July 23, 2010
The Art of Agriculture
American culture has lost an essential chthonic connection with the soil. Restoring it requires rethinking conventional agricultural practices — practices, in any case, for many additional reasons, unsuited for the modern world. Dare we say we're on the cusp of an organic revolution? To get some of the story from a leading soil scientist I turned to Dr. John P. Reganold. A farsighted optimist, John points the way home. Total runtime an hour and seventeen minutes. Listen while gardening. ☺
Comments
My cucumbers thank you, George.
Posted by: Greg | July 23, 2010 6:28 AM
Hi George
My family farms in the Red River Valley (Cargill country) on the Minnesota side. We have 80 acres in CRP. I was waiting to hear something about using hemp (deep root system) in some form of crop rotation to bring back our soils today, not 20 to 50 years from now. There wouldn't be a need for grants using this very simple approach so I didn't expect to hear about it. I'd love to hear a soil expert address Monsanto and the chemical companies in a straight forward manner without hedging. Thanks for the show G.
Connie
Posted by: connie | July 25, 2010 8:30 PM
George
I like your comment re Monsanto. Their business model would not look good with perennial crops, would it?
Tom.
Posted by: Tom Rudolf | July 26, 2010 4:16 PM