Like I said, it is unusual to be humble. There are many people who will claim to know a lot after working for just a few years or after 'reading a few more...
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Jason Stewart
macropneuma
Apr 27, 2011 10:54 am
... ... ________________________________ From: sumant_jo <sumant_jo@...> To: fukuoka_farming@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 8:21 PM ...
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Jason Stewart
macropneuma
Apr 27, 2011 11:04 am
... ... ________________________________ From: sumant_jo <sumant_jo@...> To: fukuoka_farming@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 8:21 PM ...
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Boovarahan Srinivasan
varaahan
Apr 27, 2011 12:34 pm
The more you learn and know , the more humble you become. There is a saying in Tamil " What is learnt is handful and what is not learnt is of world size". And...
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Boovarahan Srinivasan
varaahan
Apr 27, 2011 12:39 pm
Looking forward eagerly to partake in that meeting. Wish you Godspeed in your efforts. ... Boovarahan S [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Linda Shewan
linda_shewan
Apr 27, 2011 1:40 pm
Good on you for taking on this project Sumant… inspired… Cheers, Linda ________________________________ From: sumant_jo <sumant_jo@......
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craig_comstock
Apr 27, 2011 2:10 pm
Good. Thank you Boovarahan. This is essentially what I was thinking of doing though I didn't consider germinating the rice seeds first. Do you mean something...
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Boovarahan Srinivasan
varaahan
Apr 27, 2011 2:39 pm
I don't know the climatic conditions Craig . But rice and wheat belong to the same family and while rice grows in hot climate wheat grows in colder climates. ...
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Sumant Joshi
sumant_jo
Apr 27, 2011 3:30 pm
Yeah I know, God help me. God = Nature ... Sent from my BSNL landline B-fone Warm regards, Sumant Joshi Tel - 09370010424, 0253-2361161 ... From: Jason Stewart...
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Sumant Joshi
sumant_jo
Apr 27, 2011 3:50 pm
Thanks Linda. I will need all the good wishes I can get. Sent from my BSNL landline B-fone Warm regards, Sumant Joshi Tel - 09370010424, 0253-2361161 ... From:...
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Sumant Joshi
sumant_jo
Apr 27, 2011 4:09 pm
Thanks Booze. I am planning rammed Earth walls. Sent from my BSNL landline B-fone Warm regards, Sumant Joshi Tel - 09370010424, 0253-2361161 ... From:...
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Ruthie Aquino
ruthieaquino1
Apr 27, 2011 4:15 pm
Such a huge undertaking compared to my few square meters... God speed my friend. The landscape reminds me of some parts of Morocco...which a friend said to me...
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Boovarahan Srinivasan
varaahan
Apr 27, 2011 4:21 pm
The rice germination process practiced in our area is as follows: 1. The rice seeds are immersed in a 3 % salt solution for about half an hour . Then the seeds...
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Sumant Joshi
sumant_jo
Apr 27, 2011 4:34 pm
Yeah I know, thanks anyway ... Sent from my BSNL landline B-fone Warm regards, Sumant Joshi Tel - 09370010424, 0253-2361161 ... From: Ruthie Aquino...
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Sumant Joshi
sumant_jo
Apr 27, 2011 4:36 pm
Nice !! Sent from my BSNL landline B-fone Warm regards, Sumant Joshi Tel - 09370010424, 0253-2361161 ... From: Boovarahan Srinivasan <offtown@...> ...
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G. G. Hegde
gghegde
Apr 27, 2011 5:44 pm
Great!, really appriciate the way you have explained the process step by step. Would be good reference for beginers. thanks and regards, gg ... [Non-text...
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Yugandhar S
syugandhar
Apr 28, 2011 5:34 am
Sumant Ji, Accept my humble Salute. Regards Yugandhar ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Sumant Joshi
sumant_jo
Apr 28, 2011 5:51 am
Thank you and same to all you natural farmers. You are the hope of this world Sent from my BSNL landline B-fone Warm regards, Sumant Joshi Tel - 09370010424,...
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craig_comstock
Apr 28, 2011 3:54 pm
Boovarahan, Your description is wonderfully detailed. I truly appreciate it! I'll try and work some of these techniques into my trials. -Craig...
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craig_comstock
Apr 28, 2011 3:55 pm
I am trying 18 different varieties of rice that I could obtain. Basmati, sushi short grain, brown, white, long grain, ukranian, japanese, koshihikari. I figure...
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nrama75
Apr 28, 2011 3:55 pm
Dear all, We are new to farming & love natural farming & mother nature... we tried Samai (little millet) in our land last year (did machine tilling for that) &...
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Sumant Joshi
sumant_jo
Apr 28, 2011 4:13 pm
Hello and welcome. I think the first step towards natural farming is to read Fukuoka's books on the subject. I expect you have read 'the one straw revolution'....
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Boovarahan Srinivasan
varaahan
Apr 29, 2011 12:27 am
Hi ! Add sand to Til seeds and scatter them in wet land ( not water logged). Don't bother about weeds and grass . You can trim them at any point of time and...
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Raju Titus
rajuktitus
Apr 29, 2011 2:45 am
Dear friend, Without tilling sowing in rainy season for Till and millet is possible by direct seeding without seed ball. Only thing you first allow local weeds...
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Sumant Joshi
sumant_jo
Apr 29, 2011 9:02 am
In Hindi there is a saying which means. A humble person is like a fruit tree. The more fruits (knowledge) he/ she has, more it is bent (humble). Sent from my...
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Boovarahan Srinivasan
varaahan
Apr 30, 2011 12:29 am
Hi All ! Just go through this link and let me know your comments: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-life/article1819936.ece -- Boovarahan S ...
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Sumant Joshi
sumant_jo
Apr 30, 2011 3:06 am
Dear all, Take a look at this article in the online version of the Down to Earth magazine about NF. Please comment on it. This is a good place for us to...
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Sumant Joshi
sumant_jo
Apr 30, 2011 8:27 am
Interesting!! people seem to be waking up Sent from my BSNL landline B-fone Warm regards, Sumant Joshi Tel - 09370010424, 0253-2361161 ... From: Boovarahan...
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Boovarahan Srinivasan
varaahan
Apr 30, 2011 1:09 pm
posted my comments today, ... -- Boovarahan S 09962662717 (Vodafone) , 09940014194 (Airtel) , 08825889492 (Videocon) [Non-text portions of this message have...
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Ruthie Aquino
ruthieaquino1
Apr 30, 2011 7:04 pm
Hello, Fukuoka says no-till, after forty years of being a farmer, and not the two mentioned in the article. Since for Nature there are no such things as...
