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Organic? Biological? Natural Farming?
Part I 7 week Border King maize produced with grass humus There are many articles now written about organic farming…
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Sustainable World Radio Interview with Doug Weatherbee: Life Within the Soil, Part II
If you missed it, be sure to check out Part I of this interview, and then come back to this…
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Sustainable World Radio Interview with Doug Weatherbee: Life Within the Soil, Part I
I had the pleasure of meeting Doug Weatherbee at Geoff Lawton’s PDC course at Quail Springs in California in August…
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Saving our Soils and How the Old Peach Tree was Brought Back to Life
by Niki Neave It’s not the soil itself — it’s the soil life that is the most important element. —…
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Fast Hot Composting System
At Strawberry Fields Eco-Lodge (SFEL) we use a fast hot composting system that can deliver well decomposed compost within 3…
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How to Handle Biomass in Dry Tropical Systems: Mulch Pit Gardens
The dry tropics cover a significant land area of the planet, particularly around the regions of the tropics of Cancer…
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The Art and Science of Making a Hugelkultur Bed – Transforming Woody Debris into a Garden Resource
Wooden debris will decompose faster, (and be transformed into a resource) when hugelkultur techniques are employed. Used for centuries in…
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A ‘New’ Discovery – Soluble Nitrogen Destroys Soil Carbon
How many times must we ‘discover’ something we’ve discovered before – particularly when our lives and our futures depend on…
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Soil Carbon – Can it Save Agriculture’s Bacon?
Editor’s Note: Thanks to Darren Doherty of ReGenAg for sourcing and getting permission to run this. by Christine Jones, PhD…
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Measuring Soil Carbon Change
Measuring Soil Carbon Change 2mb PDF Thanks to Darren Doherty for the head’s up on this new draft document from…
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The Story of Soil
by Rob Avis What is the difference between soil and dirt? Soil is alive. Dirt is dead. A single teaspoon…
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Great Soil Biology – The Silver Bullet
When you put the Permaculture lens on and look at where our food comes from there are hundreds of dead…
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