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[Livingontheland] Taking Biological Farming Systems to the Next Level
- From: "Tradingpost" <tradingpost@lobo.net>
- To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: [Livingontheland] Taking Biological Farming Systems to the Next Level
- Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 15:09:11 -0700
A new sustainable farming book from Acres U.S.A.
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http://www.acresusa.com/emailgraphics/BiologicalFarming.htm.
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Are You Following the Six Rules of Biological Farming?
1. Test and balance your soil. Feed the crop a balanced,
supplemented diet.
2. Use fertilizers which do the least damage to soil life and
plant roots.
3. Use pesticides, herbicides, biotechnology and nitrogen in
minimum amounts.
4. Create maximum plant diversity by using green manure crops
and tight rotations.
5. Use tillage to control the decay of organic materials and to
control soil air and water.
6. Feed the soil life, using carbon from compost, green manures,
livestock manures and crop residues.
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New from Acres U.S.A.
Taking Biological Farming Systems to the Next Level
Advancing Biological Farming
Practicing Mineralized, Balanced Agriculture
to Improve Soils & Crops
by Gary F. Zimmer & Leilani Zimmer-Durand
In his first book, The Biological Farmer, Gary Zimmer outlined
a program for productive, efficient, sustainable farming.
Now cap that with an additional decade of experience, insight
& improvement in Advancing Biological Farming.
One of the leading authorities on biological farming, Gary Zimmer
is recognized for improving farming by restoring soils. Arguing
that an optimally productive soil contains a balance of inorganic
minerals, organic materials and living organisms, he relies less
on modern improvements than on "the things weâve learned by
improving fertility in a natural, sustainable way over many
years."
This book offers invaluable scientific support for committed
organic farmers as well as conventional farmers who'd like to
reduce chemical inputs and use natural processes to their
advantage. Advancing Biological Farming updates and expands upon
Gary Zimmer's classic, The Biological Farmer. Technically precise
yet written in friendly language, this book is for everyone who
wants a future in biological farming.
- [Livingontheland] Taking Biological Farming Systems to the Next Level, Tradingpost, 03/17/2011
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