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The Non-Toxic Farming Handbook |  | Authors: Philip A. Wheeler, Ronald B. Ward
Publisher: Acres U.S.A.
Category: Book
List Price: $25.00
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 1012508
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 238
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 0911311564
Dewey Decimal Number: 631.584
EAN: 9780911311563
ASIN: 0911311564
Publication Date: October 1998
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Product Description
In this readable, easy-to-understand handbook the authors successfully integrate the diverse techniques and technologies of classical organic farming, Albrecht-style soil fertility balancing, Reams-method soil and plant testing and analysis, and other alternative technologies applicable to commercial-scale agriculture. By understanding all of the available non-toxic tools and when they are effective, you will be able to react to your specific situation and growing conditions. Covers fertility inputs, refractometers, weeds, insects, tillage, livestock nutrition, Moon cycles and subtle energies, and more. Extensive discussions of whats wrong with conventional agriculture, and the importance of proper soil testing and analysis and foliar feeding. The Non-Toxic Farming Handbook presents a lifetime of eco-consulting knowledge. The result will be an ever-improving soil fertility, healthy crops that provide their own insect and disease resistance, fields without the curse of weeds, and the satisfaction that you are a true steward of the land.
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EXTREMELY INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE! - THOUGHT PROVOKING May 21, 2000
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
This book discusses how many current land management principles have created an imbalance in the soil, creating more problems than we realize. The authors discuss how we can use natural resources to deal with or eliminate soil erosion, and the need for herbicides and insecticides. The book explains how our soil is a living organism, and requires a good balance of nutrients to allow for proper energy transfer between nutrients, soil, and plants. The points that are brought up are very thought provoking; things that we often overlook. One such point is that weeds and insects are not so much pests, but indicators of soil and plant life. Being a cash crop farmer, wanting to know how to restore our depleted farmland, and get away from "toxic" chemicals and fertilizers, this book has been a great teacher, and no doubt will be referenced in the future.
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