Great presentation!! I see mistakes I have been making. Look forward to further work from you as we are struggling with cold weather shortened growing seasons here in Maine and are constructing several greenhouses. Thanks!! Hillbilly Bob.
If I'm not mistaken, burning doesn't return carbon to the soil - it actually oxidizes the carbon to form carbon dioxide (burning itself is literally oxidation, in the case of plant matter, the oxidation of carbohydrates, etc., to form water and CO2), and the ash is mostly minerals. Cover crops, mulching, compost, holistically managed grazing, earthworms, etc., return carbon to the soil.
Very good, interesting presentation. Why is seed growing as an industry useful? Isn't it natural for the users of seed themselves to use their own seeds (set aside a few plants for maturing seed) rather than buy them? Also this would allow the farmers to select and evolve the plants as they farm. (In case it's not obvious, I'm not experienced in farming.)
Great presentation!! I see mistakes I have been making. Look forward to further work from you as we are struggling with cold weather shortened growing seasons here in Maine and are constructing several greenhouses. Thanks!!
Hillbilly Bob.
Thanks for this info...loved it
If I'm not mistaken, burning doesn't return carbon to the soil - it actually oxidizes the carbon to form carbon dioxide (burning itself is literally oxidation, in the case of plant matter, the oxidation of carbohydrates, etc., to form water and CO2), and the ash is mostly minerals. Cover crops, mulching, compost, holistically managed grazing, earthworms, etc., return carbon to the soil.
36:54 I'm eating polenta while watching this. 😄👍🌽
Very good, interesting presentation. Why is seed growing as an industry useful? Isn't it natural for the users of seed themselves to use their own seeds (set aside a few plants for maturing seed) rather than buy them? Also this would allow the farmers to select and evolve the plants as they farm. (In case it's not obvious, I'm not experienced in farming.)
It is extra time for the farmers