Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["E. E. Mitchamore Jr" <emitch@att.net>]

Folks from other areas may not know about Malcolm Beck, but here in Central Texas, he is revered.  Not only is he an organic grower, but he is the Compost King.  He started large-scale compost production many years ago, and his methods have now been integrated into the waste disposal operations of Texas Disposal systems, along with Garden-Ville, an organic fertilizer outlet that Malcolm started.  Malcolm has also been a tireless advocate for organic ways, writing books and doing presentations all over Texas.

 

Recent research indicates that the best way to make Phosphorus available to plants is through biologically active soil - specifically fungi.  Teaming with Microbes has some good info.

 

E. E. "Mitch" Mitchamore
www.hillcountrynatives.biz

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From: TradingPostPaul

To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org

Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 2:45 PM

Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Brix class - good hay

Here's a story from Texas organic grower Malcolm Beck, The Hidden Truth
About Commercial Phosphate Fertilizers
http://www.malcolmbeck.com/articles/phosphates-probemsandsolutions.htm

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

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On 2/4/2007 at 12:02 PM Gloria Baikauskas wrote:

>Soft rock phosphate is also sold as colloidal clay.  I know that
>knowledge has helped more than one person find this valuable product and
>thought it might help someone else.
>  
>  Gloria
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