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To All, Science News, June 20, 2009 article, " no brainer behavior" reports on a study of fava beans and pH. "...from a study of fava beans by Long Liat at...
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Steve Grannis
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Hi, This message is translated by software, sorry for the mistakes. I notice that I finished my own site, is an expanded, renovated and improved free manual ...
8 Nov 25, 2009
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Raju Titus
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For those of you who have joined us in recent years and may not realize this, Emilia Hazelip was a member and occasional contributor to this list in its early...
2 Nov 24, 2009
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Anne Marie Wan
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Dear farnk and all, I am growing wheat in rice straw and growing mung and rice in wheat straw since last many years with N.F.. I never made compost and bring...
15 Nov 23, 2009
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PJ
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Okay, so the question begs asking, if leaves are detrimental to soil fertility, then why are the soils highly fertile where forests have formerly been? At...
23 Nov 23, 2009
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*Nothing at all* "This realization completely changed my life. It is nothing you can really talk about,but it might be out something like this: "Humanity knows...
2 Nov 20, 2009
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Frank McAvinchey
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Hi, Somewhat off topic to the theme of this group. But I found this interesting. ...
4 Nov 19, 2009
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Yugandhar S
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Paddy harvesting requires lot of effort in cutting the straw at the base and then carrying it back for threshing. In natural farming, this straw is spread back...
25 Nov 19, 2009
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david.keltie@...
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I own two scythes and love one but hate the other.  The one that I use for almost all my mowing needs comes from www.scythesupply.com out of Maine.  They are...
2 Nov 19, 2009
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Emily
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if any farms that are on the west coast of the US, (including British Columbia in canada) or mexico, need help, I'm an experienced organic farmer, but i don't...
1 Nov 19, 2009
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Hi Folks, I have never used the Fukuoka method before, but have been reading about it. As I've learned, I've posted some basic information on Fukuoka and his...
27 Nov 19, 2009
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David Douglas
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Hi My name is Judy Phillips. I've been lurking about the group for a few weeks now and though I should introduce myself. I live in the backwoods of southern...
32 Nov 18, 2009
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Frank McAvinchey
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Hi Bob, Ha Ha! That's more like it! Puts the helicopter in the shade!! Shame it wouldn't work though, absolutely TERRIBLE, unnatural ergonomics, I'd go for...
1 Nov 18, 2009
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alansloan@...
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Who said threshing. They are harvesting grain by hand in muddy fields, a very practical solution for a small land holder. You want to take wheels into those...
1 Nov 17, 2009
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Tom Gibson
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I have created a Masanobi Fukuoka fan page for facebook. I need a picture that I could use for the page. Any pictures that are for open use?...
6 Nov 16, 2009
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Kathleen Murphy
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You're right to see the funny side, and wrong not to take it seriously. The cycle powered helicopter is a good example of the unintelligent and impractical...
1 Nov 16, 2009
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http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE5A909H20091110?pageNumber=3&virtualBrandChannel=11621 By Claudia Parsons, Russell Blinch and Svetlana Kovalyova ...
1 Nov 11, 2009
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I am from the Philippines and I am involved in a project that would like to develop a Natural Farming Training Center cum demo farms. Can you give some leads...
4 Nov 10, 2009
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Hello All, I am currently interning at an organic farm in Hawaii. They have just been turned on to natural farming and in fact many of the owners are...
7 Nov 10, 2009
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Jonathan Lehman
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CLIMATE CONTROL BY FUKUOKA FARMING. ...
4 Nov 9, 2009
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Raju Titus
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Kumar,   Try "Methi" (Menthya in Kannada) or "Fenugreek" in English.   It is an excellent Legume and also has good commercial value too.   It is a short...
2 Nov 9, 2009
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Raju Titus
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Dieter, that link didnt tell anything about innoculating soil organisms into the char, the many(claimed) success stories of it increasing fertility, or , that...
1 Nov 8, 2009
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Michael Meredith
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As I said before, the best way of improving soil (and water-retention) is by adding organic matter. The organic matter must be returned to the soil as _a...
3 Nov 8, 2009
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Nandan Palaparambil
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Jase, thanks for the advise on planting. Any way to make seed balls without equipment, or high labor? In one expt, I spread subsoil on the stomped weeds, chop...
25 Nov 6, 2009
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Michael Meredith
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There is a product at a website that I used to have a connection to, that is basically just a polymer made from vegetable sources, that one can spray on the...
1 Nov 5, 2009
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Frank McAvinchey
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Dear NF member, I am looking inter crop for tomato, brinjal, bitter gourd and ridge gourd. Can any one suggest suitable mixed crop to above crops. Thanks and...
2 Nov 5, 2009
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Arjun Rajgopal
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http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/organic-farmers-to-mobilise-opinion-against-bt-brinjal/375208/ ...
1 Nov 4, 2009
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ranju r
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Hello lovely people!                                  We will be holding a summer camp and running some non profit courses on...
1 Nov 4, 2009
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Dharma House
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Folks, with so much wisdom in one thread there is very little for me left to say if I don’t want to repeat what you have already said. Tom, it’s of course...
1 Nov 2, 2009
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Dieter Brand
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Hello, There was recently a post on the school of natural farming in Korea called Janonglove. Does anybody know an English or French equivalent natural farming...
7 Nov 1, 2009
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