Bob Monie wrote "...A good theory is that of Austrialian soil scientist Christine Jones, which I will describe in my next post. ..." Good for you Bob, getting...
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claytonbergman
Apr 1, 2008 12:51 pm
I have spring snow melt and runoff coursing through my property. Some drainage canals were dug by the original farmer but not very deep. The prior owner...
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Jeff
shultonus
Apr 1, 2008 7:28 pm
Clay, you have opened up a chasm,..... OK- from a scientific point of view- The answer depends on a) what crops you're planting, and which vareities 1) are you...
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claytonbergman
Apr 2, 2008 12:55 pm
Jeff, The idea is to stay as natural as possible. I don't want to disturb mother nature as little as possible. I have a five year time horizon for completing...
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Robert Monie
bobm20001
Apr 2, 2008 5:40 pm
Hi, This time Christine Jones is not talking about Yeomans plough. She is talking about how to increase the biologically useful carbon content of the soil that...
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macropneuma
Apr 2, 2008 6:56 pm
Cool! Thanks for that info (believable). Also, BTW i meant Stuart B. Hill where i wrote "Robert Hill" in my previous message. Yes, root system studies by...
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Robert Monie
bobm20001
Apr 3, 2008 6:06 pm
Hi, This time (in the 2nd article listed below--the soil carbon credits blog) Christine Jones is not talking about Yeomans plough. She is tallking about how to...
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Robert Monie
bobm20001
Apr 3, 2008 6:08 pm
Hi, This time Christine Jones is not talking about Yeomans plough. She is tallking about how to increase the biologically useful carbon content of the soil...
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claytonbergman
Apr 5, 2008 3:19 am
What methods are successful at controlling weeds in your area without resorting to cultivation, herbicides, or chemicals both synthetic and organic?...
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Raju Titus
rajuktitus
Apr 5, 2008 8:07 am
*NO-WEEDING* ... crops, he began to regard other herbs with disgust as weeds and has striven ever since to remove them. But because the growth of weeds is...
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Bernhard Heuvel
bernhardundee@...
Apr 5, 2008 5:16 pm
Hi, I threw the word "weed" out of my language. Every negative feedback is a lesson by nature. Look for the reasons for the negative feedback. Don't be...
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Jeff
shultonus
Apr 5, 2008 6:12 pm
... my favorite control method is the lawn mower lol,... pretty much kills everything except grass and clover, and I don't mind the clover......
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p_k_nandanan
Apr 6, 2008 3:09 am
Hi All, I have added two photos of the land which I have purchased recently, under the album - Natural Farm - Nandan Kerala India It is totally 5.8 acres of...
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Raju Titus
rajuktitus
Apr 6, 2008 7:02 am
DEAR NANDAN, CONGRATULATIONS. First for land and second for choosing best way of farming. I am going to see your land. Thanks Raju ... [Non-text portions of...
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Raju Titus
rajuktitus
Apr 6, 2008 7:37 am
Dear Nandan, Thanks for showing nice farm.You have seen Bhasker save's farm in UmerGavn Gujrat if not my sugestion first go there and see because he is growing...
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robin
witchessocks
Apr 6, 2008 7:51 pm
... for my garden, scattering cover crop seeds (or enough of any kind of seeds of what i want to plant, in my case this season it's native and cereal grasses,...
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dfnaber
Apr 6, 2008 11:34 pm
Our group (board members and employees of Threshold/Dig IT!) started a natural farming/permaculture experiment this weekend in Lancaster County Pennsylvania....
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Nandan Palaparambil
p_k_nandanan
Apr 7, 2008 1:56 am
Dear Rajuji, Thanks for the response. I haven't visisted Bhaskar Save's farm but have read about his farm from Ashok Sanghavi's book - "The way to health,...
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Matthew Minoprio
mattminoprio
Apr 7, 2008 2:13 am
Chickens in a Chicken tractor are my favourite weed control method. Sheet mulching can work well if the matterials are present (i.e. a huge amount of cardboard...
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Carlos Enrique Kaiser...
ckaiserwinkler@...
Apr 7, 2008 2:50 am
TRying to contact farmers who are growing walnuts the N.F. way., as I am trying for a couple of years. Thanks to many members of this group for sharing...
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Jamie Nicol
onestrawreso...
Apr 7, 2008 9:11 am
Dear ´dfnaber´, it´s good to hear of your experiments with swales and seedballs, but particularly good to hear of your meeting up with other NFers and just...
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Venkat Iyer
ivenkat66
Apr 7, 2008 12:54 pm
Dear Nandan, Congratulations on your new farm and am sure you will do well. I wished to make only one suggestion to you. Do not plant banana near the coconut...
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D.F. Naber
dfnaber
Apr 8, 2008 1:14 am
My name is Dillon. Check out the photos from our workshop. I'm the tall guy...:) ... You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster...
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Nandan Palaparambil
p_k_nandanan
Apr 8, 2008 1:40 am
Hi Dillion, I would like to talk to you on the NF experience. I will be able to use some of this, in my new land. Currently I am in Newark, California as part...
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Peter the
snh_fan
Apr 9, 2008 2:54 am
... Boycotting Chinese goods is much better justified not because China has subjugated 2 million Tibetians, but because these goods are produced by the slave...
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karoubas
Apr 10, 2008 6:40 am
Hello everyone, I have updated the site www.naturalfarming.us - it includes photos from last year's seeding projects and the results - we are very pleased. The...
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Raju Titus
rajuktitus
Apr 10, 2008 7:19 am
Dear friend, Thank you very much for showing nice work of God. Thanks Raju ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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karoubas
Apr 10, 2008 7:52 am
Dear Raju, Its always nice to hear from you - we really appreciate your contributions to this group and to see your farm in pictures. Kostas ... pleased....
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ayla seyhun
aylaseyhun
Apr 11, 2008 1:14 pm
Dear Kostas, I am a neighbour to you. I live in Turkey, just across the sea, we live near villages where real natural farming is done based on centuries of ...
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Robert Monie
bobm20001
Apr 11, 2008 1:40 pm
Ayla, You and Kostas need to put these traditional farming practices into some documentary form (booklet, photos, DVD) to preserve it. I have Vietnamese...
