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Author : Erhard Hennig
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781601731289
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (312 download)
Download or read book Secrets of Fertile Soils written by Erhard Hennig and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Erhard Hennig
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783922201274
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (12 download)
Download or read book The Secrets of Fertile Soils written by Erhard Hennig and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ute Scheub
Publisher : Greystone Books
ISBN 13 : 1771641118
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (716 download)
Download or read book Terra Preta written by Ute Scheub and published by Greystone Books. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Terra preta is the Portuguese name of a type of soil which is thought to have almost miraculous properties. The newspapers are flooded with reports about “black gold,” scientists believe that two of the greatest problems facing the world – climate change and the hunger crisis — can be solved by it. The beauty of it is that everyone can do something about it because since 2005 the secret of producing this black soil has been revealed — and it is a secret that seemed to have been lost forever with the downfall of the once thriving Indian culture of the Amazon basin. The recipe is astonishingly simple as all you need are kitchen or garden wastes, charcoal and earthworms, so it can be produced on every balcony or on the smallest of garden plots. The trio of authors Scheub, Pieplow and Schmidt, set off on a treasure hunt and condensed all the knowledge about the world’s most fertile soil into a convenient guidebook. In addition to a sound instruction manual on producing terra preta and organic charcoal (biochar), the handbook covers fundamental principles from climate farming to closed-loop economy. It makes a passionate plea against synthetic fertilizers and genetic technology and offers indispensable advice to all those who feel strongly about healthy food. Published in Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute.
Author : Peter Tompkins
Publisher : books catalog
ISBN 13 : 9788129105639
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (56 download)
Download or read book Secrets of the Soil written by Peter Tompkins and published by books catalog. This book was released on 1989 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book,a fascinating companion to The Secret Life of Plants by the same authors, tells the story of the innovative, nontraditional, often surprising things that certain scientists, farmers, and mystics are doing to prevent the slow degradation of our planet. For example, using the techniques of Rudolf Steiner s biodynamic agriculture with its reliance on ethereal forces from the planets,Dan Carlson s growth stimulating Sonic Bloom, and rock dust fertilizer to revitalize depleted soils; or gardening with the help of truly amazing new technologies to reverse serious agricultural problems.The authors illustrate,in a truly enlightening and convincing manner, the pivotal role that the natural elements play in ourlives, and the necessity of cultivating and sustaining a relationship with one most basic of them the soil.
Author : Elizabeth Stell
Publisher : Storey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781580170086
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Secrets to Great Soil written by Elizabeth Stell and published by Storey Publishing. This book was released on 1998-01 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains how to create and maintain fertile soil, including advice on choosing fertilizers, improving new sites, fine-tuning for specific plants, and using compost
Author : Fred Bahnson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451663307
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)
Download or read book Soil and Sacrament written by Fred Bahnson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-08-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the author's experiences founding a faith-based community garden in rural North Carolina, and emphasizes how growing one's own food can help readers reconnect with the land and divine faith.
Author : Julius Hensel
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1446759660
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (467 download)
Download or read book Bread from Stones written by Julius Hensel and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Viktor Schauberger
Publisher : Ecotechnology
ISBN 13 : 9781858600604
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (6 download)
Download or read book The Fertile Earth written by Viktor Schauberger and published by Ecotechnology. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This, the third volume in the eco-technology series, contains Schauberger's writings on trees, biodynamic agriculture and subtle energies in nature. It answers questions about extinction and climate change.
Author : Joseph Smillie
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1603581243
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (35 download)
Download or read book The Soul of Soil written by Joseph Smillie and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 1999-06-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soil is the basis not only for all gardening, but for all terrestrial life. No aspect of agriculture is more fundamental and important, yet we have been losing vast quantities of our finite soil resources to erosion, pollution, and development. Now back in print, this eminently sensible and wonderfully well-focused book provides essential information about one of the most significant challenges for those attempting to grow delicious organic vegetables: the creation and maintenance of healthy soil. Chapter 2, "Understanding the Soil System," is alone worth the price of admission. Gershuny and Smillie give lay readers and experts a clear explanation of subjects--soil life and nutrient cycles--that have confounded most authors. Nowhere will the reader find simpler and more coherent descriptions of key concepts including cation exchange capacity and chelation. There are other books about soil available, including Grace Gershuny's comprehensive Start with the Soil, and there are books that feature chapters on soil building. What distinguishes The Soil of Soilis the authors' concise presentation; they give readers important information, including technical essentials, without getting bogged down in scientific or quasiscientific mumbo-jumbo. In addition, useful tables list specific compost materials, green manures, and other resources that allow growers to translate into action the more general information provided by the book. The soil-building techniques featured include: Organic matter management Building and maintaining humus On-site composting Green manures and rotations Cultivation and weed control Nutrient balances and soil testing Using mineral fertilizers Planning for organic certification Updates to the 1999 edition include analysis of Proposed Rules for the National Organic Standards, and expanded recommendations for private testing services and soil-testing equipment for home gardeners and organic farmers. All of us involved in the cultivation of plants--from the backyard gardener to the largest farmer--need to help regenerate a "living soil," for only in the diversity of the soil and its creatures can we ensure the long-term health of ourselves and our environment. The Soul of Soil offers everyone a basic understanding of what soil is and what we can do to improve our own patch of it. Seen in this light, this practical handbook will be an inspiration as well.
Author : Peter Tompkins
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Secrets of the Soil written by Peter Tompkins and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1989 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors describe many strange and wonderful experiences of farmers with the secdut life of soils. They explain the impact of etherial forces on soil fertility and give guidelines to duplicate the practices described in this book
Author : Nteranya Sanginga
Publisher : CIAT
ISBN 13 : 9290592613
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (95 download)
Download or read book Integrated Soil Fertility Management in Africa written by Nteranya Sanginga and published by CIAT. This book was released on 2009 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forward. A call for integrated soil fertility management in Africa. Introduction. ISFM and the African farmer. Part I. The principles of ISFM: ISFM as a strategic goal, Fertilizer management within ISFM, Agro-minerals in ISFM, Organic resource management, ISFM, soil biota and soil health. Part II. ISFM practices: ISFM products and fields practices, ISFM practice in drylands, ISFM practice in savannas and woodlands, ISFM practice in the humid forest zone, Conservation Agriculture. Part III. The process of implementing ISFM: soil fertility diagnosis, soil fertility management advice, Dissemination of ISFM technologies, Designing an ISFM adoption project, ISFM at farm and landscape scales. Part IV. The social dimensions of ISFM: The role of ISFM in gender empowerment, ISFM and household nutrition, Capacity building in ISFM, ISFM in the policy arena, Marketing support for ISFM, Advancing ISFM in Africa. Appendices: Mineral nutrient contents of some common organic resources.
Author : Molly Aloian
Publisher : Everybody Digs Soil
ISBN 13 : 9780778754008
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (54 download)
Download or read book Different Kinds of Soil written by Molly Aloian and published by Everybody Digs Soil. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children will enjoy finding out about different types of soils from different climates, what animals and plants live in these different soils, and just how valuable soil is to human life.
Author : Steve Parker
Publisher : Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN 13 : 9781410918468
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (184 download)
Download or read book Microlife that Lives in Soil written by Steve Parker and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2006 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every time you visit a garden you walk over a microjungle! The soil under your feet is wriggling with living things. Some are too small for our own eyes to see. This title gives you a close-up look at the types of microlife that lives n the soil all around us.
Author : Ellen Lawrence
Publisher : Down & Dirty: The Secrets of S
ISBN 13 : 9781642807684
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (76 download)
Download or read book How Do Animals Help Make Soil? written by Ellen Lawrence and published by Down & Dirty: The Secrets of S. This book was released on 2020 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From ants, beetles, and worms, to moles, rabbits, and groundhogs, soil is home to many different animals. As they eat, produce bodily waste, and build their underground homes, all these soil-dwelling creatures are making new soil and helping to keep soil healthy. Inside this book, readers will discover a secret world of underground animals and the big part they play in the story of soil. How do animals recycle dead plants and turn them into new soil? Why are burrowing animals helpful to trees and other plants? And why is worm poop so good for the soil? Filled with information perfectly suited to the abilities and interests of an early elementary audience, this colorful, fact-filled volume gives readers a chance not only to learn, but also to develop their powers of observation and critical thinking. With its stunning photographs and surprising, high-interest facts about a material that most of us take for granted, the book makes learning about soil a lively, engaging experience.
Author : Robert Tindall
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 1623171180
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (231 download)
Download or read book Sacred Soil written by Robert Tindall and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2017-07-18 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating description of how utilizing the biochar embedded in terra preta, the recently rediscovered sacred soil of the pre-Columbian peoples of the Amazon rainforest, can cut our dependency on petrochemicals, restore the health of our soils, remove carbon from our overheating atmosphere, and restore the planet to pre-industrial levels of atmospheric carbon by 2050. The authors show that the rediscovery of terra preta is an opportunity to move beyond the West’s tradition of plunder and genocide of the native civilizations of the Americas by offering an invitation to embrace the deeper mystery of the indigenous methods of inquiry and to participate in an animate cosmos that gave rise to such a powerful soil technology. Sacred Soil, in recognizing the need for biocultural regeneration, takes a multi-disciplinary approach to the phenomenon of biochar soils, utilizing mythopoeic, historical, anthropological, and scientific perspectives to embrace the deep past, the vexed present, and the prospectus for our future. Coming at this crucial juncture in human history, the potential resting in biochar is also an open doorway into the indigenous ways of knowing that enabled the pre-Columbian Amazonian high civilizations to support a population of millions while leaving their lands more fertile than when they arose.
Author : Donald J. Childs
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521806015
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Modernism and Eugenics written by Donald J. Childs and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-09-06 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Modernism and Eugenics, first published in 2001, Donald Childs shows how Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot and W. B. Yeats believed in eugenics, the science of race improvement and adapted this scientific discourse to the language and purposes of the modern imagination. Childs traces the impact of the eugenics movement on such modernist works as Mrs Dalloway, A Room of One's Own, The Waste Land and Yeats's late poetry and early plays. The language of eugenics moves, he claims, between public discourse and personal perspectives. It informs Woolf's theorization of woman's imagination; in Eliot's poetry, it pictures as a nightmare the myriad contemporary eugenical threats to humankind's biological and cultural future. And for Yeats, it becomes integral to his engagement with the occult and his commitment to Irish Nationalism. This is an interesting study of a controversial theme which reveals the centrality of eugenics in the life and work of several major modernist writers.
Author : William Albrecht
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781601730299
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Albrecht on Soil Balancing written by William Albrecht and published by . This book was released on 2011-06-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In volume 7 Prof. Albrecht reveals the importance of the balance equation, that it isn¿t enough to have nutrient to soil connections, it is the ratio of one element to another that counts. Albrecht¿s insight further reveals that an ounce of prevention in the form of balanced plant nutrition from fertile soils is better than a pound of cure using dangerous poisons.
