[Terrapreta] Fukuoka - No Till Farming

[lou gold]

Thanks everyone for a great discussion. Interestingly, long ago I read
Fukuoka because I was told that he was "copying the forest." I vividly
recall his "pellets" of seed and manure and somehow, now many years later,
as I was contemplating char, I imagined rolling it into his pellets and
tossing them out across the ground. "Black-balling the earth" doesn't sound
so good though. Please, gimme a better word.

touch the earth and blessed be,

lou
On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 6:17 PM, MFH <mfh01 at bigpond.net.au> wrote:

>  Through Michael's message I was led into the
> http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/208 site end then into:
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> "[1]  Fukuoka, M. One Straw Revolution:  The Natural Way of Farming.
> Emmaus, Pennsylvania, Rodale Press,  1978.
>
> -------- the natural Way of Farming:  The Theory and Practice of Green
> Philosophy. Tokyo and New York:  Japan Publications. 1985.
>
> available by download from:  www.soilandhealth.org. "
>
> I remember reading Fukuoka many years ago and perhaps that unconsciously
> moulded some of my agricultural philosophies. Reading it again reinforces so
> much that I'd recommend it to everyone on the list.
>
> Max H
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> *From:* terrapreta-bounces at bioenergylists.org [mailto:
> terrapreta-bounces at bioenergylists.org] *On Behalf Of *Michael Bailes
> *Sent:* Friday, 23 May 2008 5:41 PM
> *To:* lou gold; Terra Preta
> *Subject:* Re: [Terrapreta] No-till farming doesn't work as C-saver
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> 2008/5/23 lou gold <lou.gold at gmail.com>:
>
> Please excuse my ignorance of farming practices but is there a way to
> combine bio-char and no-till? I am asking because Brazil has a huge amount
> of land already under no-till regimes and that is not likely to change.
>
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>
>  No till gardening is being encouraged in Oz.
>
>  We even have TV adds about it !
>
> Here are some web links
> http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/208/
> http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/nwgardens/350272_lovejoy07.html
>
> http://www.wantfa.com.au/
> http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1893524.htm
> http://www.abc.net.au/landline/stories/s373875.htm
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> http://www.lwa.gov.au/News_and_Events/News/News_2007/Benefits_of_notill_farming_proven_through_40_years_of_research/indexdl_7638.aspx
> http://www.santfa.com.au/index_files/Page870.htm
>
> http://www.grdc.com.au/director/events/groundcover?item_id=E875E53EFF6AA51EA55177E7F527CCBA&article_id=E8E179D704E309681397792379244696
>
>
> --
> Michael the Archangel
> "Politicians will never solve The Problem;
> because they don't realise they are The Problem.".
> -Robert ( Bob ) Parsons 1995
>



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