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Microfarms—or small acreage farms—are gaining popularity across the country for their astoundingly high yields and great tasting produce, as well as their profitability. This handbook reveals the secrets of successful micro eco-farming and explains what eco-farmers need to know to start their own small agribusiness.
Questions such as What can be grown? How do farmers reach their markets? and What sustainable production methods can be used? are answered in detail and supported be hundreds of real-life examples. A variety of unusual uses for crops are also provided, including producing organic spa products, building an urban greenhouse, creating a heritage rose farm, or cultivating a connoisseur apple orchard. Ecologists, amateur gardeners, farmers, and those interested in sustainable living will enjoy this in-depth look at the spiritually and f inancially rewarding aspects of this new field.
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The Benefits of Organic Composting
- Produce your own rich, beneficial soil additive
- Discard less garbage and pay lower garbage bills
- Conserve earth's resources
- Protect and improve your environment
Use compost on your yard and garden to improve your soil:
- Compost returns nutrients to the soil such as phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, zinc, manganese, iron and boron
- Compost improves the texture or "tilth" of the soil providing:
- Easier cultivation
- Better water retention in loose or sandy soils
- Better drainage in clay or other heavy soils
- Less plant distress from over wet or over dry conditions
- Healthier plants which require far less commercial chemicals
(fertilizers, pesticides etc.) - Compost reduces soil diseases by feeding the soil a balanced diet
Compost is an attractive and valuable mulch that:
- Promotes weed and erosion control
- Protects plant roots from sun and wind damage
- Conserves water
Make and use compost at home -
SAVE $$ and RESOURCES:
- Lower garbage bills
- Free soil additive, replacing most yard and garden chemicals
- Lower water bills
- Less work weeding
- A feeling of achievement when your yard and garden are more attractive and you are doing your part to save resources - and replenish the earth
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Did You Know...
Declare your yard a "Pesticide Free" Zone!
... and spread the word! Once you've converted your lawn, let the neighborhood know -- maybe you can persuade others. You can Proclaim Organic Pest Control! to post and get tips on talking to neighbors from the Washington Toxics Coalition.
... and spread the word! Once you've converted your lawn, let the neighborhood know -- maybe you can persuade others. You can Proclaim Organic Pest Control! to post and get tips on talking to neighbors from the Washington Toxics Coalition.
