organic matter

The Fundamentals of Fukuoka

The Fundamental Reality Underlying Fukuoka's Principles

By Emilia Hazelip

Soil is created by living plants working with microorganisms, and by the plants' residues and the microorganisms' corpses after their death.

Soil is drained of nutrients by cultivation, NOT by plants.

Tilling and cultivation of any sort diminishes the natural fertility of the soil in three ways:

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