively. 

And it's Included in the Bootstrap Market Gardening Premium Pack

And last but not least is the  CSA in 60 Days Launch Checklist. This quick reference shows you step-by-step and week-by-week how to plan and launch your CSA Market Garden. 

It gives you is a structured list of tasks and actions that need to be completed before, during, and after launching your CSA Market Garden.

The Launch Checklist helps you cover every crucial step, from planning to marketing to operations,  ensuring nothing is overlooked as you build your successful CSA market garden.

And, it's included too!

Build Your Own Bootstrap Market Garden - Starting Now!

Crammed full of real-world practical advice you can use to launch your own market garden business.

Bootstrap Market Gardening is  your complete training course that lays out for you, step-by-step, how to start-up, market and manage an organic market garden based on CSA principles.

This book has helped hundreds of new and soon-to-be market gardeners learn how to launch their own successful small farm business.

The best part is, you can start part-time and build a great 'side hustle' income.

You will  gain instant access to this valuable knowledge that can turn your market gardening dream into a reality

And, if you are  not completely satisfied you can get a complete refund. No questions asked.

Get Bootstrap Market Gardening and get growing!

Don't wait any longer to transform your farming aspirations into a flourishing reality. Join the ranks of successful farmers who have harnessed the power of our proven strategies and time-tested techniques. Embrace the journey, seize the opportunity, and start cultivating your profitable CSA market garden today with 'Bootstrap Market Gardening'!