The Soil and Health

The Soil and Health

The Soil and Health

Albert Howard

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Editorial:
A Distant Mirror
Año de edición:
2020
Materia
Dietas y régimen alimenticio
ISBN:
9780648859444
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This is a newly edited revision of Albert Howard’s important text on organic farming and gardening, and the central role of humus in maintaining soil health and fertility.THE SOIL AND HEALTH is a detailed analysis of the vital role of humus and compost in soil health - and the importance of soil health to the health of crops and the humans who eat them. The author is keenly aware of the dead end which awaits humanity if we insist on growing our food using artificial fertilisers and poisons.Albert Howard (1873-1947) was one of the leaders of the British organics movement in the mid-twentieth century. He was the first westerner to document and publish research on traditional techniques of agriculture, including Indian and Chinese farming and management of the soil.'Agriculture is the fundamental industry of the world and must be allowed to occupy the primary position in the economies of all countries.' - Albert HowardCONTENTS1 - Soil Fertility and Agriculture1.1 The operations of Nature The life of the plantThe living soilThe significance of humusThe importance of minerals1.2 Systems of agriculturePrimitive forms of agricultureShifting cultivationThe harnessing of the NileStaircase cultivationThe agriculture of ChinaThe agriculture of Greece and RomeFarming in the Middle Ages1.3 Soil fertility in Great BritainThe Roman occupationThe Saxon conquestThe open-field systemThe depreciation of soil fertilityThe low yield of wheatThe Black DeathThe Industrial Revolution and soil fertilityThe Great Depression of 1879The Second World War1.4 Industrialism and the profit motive1.5 The intrusion of Science 2 - Disease in Present-day Farming and Gardening2.1 Diseases of the soilSoil erosionThe formation of alkaline land2.2 The diseases of crops2.3 Disease and health in livestock2.4 Soil fertility and human health2.5 The nature of disease3 - The Problem of Manuring3.1 The origins and scope of the problemThe phosphate problem and its solutionThe reform of the manure heapSheet-composting and nitrogen fixationThe utilisation of town wastes3.2 The Indore Process - Some practical points- The New Zealand compost box- Mechanisation- The spread of the Indore Process3.3 The reception by scientists

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