| Main Title |
Secrets of the soil / |
| Author |
Tompkins, Peter,
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| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
Harper & Row, |
| Year Published |
1989 |
| OCLC Number |
18417674 |
| ISBN |
0060158174; 9780060158170 |
| Subjects |
Soils ;
Soil management ;
Organic farming ;
Agricultural ecology
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| ELBM |
S591.T64 1989 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
04/21/1990 |
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| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Collation |
xxiv, 444 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-418) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
Cornucopia -- Pulse of life -- Moonshine -- Golden garbage -- Microcosmos -- Miracle down under -- It can be done -- Heaven on earth -- Vortex of life -- Claws of Chelation -- Sonic bloom -- Seeds for survival -- Weeds: guardians of the soil -- Icicles in the greenhouse -- Dust for life -- Life and death in the forest -- Savory soil -- Biomass can do it -- Purified with fire -- Tuning in to nature -- Towers of power -- Cosmiculture -- Perelandra. The authors describe many strange and wonderful experiences of farmers with the secdut life of soils. They explain the impact of etherial forces on soil fertility and give guidelines to duplicate the practices described in this book |
