Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Greg and April" <gregandapril@earthlink.net>]

Agreed, there is going to be a learning curve.

OTOH, if it is so steep that a farmer is not seeing some kind of positive 
results in 5 years, there is a problem somewhere, I just don't believe that 
it can all be placed at the feet of the farmer in question.

Was No Till given so much hype that the farmer expected instant results? 
To a lesser degree, this happened to me, when I started gardening.
Was the farmer in question, taught the proper methods?    There are a lot of 
people saying things that don't always agree.
Did he have enough time to learn what he was not taught?    Pending bills 
can have allot of influence on a farming method, if you are trying to do 
something different.

Like you said, the Devil in in the details, but, it's not right to blame a 
man if he fails in doing what people think he should be able to understand 
and accomplish, more so if it was due reasons beyond his control.    At 
least he tried, which is more that others do, .


Greg H.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "TradingPostPaul" <tradingpost@riseup.net>
To: <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 11:46
Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] composting, no-till, etc


> I think you'll agree that no method works for everyone whether it's
> building adobe or hog calling. Ken's point is no-till works, period.
> There's a right and a wrong way to do anything. If I do no-till and don't
> get good results, it certainly doesn't mean no-till didn't work. It means 
> I
> didn't *make* it work. There's a great deal more to it than just not
> plowing and cultivating. Good growing has  a learning curve. It takes time
> and practice, and certainly good information. And I think that's true of
> all agricultural practices.
>
> As they say, the Devil is in the details.
>
>
> paul tradingpost@lobo.net