I really happy this book made it to audible. Rachel Martin. I am a total beginner with no scientific background, hoping to learn more and improve the soil on my small holding. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Narrated by: Chris Lutkin. Daphne Miller MD. Great book with loads of good info. David the Good, The Entrepreneur's Guide to Start & Succeed in a Farming Enterprise, By: If you are set on listening to the subject manner in this book I highly recommend "The Hidden Half of Nature.". If I had not already read this, I wouldn't want to after listening. He sometimes even changes pronunciation halfway through a sentence (pronouncing “aeration” as both “air-ee-ay-shun” then “air-ay-shun”). Catherine Kleier, The Brown’s Ranch model, developed over 20 years of experimentation and refinement, focuses on regenerating resources by continuously enhancing the living biology in the soil. It is possible for humans to produce staple foods using perennial agricultural ecosystems that actually improve the quality of the environment. Jack Spirko - foreword, By: By: The Great Courses, Narrated by: There is no magic formula in these books, only the background knowledge that every farmer, and gardener might want to learn about. and others. Less water expense, healthier crops and livestock, and less erosion...just to name a few. Sold and delivered by Audible, an Amazon company. Matthew Boston, By: Now hurry up and add your other books to Audible so I can absorb all the informational nutrition. and others. By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's, The Organic Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web. While bokashi has enjoyed great popularity in many parts of the world, it is still relatively unknown in North America. Mini Farming describes a holistic approach to small-area farming that will show you how to produce 85 percent of an average family's food on just a quarter acre - and earn $10,000 in cash annually while spending less than half the time that an ordinary job would require. Steve Solomon, Cancel anytime. I don't walk on the soil the same, I search out and admire the soil food web in my small garden and other places and love it! 4.8 out of 5 stars 661 ratings. Does it help you plant a plant? The pay is too low. --The Oregonian "Read this book and you'll never think of soil the same way." This can be done on a backyard, farm, or ranch scale and is needed right now - on a global scale. . In Teaming with Microbes Lowenfels and Lewis reveal the new research in the most practical and accessible way." Unable to add item to List. P. P.” each of the dozens of times it comes up. Jeff approaches the topic from a scientific perspective and knows a lot about the soil food web. Now I look at the world very differently. As Wendell Berry writes in his preface, the book "is valuable to us because it is at once practical and philosophical. It’s the first book I recommend when talking about soil. Steve Solomon, To grow produce of the highest nutritional quality the essential minerals lacking in our soil must be replaced, but this re-mineralization calls for far more attention to detail than the simple addition of composted manure or NPK fertilizers. Nicole Masters. bravo. Written as a companion to the best seller Restoration Agriculture, this book will help farmers capture water in areas they want to and avoid having water flow immediately to the low point. This book, and all this series appeals to that. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. amazing. A riveting exploration of how microbes are transforming the way we see nature and ourselves - and could revolutionize agriculture and medicine. Learn a road map to healthy soil and revitalized food systems for powerfully addressing these times of challenge.