Category Archives: Reference

Why fall is so important

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Bill

[Translate] I’ve just been reading “Soil Science Simplified” by Kohnke & Franzmeier and that reminded me of some insight that I now take for granted, but which was originally one of those ‘blinding flash of light’ moments for me. On … Continue reading →

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Ignorance is correctable

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Bill

[Translate] If you know what you are looking for, you can freely and safely harvest the places planted by nature and ignored, shunned or forgotten by man. It’s a disquieting thought to note that most major cities only have enough … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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It’s a smaller world than before

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Bill

[Translate] Just this month the front cover of Forbes called Monsanto “Seed Heroes”. (hack, cough, cough) Balderdash. I may buy a copy just so I can frame that cover as evidence that Forbes has abandoned even the pretext of journalistic … Continue reading →

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