Welcome to the Organic Materials Review Institute | Organic Materials Review Institute. Morarka NGO, Rural Research Foundation, India. Ifoam.org | International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. Organic Trade Association. What is Living Soil: Sustainable Soil Structure Management and Fertility. What is living soil? It is the key to sustainable soil structure management and fertility! A primary goal of sustainable living on a small farm is obviously to produce an abundance of safe nutritious food – enough to meet your needs as well as a surplus to barter with others or value add for addition income. To achieve this goal, you must first understand how soils work, then get to know your own soil and take appropriate steps to optimize its fertility and productivity.
Here you’ll find hands-on information about soils you can apply to your own small farm or backyard: • What is living soil? • Types of soil • Soil structure • Understanding soil pH • Soil testing • Using organic soil amendments What is Living Soil? The goal of sustainable soil management is living soil. Dead Soils Hydroponic systems have essentially dead soils – plants grow in soil media that merely provide the roots with something to hold onto while being loose enough to allow air to get to them. Dead Soil - Farming Outcomes • Food: Five acres and independence: a ... - Maurice Grenville Kains. Greener Grass. During the second part of our South India trip we spent three or so days with Ragu and Nisha on their farm near Coimbatore. I've been dreading writing this post because there is so much I want to capture about the experience, and I'm a bit at a loss on how to organize my thoughts and give it all the justice it deserves.
The best I can muster is to break my reflections into mini-blogs (blogbites? Bloggets? Blots?) Ragu and Nisha I am so inspired by the path they have taken in their lives. Over two days of rest, reflection, and farmwork, Ragu and Nisha shared many stories on the ups and downs of establishing their new life. Like that little by little opportunities and ways forward manifested. Ragu is visionary, brave, creative. The Farm Every farm should have a name. Then they met their farm guide, who had 15 years of experience farming holistically in their area.
The guide said, don't think about what you want to do to the farm, think about what the farm needs. The House.