Soil Biology
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Fred Kirschenmann: Soil – from Dirt to Lifeline (TED video)
Fred Kirschenmann has been involved in sustainable agriculture and food issues for most of his life. He currently serves as…
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Jungle of the Red Spirit
This stunning piece of cinematography gives us a close-up view of the type of rainforest complexity and biodiversity we can…
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How Fractal Patterns Perpetuate Through a Tree, and Then a Forest
How the same fractal pattern found in a tree is perpetuated throughout its home forest. Fascinating information for permaculture design.…
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Nitrogen: the Double-Edged Sword
Dutch clover cover crop between cabbage rows Nitrogen is a component of protein and DNA and as such, is essential…
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The Secret Of El Dorado – Terra Preta
In this documentary a legendary civilization thought to be too good to be true on the basis of the stories…
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Black Magic: The Secrets of Amazonian Fertility
The great Amazon rainforest. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Bones. Charcoal. Ash. Blood. Feces. Food waste. Pottery shards. Before I…
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Report on 5-Day Permaculture Workshop for the Etse Fewus Herbalists Association in Fitch, North Soha, Ethiopia: Part 1
Several years ago we were visited at our project site in Konso, South Ethiopia by an Australian lady called Elizabeth…
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Mycelium Running: How Fungi Can Help Save the World
by Paul Stamets. Review by Sher June. When research biologist Paul Stamets suggests fungi can help save the world, he…
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How to Increase the Rate of Biological Nitrogen Fixation
This short article is a chapter from my book “Fertilizer for Free: How to make the most from Biological Nitrogen…
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How to Permanently Improve Your Sandy Soil
Size of a pumpkin leaf: 42 cm, that’s 16.5″. Not bad for a sandy soil! One of the problems a…
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Low-Tech Natural Nursery Strategies (Washington, USA)
When most people think about nurseries and plant propagation, they conjure up rows and rows of black pots and the…
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Soil Science Basics for Beginners
by Aaron Jerad It’s dark. You are surrounded by giant flesh eating amoebas. You can’t move very fast…. Welcome to…
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