Get ready for an exclusive event – we are thrilled to announce Jean-Martin Fortier's first-ever visit to Sweden!

With over 20 years of expertise, Jean-Martin (JM) Fortier is a trailblazer in biointensive farming. His groundbreaking work on world-renowned farms like Les Jardins de la Grelinette, the Ferme des Quatre Temps, and the Old Mill has revolutionized small-scale vegetable production. JM is also the acclaimed author of the best-selling book “The Market Gardener,” which has sold over 200,000 copies worldwide.

Don’t miss this chance to learn from the best! Join us for an inspiring lecture by JM at SLU Alnarp on September 27. Follow it up with an immersive full-day workshop on September 28 at The Culinary Farmer, co-hosted with Saba Nazarian, one of JM's former students who has been farming and teaching in the Nordic region since 2018.

Secure your spot now for this unique opportunity to gain insights and skills from a true master of Market Gardening!

This Workshop is Sponsored by:

Market Gardeners Institute: The Reference in Organic Farming and Market Gardening

Semenco: Our supplier of selected seeds and market gardening tools. also the Co-hosts of the Workshop on Sep 28

Hallant: The Distributor of Ferrari (BCS) Two-Wheel Tractors in Sweden

THE LECTURE - Friday, Sep 27 | 13:00 - 16:00 

Hosted by The VentureLab at SLU Alnarp

20 Years of Market Gardening: Cultivating Ecology, Community, and Growing Future Growers.

In this keynote, JM will delve into how the transformative power of ecological farming can restore and ignite local communities. He will highlight the success stories of future growers empowered by The Market Gardener Institute and explore the innovative ventures that continue to shape the future of regenerative agriculture. This talk promises to inspire and equip attendees with the knowledge and passion to cultivate a more resilient and sustainable food system.

Working With Living Soils

Everyone’s talking about soil these days: no-till, no-dig, carbon farming, regenerative agriculture, and so on. What unites all these philosophies is living soils. In this information-packed lecture, JM Fortier will explain his approach to healthy soils and introduce the practices he has been testing and applying on his farms for more then 20 years. 

- How to set up permanent beds 

- Working with crop rotation and cover crops in an intensive system 

- Teaming with micro-organism to build a Healthy Soil Food

 

THE WORKSHOP - Saturday, Sep 28 | 9:00 - 16:30 

Co-Hosted at The Culinary Farmer with Semenco

15 min from Höör (45 mins from Malmö) 

Morning Session: Market Gardening 2.0 

Is it truly possible to achieve financial success through farming on a small piece of land? Explore the fundamental elements, techniques, and design principles that transform small-scale biointensive farming into a profitable endeavour. Over the past 20 years, JM has discovered simple and effective tricks that allow you to feel prepared, organized, and confident that this new season will

be a success! This session will teach:

● Identifying key crops for optimal profitability

● Learning strategies for team mobilization and streamlining daily farm operations

● Life habits you need to adopt to be at your best during the season

● Management practices to improve your crop and harvest planning

● Which tools will save you time and increase your efficiency

Our ultimate objective in this workshop is to empower you to cultivate with greater abundance and, most importantly, with increased efficiency. Join us as we embark on a journey toward more prosperous and sustainable farming practices.

FARM LUNCH INCLUDED

Afternoon Session 1: The Culinary Farm Tour with Saba Nazarian 

Having designed and built a few farms from scratch, Saba will be sharing insights on effective farm design, necessary infrastructure, and efficient workflow on small farms that will save you time and energy in the long run.

Afternoon Session 2: Keys to Profitability in the Market Garden by JM Fortier

Can small farms really be profitable? It's a question that many people ask themselves before getting started, or in the early stages of their farm if they are struggling to make ends meet.

The answer is YES, small farms can be profitable. It has been demonstrated by thousands of growers all over the world that you can make a good living growing organic vegetables on a small piece of land. To help improve your bottom line, this session will teach:

● How to set goals to grow your bottom line

● Which clients to focus on in order to increase sales

● How to set prices to grow your profits

● Which investments to make for long-term growth

Tool Demo session with our sponsors Semenco & Hallant!

DISCOUNTS:

Don't miss out on generous discounts offered by our sponsors on seeds, tools, books, and The Market Gardener's Master Class (Discount codes will be provided for a limited time offer on the day of the workshop).

If you'd like to have your books signed by JM, make sure to grab your copy using the links below: 

• Market Gardener https://amzn.to/3sNiDPk
• Winter Market Gardener https://amzn.to/3T2f9Tt

Please note that purchased tickets are non-refundable.