Winter-Harvest Manual: Farming the Back Side of the Calendar by Eliot Coleman. Commercial greenhouse production of fresh vegetables in cold-winter climates without supplementary heat. The traditional fresh produce season for market gardeners in the colder parts of North America begins in June and ends in September. For many years Eliot Coleman and wife, Barbara Damrosch have produced and marketed freshly harvested salads and main course vegetables during "the other eight months" in the long, cold winters of Maine. This manual records their experiences in planning, carrying out and fine tunig a fresh vegetable and marketing operation on the back side of the calendar. Chapters include greenhouse design, plants that withstand the cold, marketing, fertilization, sowing, weeding, harvest,economics and more. Appendices include climate maps, effects of temperature, tools and supplies, seeds, and sowing dates. 8 1/2" x 11", comb binding, B&W illustrations, 62 pages. To order by phone call toll-free: 866-596-9982.