Healthy soil and sustainable growing

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

I've talked to both a good deal, and it's amazing that two such different personalities arrived at much the same conclusions.  They even managed to collaborate on a few books.  One good thing:  Their different styles allow them to address a wider audience.  Relatively speaking, Garrett is the city slicker (Dallas) and Beck is the good ol' boy (San Antonio).  As far as I know, they're both self-taught, but it could hardly be otherwise, as they developed their philosophies at a time when institutions were actively opposing any sustainable farming or gardening.

 

I love to make connections, so it was interesting to learn about this web:

 

Mike Shoup established the Antique Rose Emporium near Brenham (my home town).

http://www.antiqueroseemporium.com/index.html

 

Malcolm Beck established Garden-Ville in NW San Antonio, and later sold some of his land to establish a San Antonio Antique Rose Emporium, next door to his operation.  Henry Flowers worked for Mike Shoup to set up the new operation.

 

Madeline Hill (renowned herb authority) established Hilltop Herb Farm in Cleveland, TX in the '60s, and later moved to the International Festival Institute at Round Top ( world-class music facility), to become Curator of the gardens.  Henry Flowers is now the Horticulturist for Festival Hill.

http://www.festivalhill.org/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=13&MMN_position=29:4

 

Malcolm sold his Garden-Ville company to Texas Disposal Systems, who are doing a tremendous job of converting Austin's and San Antonio's waste to compost.

http://www.texasdisposal.com/TOPProductInfoPricing.htm

 

 

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

----- Original Message -----

From: Tradingpost

To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org

Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 2:11 PM

Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] composting chickens

I've been around San Antonio in summers. Actually, with high humidy and 100
degree heat in summer where Beck is, everything but the hide and bones
might be gone in short order.  Vermin and scavengers might be at work too.
Only thing, it would need to be miles from the nearest neighbor ... or
somebody might call out the Texas Rangers to look for a body ;-)

I met Howard Garret years ago but never Beck. Those guys are the real deal.

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

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On 2/8/2007 at 10:11 AM blademan25@yahoo.com wrote:

>I think that's a TALL TALE!!!  - He might be a bit
>more honest to say that it would take 3 - 4 WEEKS -
>not DAYS.  Unless things compost faster in Texas. ;)
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>--- "E. E. Mitchamore Jr" <emitch@att.net> wrote:
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>> Malcolm Beck, King of Texas Compost, tells tales of
>> regularly adding cattle carcasses to their
>> industrial-sized compost heaps.  The whole thing
>> disappears in 3 - 4 days.
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