Re: Defining soil quality (fwd)

Victor Guest (vic@daena.eepo.dialix.oz.au)
Mon, 13 Feb 1995 17:39:23 WST

In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.950210200103.1862B-100000@calypso-2.oit.unc.edu> you write:

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> Date: Fri, 10 Feb 1995 14:52:42 -0800 (PST)
> >From: Tom Hodges (moderated newsgroup) <sustag@beta.tricity.wsu.edu>
> To: Principles of Sustainable Agriculture <sustag-l@listproc.wsu.edu>
> Subject: Re: Defining soil quality (fwd)
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> Date: Fri, 10 Feb 1995 11:22:51 -0500 (EST)
> >From: llengnic@asrr.arsusda.gov
> To: "Tom Hodges (moderated newsgroup)" <sustag@beta.tricity.wsu.edu>
> Subject: Re: Defining soil quality (fwd)
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> YES, YES, YES!!!!
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> A definition of soil quality that is not tied to crop production is
> where we should be heading. I've thought about this problem a little,

Why

Permaculture doesn't need soil to grow things.
A definition of "crop" should be the first definition.
Then we can see what we can produce if we change the monoculture
mentality.
Harvesting is the limiting factor.
We have a 30% increase growing peas and wheat together, over growing
them

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          Vic
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