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| Organic Soil Fertility Management by Steve Gilman | ||
| There is a complex foodweb that makes mineral dirt into fertile, living soil. This Handbook reflects that understanding of soil as more than an NPK sponge—an organism—as revealed in the work of Dr. Elaine Ingham and many organic farmers and researchers. The farmer, for better or worse, consciously or unawares, influences the balance between bacteria and fungi, acid and alkali, air and water, between each of many minerals and between minerals and organic matter. Soil’s health shows up in signs the farmer can either read or test for. As Gilman’s book explains, soil responds readily to well-planned, well-timed tillage, cover cropping/resting and feeding.
Organic Soil Fertility Management was created under a program of NOFA/Mass and is now included as part of the Interstate Council/SARE series. Steve Gilman, who also wrote NOFA's Organic Weed Management, has been farming organically since 1976, growing herbs and vegetables in the Saratoga, N.Y. area. He is a longtime presenter and writer on organic matters. Recently, he served as Managing Director of the North East Organic Network (NEON), a USDA research project administered through Cornell University. Steve has also served in numerous capacities on the boards of NOFA-NY and the NOFA Interstate Council. | ||
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