- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Co; 4th Revised edition edition (1 Jan 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1890132314
- ISBN-13: 978-1890132316
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 583,536 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Soil is the basis not only for all gardening, but for all terrestrial life. No aspect of agriculture is more fundamental and important, yet we have been losing vast quantities of our finite soil resources to erosion, pollution, and development. Now back in print, this eminently sensible and wonderfully well-focused book provides essential information about one of the most significant challenges for those attempting to grow delicious organic vegetables: the creation and maintenance of healthy soil.
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4.3 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews)
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
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Soil Basics and More, 22 Nov 2001
By Scott Vlaun - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Soul of Soil: A Soil-building Guide for Master Gardeners and Farmers (Paperback)
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Understanding our soil is essential to successful gardening and farming, as well as to building a sustainable future for the planet. Grace Gershuny and Joe Smillie have devoted decades to unlocking the secrets of this mysterious and often maligned substance and they share their wisdom with us here. Includes descriptions of the major soil types, nutrient cycles and physical properties of soil, as well as lessons on composting and cover cropping. This book gives us the tools we need to understand the complex interactions that take place below our feet as we work to turn the tide against the erosion, pollution and outright destruction of our precious earth.
17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
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For master gardeners and farmers, but also good for basics, 4 Feb 2003
By Abdulrahman Aljabri - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Soul of Soil: A Soil-building Guide for Master Gardeners and Farmers (Paperback)
This is truly a good book. It is short, simply written, and very informative. However, it is a little technical for the average Gardner. I personally picked-up this book to gain general knowledge about soil, and I found everything I asked for and more. Nevertheless, there were things that I felt were not explained enough, but that's not the fault of the author because I am neither a master gardner nor a farmer. In the begging of the book it almost seemed like the author was one of the environmentalist extremists, however as I continued reading I found the author to be a responsible writer with no extremism. As a matter of fact, on several occasions the author offered advise to non-organic farmers. Overall, a great book and coming from my non-farmer background I would give it 4 stars.
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Excellent, 28 Nov 2009
By amarkist - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Soul of Soil: A Soil-building Guide for Master Gardeners and Farmers (Paperback)
If you are a home gardener who wants to make your backyard attractive, skip this book, but if you are serious about growing things and understanding ecological principles, this is a great resource.
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