The Soil And Health: A Study of Organic Agriculture (Culture of the Land: A Series in the New Agrarianism)
Contributors: Wendell Berry (Introduction)
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: December 15, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 307
ISBN-13: 9780813191713
Subjects: Organic gardening; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Technology; Nature; Science/Mathematics; Plant diseases; Agriculture - Agronomy; Agriculture - General; Organic farming
Description: Soil and Health argues that industrial agriculture, emergent in Howard's era and dominant today, disrupts the delicate balance of nature and irrevocably robs the soils of its fertility. Howard's classic treatise links the burgeoning health crisis facing crops, livestock, and humanity to this radical degradation of the earth's soil. His message - that we must respect and restore the health of the soil for the benefit of future generations - still resonates among those who are concerned about the effects of chemically enhanced agriculture.--COVER.