Extraordinary book. Take Shakespeare off the school reading list and replace it with "Soil" by Matthew Evans. I have never seen any other description of the Haber Bosch system of making Nitrogen fertiliser in such a descriptive yet concisely readable and interesting fashion. Nitrous oxide (NO) in our atmosphere is 300 times more potent than CO2 and stays in our atmosphere for centuries, while methane is controlled by methanotrophic bacteria in healthy soil. Every second mouthful of food we eat is a product of Nitrogen fertiliser from conventional /monocultural production which is releasing NO into the atmosphere. Meanwhile, regenerative farmers are using a diversity of plants and animals to condition and build healthy soil without the use of nitrogen or phosphorus fertilisers, while storing carbon and water in the soil. An increase of 1% carbon (organic matter, alive or dead in which microbes and invertebrates live) in topsoil, creates more aeration and allows the soil to hold an extra 16 litres of water per square meter. There is hope for our future if we implement soil building practices. Thank you, Matthew, Congratulations on an inspirational book.
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I just finished reading this book. It is amazing. It has inspired me to grow my vegetables in a different way and to boost up my composting system.
Great wise bloke. Can't wait to buy his new book
Good man!
Extraordinary book. Take Shakespeare off the school reading list and replace it with "Soil" by Matthew Evans. I have never seen any other description of the Haber Bosch system of making Nitrogen fertiliser in such a descriptive yet concisely readable and interesting fashion. Nitrous oxide (NO) in our atmosphere is 300 times more potent than CO2 and stays in our atmosphere for centuries, while methane is controlled by methanotrophic bacteria in healthy soil. Every second mouthful of food we eat is a product of Nitrogen fertiliser from conventional /monocultural production which is releasing NO into the atmosphere. Meanwhile, regenerative farmers are using a diversity of plants and animals to condition and build healthy soil without the use of nitrogen or phosphorus fertilisers, while storing carbon and water in the soil. An increase of 1% carbon (organic matter, alive or dead in which microbes and invertebrates live) in topsoil, creates more aeration and allows the soil to hold an extra 16 litres of water per square meter. There is hope for our future if we implement soil building practices. Thank you, Matthew, Congratulations on an inspirational book.