Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["TradingPostPaul" <tradingpost@riseup.net>]

Barb says I'm wrong, that we did meet Beck, along with Howard in Dallas. In
that case, good ole boy is just about right. 

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

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On 2/8/2007 at 4:00 PM E. E. Mitchamore Jr wrote:

>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_p
age&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
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>  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. ;)
>  >
>  >--- "E. E. Mitchamore Jr" <emitch@att.net> wrote:
>  >
>  >> 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.
>  >>