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Soil Health

A Recipe for Great Growth

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.17.2013 | Green
Read More: Maria Rodale, Farming, Soil Health, Coach Mark Smallwood, Fungi, Rodale Institute, Nematodes, Gardening, Good Soil, Maria's Farm Country Kitchen, Bacteria, Green News
Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Coach Mark Smallwood, Rodale Institute executive director When it comes to growing food, it takes a village. But not the kind of...

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Not All Compost Is Created Equal

Maria Rodale | Posted 03.29.2013 | Green
Read More: How to Make Compost, Maria Rodale, Soil Health, Coach Mark Smallwood, Rodale Institute, Compost, Gardening, Maria's Farm Country Kichen, The Best Compost, Compost 101, Green News
Maria Rodale

By guest blogger Coach Mark Smallwood, Rodale Institute executive director Just as the statement "milk is milk" is patently not true, so is the idea...

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Lynne Peeples

Don't Call It 'Dirt': Why Healthy Soil Means Healthy People

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 05.18.2012 | Green
Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Soil Health, Organic Farming, Pesticides, Factory Farms, Herbicides, Cancer, Symphony of the Soil, Green News

Jack Algiere has no qualms about letting his kids eat their veggies straight out of the ground from the fields and greenhouses he manages in Pocantico...

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The Next Step: Adding Cover Crop to a No-Till System (VIDEO)

Rebecca Gerendasy | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Farming, Soil Health, Cronin Farm, Sare, Soil, Cover Crop, Agriculture, Organic Health, Sustainable Agriculture, No-Till, Dan Forgey, Green News
Rebecca Gerendasy

From Cooking Up a Story: Dan Forgey, farm manager at Cronin Farms in South Dakota, has been using no-till management for more than 17 years. Over that...

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