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Composting is a learned art that speeds up the natural decay process of organic matter containing many nutrients making it the best fertilizer on earth.
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Soils & Composting:

The Albrecht Papers, all 8 volumes + DVD
All 8 volumes of The Albrecht Papers plus DVD.

Soils & Agronomy DVD Seminar
Soils & Agronomy DVD Seminar Set

The Albrecht Papers, all 8 volumes + DVD (PAL format)
All 8 volumes of The Albrecht Papers plus DVD.

Organic Management for the Professional
Easy to understand, Organic Management for the Professional contains detailed, proven instructions on the key components of organic landscaping — soil building, correct planting techniques, fertilizing, pest control, composting and using mulch.

The Transition Document
Subtitled, Toward a Biologically Resilient Agriculture, with insightful discussion on the research and discoveries of innovative people who have shaped the course of biologically resilient agriculture over the last 30 years.

Building Soils Naturally
In Building Soils Naturally, organic gardeners will find a hands-on plan of how to create productive, living soil by using a practical holistic approach — crafted right in your garden.

The Ideal Soil
This book focuses on the least known part of sustainable agriculture — an understanding of balancing mineral nutrients in the soil.

Albrecht on Calcium (The Albrecht Papers, Vol. V)
In this book on calcium, “The King of Nutrients,” Dr. Albrecht provides an indispensable foundation for anyone interested in sustainable, ecologically responsible agriculture.

Albrecht on Pastures (The Albrecht Papers, Vol. VI)
Albrecht discerned a cause-effect response when producing high volume forage. Also that the absence of pasture often means disease. His papers outline his insightful findings – just as important now as when they were first published.

Albrecht on Soil Balancing (The Albrecht Papers, Vol. VII)
This collection of essays reveals a convincing explanation by Albrecht about the interconnection between soil, plants and animals — that everything is related to everything else.

Albrecht's Foundation Concepts (The Albrecht Papers, Vol. I)
Using experiments with growing plants, soils and their effect on animals, Dr. Albrecht determined that declining soil fertility, was responsible for poor crops and in turn for pathological conditions in animals fed deficient feeds.

The Art of Balancing Soil Nutrients
A practical guide to interpreting soil test results for farmers to better understand what nutrients are available to plants. Includes how to read the numbers on soil and water test results and what they mean for your crop.

Advancing Biological Farming
This book offers invaluable scientific support for committed organic farmers as well as conventional farmers who'd like to reduce chemical inputs and use natural processes to their advantage.

Ask The Plant
After more than seven decades of our soils being mined and depleted of their organic matter and minerals, it is time to "Ask the Plant."

Holy Shit
Telling the inside story on manure, Logsdon sounds a dire warning that if we don’t start turning manure into fertilizer to help feed a growing population, we will all be in deep trouble.

Agriculture in Transition
Systems approach to plant, soil management.

Fletcher Sims' Compost
Biography and commercial-scale production.

From the Soil Up
Develop and manage a soil fertility system.

Hands-On Agronomy (book)
Comprehensive manual on soil management.

Hands-On Agronomy DVD
Feeding and balancing your soil. DVD to accompany Hands-On Agronomy book.

Soil Fertility & Animal Health (The Albrecht Papers Vol. II)
How soil fertility links to animal & human health.


The Albrecht Papers, all 8 volumes + DVD

The Biochar Solution
Bates analyzes our global climate and food predicament and offers techniques for the production and use of biochar and practical carbon farming.

The Biological Farmer
Guide to sustainable, profitable farming system.

The Secret Life of Compost
How and why's of composting — lawns, gardens, feedlots and farm.

Building Soils for Better Crops
All the basics on soil and crop management.

Compost, Vermicompost, and Compost Tea
The basic principles and biology of organic composting, including temperature, aeration and moisture control, composting ingredients, determining finished product quality, and how much compost to use on the farm.

Earth, Plant & Compost
The book presents an overview of compost principles followed by sections on composting in the home-garden and farm composting.

Field Guide to On-Farm Composting
An easy to use field guide.

How Soils Work
A study into the God-plane mutualism of soils and crops.

Liquid Gold
The lore and logic of using urine to grow plants.

On-Farm Composting Handbook
An overview of farmscale composting.

Organic Soil Conditioning
Documented research on humic, fulvic, microbial balance.

Organic Soil-Fertility and Weed Management
Steve Gilman draws on 30 years experience as an organic vegetable grower providing the “need to know” details — practical information for small-scale farmers and market gardeners about the importance of healthy soil and how to control weeds holistically

Secrets to Great Soil
Guide to composting, mulching and fertile soil.

The Complete Compost Gardening Guide
A natural six-way basic compost gardening system is described to achieve a compost-rich garden that requires less digging, hauling, weeding, mulching and even less plants.

The Gardener's A-Z Guide to Growing Organic Food
Vegetables, herbs, fruits and nuts.

The Rodale Book of Composting
Home composting process start to finish.

The Soul of the Soil
Soil management for long-term productivity.











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