Posted on September 26, 2019
by John Jeavons
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According to Wikipedia, Wendell Erdman Berry (born August 5, 1934) is an American novelist, poet, essayist, environmental activist, cultural critic, and farmer. He is an elected member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers, a recipient of The National Humanities Medal, and the Jefferson Lecturer for 2012. He is also a 2013 Fellow… Continue Reading ““What I Stand On”: Sustainable Inspiration from Wendell Berry”
Category: books, farming, farming/gardening, GROW THE EARTH, history, inspiration, My favorite things, philosophy, soil, sustainabilityTags: farming, fertility, fertilizer, inspiration, Library of America, philosophy, soil, Soul of Soil, sustainability, sustainable, Wendell Berry, What I Stand On
Posted on April 23, 2019
by John Jeavons
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So, here’s another post about roots. This time, I want to talk about how deep soil preparation (double-digging) works to increase the health and yields of plants by giving them room to spread out. Did you know that the average carrot puts down an… Continue Reading “Can You Dig It? How Deep Soil Preparation and Structure Makes All the Difference to Your Plants”
Category: Biointensive, books, Deep Soil Preparation, farming/gardening, GROW THE EARTH, interesting practices, nutrient cycling, plant health, preparation, publications, roots and vigor, soil, Soil Fertility, sustainable practicesTags: Biointensive, Deep Soil Preparation, double-digging, GROW BIOINTENSIVE, how to grow more vegetables, nutrition, plant health, roots, yields
Posted on March 13, 2019
by John Jeavons
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In the 1980s, Ron Whitehurst of ACRES U.S.A. wrote: “Central Florida is being mined down sea level for phosphate clay; and spiraling natural gas prices are making synthetic nitrogen fertilizer exorbitantly priced. Even using all the solid and liquid wastes from the cities, there… Continue Reading “Feed the Soil”
Category: about crops, Biointensive, books, compost, compost crops, cover crops, farming/gardening, green manure, GROW THE EARTH, legumes, nutrient cycling, plants, practical guides, soil, Soil Fertility, sustainability, sustainable practicesTags: Biointensive, cover crops, edwin mcleod, feed the soil, gardening, green manure, kusa, legumes, Lorenz Schaller, nitrogen fixers, nutrient cycling, soil, soil fertility
Posted on January 30, 2019
by John Jeavons
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Each year around this time, following months of freezing cold and heavy rain, Northern California experiences a “false spring” – the sun shines, the temperature is balmy and pleasant, and the grey and wintry landscape is suddenly covered in a bright green veil as… Continue Reading “Gardening is About Living Things!”
Category: biodynamic, biodynamic, books, farming/gardening, GROW THE EARTH, interesting practices, nutrition, philosophy, plant health, soil, sustainability, unusual techniquesTags: biodynamic, gardening, Gardening for Health and Nutrition, health, herbicides, nutrition, pesticides, Philbrick, philosophy, weeds
Posted on December 22, 2018
by John Jeavons
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This month (December 2018) a commentary piece, Put More Carbon in Soils to Meet Paris Climate Pledges, was published in the journal Nature. It was written by scientists specializing in climate change and agriculture who serve on the science and technical committee of the organization… Continue Reading “Soil is the Solution”
Category: Biointensive, Ecology Action, events, farming/gardening, GROW THE EARTH, My favorite things, my writing, soil, sustainability, sustainable practicesTags: 4 per 1000, Carbon, carbon sequestration, climate change, compost, Ecology Action, GROW BIOINTENSIVE, John Jeavons, Nature, soil, soil fertility, sustainability
Posted on October 2, 2018
by John Jeavons
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With summer drawing to a close, it’s time to start thinking about your winter garden, and that means cover crops! Here are some things to consider when planting your cover crops this year: Normally, a gardener or farmer planning a crop rotation (over time)… Continue Reading “Cover Crops! Interplanting with Legumes”
Category: about crops, Biointensive, books, compost, compost crops, cover cropping, cover crops, crops, farming/gardening, grains, GROW THE EARTH, interesting practices, interplanting, my writing, practical guides, soil, sustainability, sustainable practicesTags: compost crops, cover crops, grains, GROW BIOINTENSIVE, interplanting, John Jeavons, legumes, Managing Cover Crops Profitably, nitrogen fixation, SARE, USDA
Posted on December 31, 2016
by John Jeavons
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A couple of years ago, I wrote this piece to share my hope and enthusiasm for the simple, vital act of growing the Earth in harmony with the gentle and powerful forces at work in Nature. Beautifully illustrated by Judy Chance Hope, this is… Continue Reading “Soul of Soil”
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