Soil Composition
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Holistic Management
Allan Savory has an interesting background. Amongst his experiences, he is also a biologist. I think this will have served…
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Drip Irrigation in Ethiopia – the Need, the Equipment, the Set-up and Establishment
Prior to July 2010 we had been over-using water at Strawberry Fields. This disturbed me for a number of reasons.…
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The Art and Science of Making a Hugelkultur Bed – Transforming Woody Debris into a Garden Resource
Wooden debris will decompose faster, (and be transformed into a resource) when hugelkultur techniques are employed. Used for centuries in…
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A ‘New’ Discovery – Soluble Nitrogen Destroys Soil Carbon
How many times must we ‘discover’ something we’ve discovered before – particularly when our lives and our futures depend on…
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Soil Carbon – Can it Save Agriculture’s Bacon?
Editor’s Note: Thanks to Darren Doherty of ReGenAg for sourcing and getting permission to run this. by Christine Jones, PhD…
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Measuring Soil Carbon Change
Measuring Soil Carbon Change 2mb PDF Thanks to Darren Doherty for the head’s up on this new draft document from…
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The Story of Soil
by Rob Avis What is the difference between soil and dirt? Soil is alive. Dirt is dead. A single teaspoon…
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Great Soil Biology – The Silver Bullet
When you put the Permaculture lens on and look at where our food comes from there are hundreds of dead…
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Tropical Soils: Less is More in Fast Carbon Pathways, but Only with Standing Forest
The Amazon rainforest is one of the most amazing displays of symbiotic relationships one can experience in the world. This…
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Regeneration – an Earth Saving Evolution
Regeneration – an Earth Saving Evolution How biological farming builds healthier soils, healthier plants, healthier animals and certain hope in…
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Make Your Own Worm Farm from Car Tyres
A certain truck driver in Asia has discovered the value of good road-hugging (or bridge barrier-hugging, as the case may…
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Geoff Lawton Talks to ABC Radio About Dryland Salinity
A couple of weeks ago ABC Rural’s ‘Bush Telegraph’ radio show featured an interview with Dr. Christine Jones about how…
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