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Producing the Perfect Potato and Soil Health to Handle Environmental Stress—The Perry Farm—Chin, Alberta

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They have a very advanced group of people working on soil science,” he says. Harold points out how Rockey’s work demonstrates that water filtration serves as a good measuring stick for determining soil health. The Perry’s also source manure from neighbouring feedlots to compost and mix into the soil.

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Our 2023 Food and Farming Holiday Book Gift Guide

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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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