 | The bio-intensive approach to small-scale household food production |
 |  | Introduction |
|  | Characteristics of the bio-intensive approach to small-scale household food production |
| | Why household food security through gardens makes sense? |
| | Information, education and communication approaches to household vegetable gardening |
| | The household as a production and consumption unit |
| | Definitions of homegardens |
| | Vegetables throughout the year |
| | Starting a biointensive garden |
| | Layout for a small-scale, household level vegetable production plot |
| | Technological profile |
| | The rationale for deep-dug and raised beds |
| | Why deep-dug beds are important? |
| | Development of rooting systems |
| | Raised-bed garden technologies |
| | Integrated alley cropping bio-intensive garden |
| | Pot-garden technologies |
| | Common garden tools |
| | Soil management |
| | Know your soil |
| | Discovering your soil type firsthand |
| | Soil modifiers |
| | Nutrient composition of various organic materials |
| | Composting |
| | Composting methods |
| | Conventional method of compost preparation |
| | The 14-day method of composting |
| | Composting in triple-compost bin |
| | Deep bed composting |
| | Semi-sunken composting |
| | Basket composting |
| | Liquid fertilizer |
| | Fish emulsion as plant food for bio-intensive garden |
| | Green manuring |
| | Nitrogen-fixing trees |
| | Characteristics of Some Nitrogen-fixing Trees |
| | Cover crops |
| | Some cover crops successfully used by farmers |
| | Cover crops as soil conditioners |
| | Nutrient requirement of vegetables |
| | Seed and seedling management |
| | Saving seeds through gardener curators |
| | Why producing your own vegetable seeds is important? |
| | Traditional or indigenous seeds |
| | Seed production |
| | Site selection and timing of seed production |
| | Seed harvesting and seed extraction |
| | Seed drying |
| | Seed storage |
| | Testing seed quality |
| | Nursery techniques for seedlings |
| | Crop management |
| | Crop planning |
| | Using the fenceline for planting annual and perennial crops |
| | Companion plant guide chart |
| | Vegetables that can be harvested in less than a month |
| | Shade-tolerant vegetables |
| | Drought-resistant vegetables |
| | Solarization: A weed control technique using sunlight |
| | Watering |
| | Mulching |
| | The role of organic mulches |
| | Some tropical materials for use as mulch |
| | Gardening in dry environments |
| | Water-saving ideas for gardens during dry season |
| | Growing vegetables in saline areas |
| | Lead in urban gardens |
| | Pest management |
| | Some common garden pests |
| | Alternative pest management |
| | Cultural method of pest control |
| | Biological pest control |
| | Encouraging predators |
| | Botanical pest control |
| | Handling of garden produce |
| | Conserving and safeguarding quality and freshness of garden produce |
| | Non-refrigerated storage |
| | Nutritional dimension of bio-intensive gardening |
| | Sustaining gardens as nutrition |
| | Vegetables for family nutrition |
| | Vitamin A content of some local foods in serving portions compared with recommended dietary allowances for various age groups |
| | Iron content of some local foods in serving portions compared with recommended dietary allowances (RDA) for various age groups |
| | Vegetables containing iodine |
| | Vegetables with multiple edible parts |
| | Neglected annual vegetables |
| | Maintaining the nutritional value of vegetables: Food preparation tips |
The bio-intensive approach to small-scale household food production
International institute of rural reconstruction
Silang, Cavite, Philippines
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