Growing a RevolutionGrowing a Revolution
Bringing Our Soil Back to Life
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Current format, Book, 2017, First edition, All copies in use. Offered in 0 more formatsA MacArthur Fellow draws on the lessons of the ancient world and the practices of developing regions to present an impassioned argument in favor of no-till planting, covering crops and diversifying crop rotations.
Discusses the factors contributing to soil degradation, including plowing and chemical use, and advocates for such solutions as increasing diverse crop rotatation, implemementing no-till planting, and using cover crops.
In this descriptive narrative for general readers, author David Montgomery (geomorphology, University of Washington) brings general readers and students on a journey around the world to meet farmers in developed and developing countries who use sustainable agricultural practices to maintain soil health. Montgomery shows how regenerative farming and restoring soil health can contribute to solving environmental problems. Techniques described include no-till planting, crop rotation, less pesticides and fertilizer, less fossil fuels, and less water. Annotation ©2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
A MacArthur Fellow’s impassioned call to make agriculture sustainable by ditching the plow, covering the soil, and diversifying crop rotations.
The problem of agriculture is as old as civilization. Throughout history, great societies that abused their land withered into poverty or disappeared entirely. Now we risk repeating this ancient story on a global scale due to ongoing soil degradation, a changing climate, and a rising population.Growing a RevolutionCutting through standard debates about conventional and organic farming, Montgomery explores why practices based on the principles of conservation agriculture help restore soil health and fertility. Farmers he visited found it both possible and profitable to stop plowing up the soil and blanketing fields with chemicals. Montgomery finds that the combination of no-till planting, cover crops, and diverse crop rotations provides the essential recipe to rebuild soil organic matter. Farmers using these unconventional practices cultivate beneficial soil life, smother weeds, and suppress pests while relying on far less, if any, fertilizer and pesticides.andGrowing a Revolution
Discusses the factors contributing to soil degradation, including plowing and chemical use, and advocates for such solutions as increasing diverse crop rotatation, implemementing no-till planting, and using cover crops.
In this descriptive narrative for general readers, author David Montgomery (geomorphology, University of Washington) brings general readers and students on a journey around the world to meet farmers in developed and developing countries who use sustainable agricultural practices to maintain soil health. Montgomery shows how regenerative farming and restoring soil health can contribute to solving environmental problems. Techniques described include no-till planting, crop rotation, less pesticides and fertilizer, less fossil fuels, and less water. Annotation ©2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
A MacArthur Fellow’s impassioned call to make agriculture sustainable by ditching the plow, covering the soil, and diversifying crop rotations.
The problem of agriculture is as old as civilization. Throughout history, great societies that abused their land withered into poverty or disappeared entirely. Now we risk repeating this ancient story on a global scale due to ongoing soil degradation, a changing climate, and a rising population.Growing a RevolutionCutting through standard debates about conventional and organic farming, Montgomery explores why practices based on the principles of conservation agriculture help restore soil health and fertility. Farmers he visited found it both possible and profitable to stop plowing up the soil and blanketing fields with chemicals. Montgomery finds that the combination of no-till planting, cover crops, and diverse crop rotations provides the essential recipe to rebuild soil organic matter. Farmers using these unconventional practices cultivate beneficial soil life, smother weeds, and suppress pests while relying on far less, if any, fertilizer and pesticides.andGrowing a Revolution
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