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7 of a tough bird


the tough old bird they come from
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2 tough ones from Hazelwood Harvest
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"...First the Green Revolution made the Indian farmers addicted to chemical fertilizer. Now globalization is making them dependent on imports..."
~Vandana Shiva
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Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology
navdanya.org
navdanya.org/earthdcracy/food/food-security.htm
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"...There is an alternative – ecological agriculture and organic manuring which produces better crops and higher output at very low costs.

Soil fertility is a gift of the soil, of the biomass the soil produces and the millions of soil organisms that breakdown the biomass and organic matter into the vital nutrients that are necessary for the healthy and abundant growth of plants and food.

Humus is the secret of soil fertility. As Sir Albert Howard describes it in his classic “The Agricultural Testament”, humus is “the name given to a complex residue of partly oxidized vegetable and animal matter together with the substances synthesized by the fungi and bacteria which break down these wastes. This humus also helps to provide the cement which enables the minute mineral soil particles to aggregate into larger compound particles and so maintain the pore space. If the soil is deficient in humus, the volume of the pore space is reduced; the aeration of the soil is impeded; there is insufficient organic matter for the soil population; the machinery of the soil runs down; the supply of oxygen, water, and dissolved salts needed by the root hairs is reduced; the synthesis of carbohydrates and proteins in the green leaf proceeds at a lower tempo; growth is affected.” Humus also promotes the growth of mycorrhiza, soil fungi which live on humus, and establish a relationship with the plant roots to make soil nutrients available for plant growth. In Howard's words: “The mycorrhizal association is the living bridge by which a fertile soil (one rich in humus) and the crop are directly connected and by which food materials ready for immediate use can be transferred from soil to plant.”

Millions of soil organisms are the source of soil fertility. The greatest biomass in soil, on the basis of current evidence, is that of the microorganisms, above all the fungi. Soil microorganisms maintain soil structure, contribute to the biodegradation of dead plants and animals, and fix nitrogen, and so are the key to soil fertility. Their destruction by chemicals threatens our survival and our food security..."
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gas2.org/2008/11/13/butanol-could-be-a-much-better-gas-replacement-than-ethanol
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windtech-international.com/component/option,com_weblinks/catid,25/Itemid,23
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consisted.org/Society/Issues/Science_and_Technology/Biotechnology/Genetics/Genetically_Modified_Food/directory.htm
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International Commission on the Future of Food and Agriculture
Manifesto on Climate Change and the Future of Food Security
www.arsia.toscana.it/petizione/documents/clima/CLIMA_ING.pdf
www.arsia.toscana.it/petizioneClima
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greenupgrader.com
naturalnews.com
back40.blogspot.com
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