a Bee's Diary - Volume 2
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Sustainable Farming - Know your Soil
Healthy, Fertile Soil Infertile Soil It is natural for a common man to question the authenticity of “Organic food” available in the markets today. In fact, I would insist, one must. Knowing, what makes your food organic; will empower you to make the right choices. Sun, Soil, Water and Air make the food for everybody. Each plays a pivotal and specific role in food production. It is a good idea to start with the Soil. Soil is made of minerals, air, water and organic matter-biomass from trees and living organisms. It takes around 200 years for formation of 1 cm of soil and 3000 years for it to have enough components to make it fertile. This should put the questions about the “Organic quality of soil” in perspective for us. A soil is either fertile or it’s a deserted land without any bioactivity. For beginners it is necessary to know about soil carbon, this enables growth. Plants get all the carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen they need from...