Brew Your Own Compost Tea for Your Garden that You Can Drink. John-Paul Maxfield aims to put nutrients from food waste back into the soil. The United States has a topsoil problem. Skip to next paragraph Dowser.org Dowser.org reports on the practical and human elements of social innovation, highlighting creative approaches to social change to help people understand how to build better communities and a better world. Recent posts Subscribe Today to the Monitor Click Here for your FREE 30 DAYS ofThe Christian Science MonitorWeekly Digital Edition About 75 percent of it is gone, primarily because the large, single-crop farms that dominate American agriculture rely on chemicals and synthetic fertilizers to produce their harvests, depleting natural soil systems in the process.
John-Paul Maxfield thinks compost can help solve this problem. But for Maxfield, composting organic matter isn't so much a waste-reduction issue as it is an ecological and agricultural one. Ultimately, the objective is to develop a stronger market demand for compost. The Compost Junkie Tribe and Vision - All About Us. Dear Fellow Compost Junkie, This letter is put here to introduce you to me. You'll learn who I am, why I am obsessed with compost, as well as my ultimate goal and vision for compostjunkie.com.
I hope that by the end of this letter, you will feel welcomed to this site, and excited to start nurturing the beautiful world beneath your feet - the soil. Who am I? My name is Dave Dittmar and I am addicted to compost. This addiction began about 15 years ago, when I was researching various methods for achieving optimal human health. After reading 100s of books, and speaking with a variety of health experts, I have come to the realization that all human health starts in the soil. In summary, when our soils are sick, our plants get sick. Why are our soils so sick? Our soils are so sick because of our unnatural agricultural practices over the past 75 years.
How do we heal our soils? There are two main actions that all compost junkies need to take to heal our soils: 1. Compost Junkie's Ultimate Goal So... Vermicompost, vermicompostage, lombricompostage, vers de compost, compost worms bin red wigglers, worm girl Montreal. Compost Tea Catalyst, Yucca, etc - THCfarmer. Microbe Organics. Ciliate All photos are copywrited to Tim Wilson and may only be used with written permission.Please refresh your browser when returning to see updates. Contact: thegoodjob@hotmail.com Contents> Microbe Organics; Microbe Organics?
What the heck is this? ; You ask. It is the name I chose to describe my approach to the understanding and interpretation of microbial based soil and plant amendments currently evolving in horticultural practices throughout the world. Two such practices which you may have heard of or use yourself are Compost Tea and EM (Effective Microorganisms {EMRO USA} or Beneficial and Effective Microorganisms{SCD}; 2 Brand Names).
I am not an expert in this field of biology, in fact I am a lifelong student and will defer to the far superior overall knowledge of several experts in microbial based amendments, however what I have to offer is a translation or simplification of many of the terms, functions and observations surrounding this science. More Helpful Info & Ramblings; Yahoo! Groups - Join or create groups, clubs, forums & communities.