Sustainable Harvest International

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

“ “My philosophy has always been that the health of soil, plants, animals, people, and the environment is one.” ” — Rattan Lal, professor of soil science + 2020 World Food Prize Laureate Conventional, or industrial, agriculture uses chemicals to defend crops from weeds, certain insect species, and diseases.

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Compost Fertilizer Crop Food 59

RR2CS

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

They have a very advanced group of people working on soil science,” he says. Experimenting with multi-species cover cropping and fall ridge planting “We recognize that with potatoes, there’s a great deal of soil disturbance,” explains Harold. He’s hopeful these hardier crops will develop sufficient soil armour to reduce erosion.

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Farming Farming Crop Manure 52

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Hartman’s guide to how to downsize to fit into an urban or suburban neighborhood is like a study in farming history: pare down to seven tools, leave roots in place to nourish the soil, and “trust the compost.” Hartman maximizes many practices from the past while implementing today’s tech “on a human scale” to reap the greatest reward.

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Food Farming Farming Seeding 121