Just a moment...
advocated intensive farming on limited land in order to allow more land “to evolve entirely free of human interference.” Indeed, wouldn’t it be better if the land was never cleared in the first place? Can humans possibly do any better than nature in promoting biodiversity?
James E. McWilliams • Just Food: Where Locavores Get It Wrong and How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly
Then the small trees that got chopped down today wouldn’t go to waste. They added nutrients to the soil and could even prevent landslides. I pondered these things as I followed Iwao back up the slope.
Juliet Winters Carpenter • The Easy Life in Kamusari
40 years ago, Charles Massy nearly lost his family's sheep farm in Australia to drought after he overworked the land. Looking to keep the farm, and for better ways to raise merino sheep, he eventually discovered what is now called Regenerative Organic agriculture: a set of farming practices that produces healthier food for people to eat and cleaner... See more
instagram.comhere’s something interesting Malcolm Beck said when he was being interviewed by Graeme Sait:
If the weed is a true weed, then it will gradually disappear when you balance the soil. However, in Texas we have a forage crop that’s our biggest weed. It’s called Johnsongrass. It’s a high protein forage crop. The richer you make the soil, the better it... See more
If the weed is a true weed, then it will gradually disappear when you balance the soil. However, in Texas we have a forage crop that’s our biggest weed. It’s called Johnsongrass. It’s a high protein forage crop. The richer you make the soil, the better it... See more
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