Humus

The Humus Revolution

One of the best kept secrets in the world today is that the solution to global warming and the climate crisis (as well as…

The Dying Soil

»When there are enough people on the land to use it but not enough to husband it, then the wildness of the soil that we call…

The Queen of Dirt

When a gardener takes a handful of earth from one of his beds, he holds a whole world in his hands.

Compost: Hotbed for New Life (2/5)

Put your faith in the two inches of humus, that will grow under the trees, every thousand years.

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How much earth do humans need? All of it!

— André Brie

Compost: Hotbed for New Life (1/5)

If I wanted to have a happy garden, I must ally myself with my soil; study and help it to the…

Letter to the Earthworms

»What would our lives be like if we took earthworms seriously, took the ground under our feet rather than the skies…

Compost: Hotbed for New Life (4/5)

All of a sudden a direct and deep internal connection opens up between human and the building of…