Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[Harvey Ussery <harvey@themodernhomestead.us>]

On 06/20/2011 04:09 PM, Arzeena Hamir wrote:
> Chris Bodnar of Glen Valley farm has written a great essay on the need 
> to use animal-based fertility in organic production. He raises some 
> great questions that are currently being swept under the table. Hope 
> this results in deeper conversation.

See also Gene Logsdon's most recent book HOLY SHIT, in which he argues 
that there is no adequate substitute for livestock manures if we want to 
practice a sustainable agriculture.

~Harvey

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Harvey in northern Virginia
www.themodernhomestead.us

My book, THE SMALL-SCALE POULTRY FLOCK: An All-Natural Approach to Raising 
Chickens and Other Fowl for Home and Market Growers, will be published this 
year by Chelsea Green Publishing 
(www.chelseagreen.com/bookstore/item/the_smallscale_poultry_flock).