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  • From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Humus
  • Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:45:31 -0500

On 11/12/2011 4:54 PM, Dieter Brand wrote:

The meaning of the term humus has changed over time. To jumble
together several interpretations of the term in the Wikipedia
definition doesn’t do justice to any of them. Nor does it bring us
any closer to what humus actually is.

"
In my book, humus is a living organism that is in constant
transformation - that never stops to break down, to transform and to
rebuild itself. It is the dynamic interface between the organic and
the non-organic, the place where life on this planet constantly
renews itself.
"

That's a great thought to ponder, Dieter. Thanks for sending it along to us.

When you think about relativity, electromagnetism, quantum, molecules, atoms, eectrons, subparticles, Higgs particles, string theory is makes you wonder about something seemingly as simple as humus...


LL




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