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[Livingontheland] principles of raised bed agriculture

From: "TradingPostPaul" <tradingpost@riseup.net>
To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [Livingontheland] principles of raised bed agriculture
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:20:08 -0700

Five principles of raised bed agriculture are explained on the Rodale
Institute's New Farm website at
http://www.newfarm.org/features/1002/roland_bunch/index.shtml

1. Maximize organic matter production
2. Keep the soil covered
3. Use zero tillage
4. Maintain biological diversity
5. Feed plants through the mulch.
Roland Bunch, COSECHA

New Farm editor's note: Ken Hargesheimer of the Mini-Farms Network sent
this Roland Bunch piece to us and said "You've got to run this piece.
Roland Bunch knows more about no-till than anyone, having seen it in dozens
of countries."

More on Dr. Roland Bunch at
http://www.fao.org/SARD/en/init/1364/1809/1402/1408/index.html

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

[Livingontheland] principles of raised bed agriculture, TradingPostPaul, 02/12/2007