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  • Subject: [permaculture] Sustainable Soil Management
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Sustainable Soil Management





Preston Sullivan
NCAT Agriculture Specialist
© NCAT 2004
ATTRA Publication #IP027/133
 
Abstract
This publication covers basic soil properties and management steps toward
building and maintaining healthy soils. Part I deals with basic soil
principles and provides an understanding of living soils and how they work.
In this section you will find answers to why soil organisms and organic
matter are important. Part II covers management steps to build soil quality
on your farm. The last section looks at farmers who have successfully built
up their soil. The publication concludes with a large resource section of
other available information.
Table of Contents


Part I. Characteristics of Sustainable Soils


Introduction
The Living Soil: Texture and Structure
The Living Soil: The Importance of Soil Organisms
Organic Matter, Humus, and the Soil Foodweb
Soil Tilth and Organic Matter
Tillage, Organic Matter, and Plant Productivity
Fertilizer Amendments and Biologically Active Soils
Conventional Fertilizers
Top$oil—Your Farm'$ Capital
Summary of Part I
Summary of Sustainable Soil Management Principles
Part II. Management Steps to Improve Soil Quality
Part III. Examples of Successful Soil Builders (Farmer Profiles)
References
Additional Resources



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Check this out on improving clay soils
http://www.finegardening.com/how-to/articles/improving-clay-soils.aspx



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Soil Health Conference
Mark your calendars for New Jersey’s Soil Health Conference on November 9,
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On 10/27/2010 10:18 AM, Carl DuPoldt wrote:
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> Sustainable Soil Management
> Preston Sullivan

Also by Preston Sullivan: [this is the raw dataset for the literature
database he created and is worth browsing and searching despite missing
information]

http://www.ibiblio.org/ecolandtech/orgfarm/literature/organic-farming.bibliography/

Index of /ecolandtech/orgfarm/literature/organic-farming.bibliography

Icon Name Last modified Size
Description[DIR] Parent Directory -
[TXT] 1.bib 27-Nov-1992 15:23 149K
[TXT] 2.bib 27-Nov-1992 15:53 141K
[TXT] 3.bib 27-Nov-1992 16:23 145K
[TXT] 4.bib 27-Nov-1992 16:56 164K
[TXT] 5.bib 27-Nov-1992 17:28 74K
[TXT] 6.bib 27-Nov-1992 19:06 176K
[TXT] 7.bib 27-Nov-1992 19:44 167K
[TXT] README 10-Feb-1999 21:57 626
[TXT] the-whole-bibliography 29-Jan-1995 22:08 1.0M

/pub/academic/agriculture/sustainable_agriculture/bibliography

Bibliography of organic gardening and farming books, periodicals
and journals dating from the 1800's to the 1960's. Prepared by
Preston Sullivan (now with A.T.T.R.A., Fayetteville, Ark.) at
North Carolina State University, Dept.of Soil Science (sometime
in the 1970's).

This bibliography is a unique and valuable guide to useful
documents on methods and materials used in organic agriculture.

Released for use by metalab Sustainable Agriculture Archives
by Dr. Larry King, Dept. of Soil Science, N.C.S.U.

Retrieve the INDEX file for a description of contents



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