The Farm as Ecosystem

Tapping Nature's Reservoir ─ Biology, Geology, Diversity

Nature is complex, elegant, and infinite in its wisdom. Farmers who are truly successful learn nature's many facets and her intricate dance; they crack the code of how to honor and feed this boundless natural system while coaxing the production needed for the survival of a modern farm. Natural product formulator and farm consultant Jerry Brunetti wraps together a lifetime of learning and his uncanny observations in this fascinating volume on the interconnected dynamics in place on a farm -- the farm's geology, biology, and diversity of life forms. Learn to look at -- and manage -- your farm very differently through gaining a deeper understanding of the complementary roles of all facets of your farm. With his unique perspective the author takes readers on a journey through a farming ecosystem describing it with principles, stories, facts and science . . . and dotted throughout with real-world advice. This is a book which will be enjoyable to browse while rich enough to want to have a highlighter in hand. Topics covered include: • The physical, chemical and biological aspects of soil • Understanding compost and compost tea • Working with foliar nutrition • The roles of trace elements in farming • Water and your farm • Cover cropping systems . . . and more.

Great knowledge but reading charts ruins it

I felt like there was a lot of great knowledge in this book that didn’t stick because of the presentation. You can only take so much reading out strings of enemy’s and numbers. Before you eyes gloss over. I was holding the book would talk about the complexity of the web and how things effect each other but it never touched on that