A way to maintain and enrich the soil has been in the works for a very long time, but have been swept under the rug for the most part because of how much more profitable it can be to damage the soil, not purposely, to make it more efficient for the right here and now. There are actually ways to keep the soil rich with nutrients for years to come and the answer might be more simple than we all think.
Key Takeaways:
- Raw materials and food are being produced faster and faster ever since the Industrial Revolution.
- These mass production processes are not necessarily healthy as soil fertility is way down yet somehow more crops are being produced.
- Agriculture is currently unbalanced and because of this crops are being killed and soil is being eroded which supposedly plays a role in climate change.
“It is the continuation of an earlier book–The Waste Products of Agriculture, published in 1931–in which the Indore method for maintaining soil fertility by the manufacture of humus from vegetable and animal wastes was described.”
Want to dig deeper into soils?
The Soil Learning Center is a hub of resources for farmers & growers who are on the regenerative journey. A platform created by soil lovers at Farming Secrets Media Group.
The goal of Soil Learning Center is just that: creating a central online space bringing together resources, education, content and inspiration, to better your growing practices, boost profits and product quality with an emphasis on sustainability and promote freedom from climate change.
For today’s modern farmers, you can’t afford to not know about regenerative farming and how these practices can help you succeed.
We’ll also discuss successful stories from other farmers and growers who have found their unique solutions using nature’s tools with this new form of agriculture.