From blaesi@Uni-Hohenheim.DE Wed Dec 17 13:24:53 1997 Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 18:30:18 +0100 (Lissabon Warschau Normalzeit) From: Wolfram Blaesi To: sanet-mg@shasta.ces.ncsu.edu Subject: The Secret of Fertile Soils Dear SAN members, I've just came across a new book on fertile Soils. It seems to be very interesting. Ciao W.Blaesi ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Erhard Hennig: The Secrets of Fertile Soils Humus as the Guardian of the Fundamentals of Natural Life ISBN 3-922201-27-x- OLV Organischer Landbau Verlag Kurt Walter Lau Viktoriastr.7, D-46509 Xanten, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This stimulating book provides a comprehensive and highly practical insight into the interdependent relationships between soil, plants, animals and human beings. It allows the reader to participate in the fascinating, mysterious life cycle of those soils which are still healthy. It is not only the quality of our air and water that are threatened, but also our soils. Our arable land has been exhausted by overuse and lacks the nutrients essential for plants, animals and human beings. Depletion of humus is already described as extreme in some areas, with an accompanying destruction of essential soil microorganisms. This lack of soil nutrients and microorganisms along with the insiduous pollution of soil and groundwater are having a demonstrable effect on the health of the people who derive their nourishment from such soil. On this subject, the author offers advice. His remedy, derived from over six decades of observations of nature, appears simplistic at the first glance: Always maintain the fertility of the soil. However, to achieve this objective, we must refer to the knowledge gained by our ancestors in gardening and agriculture and restore proper cultivation techniques. Hennig addresses all components of the soil: microorganisms, microbes as well as soil nutrients and minerals. The reader will also explore natural fertilisation using compost and rock dust as well as their origins and their roles in the formation of humus. Their properties are indispensable for the maintenance of viability in the soil. With regard to fertilisation supplying energy, Erhard Hennig emphasises that the condition of the soil is driectly linked to the mental and physical well-being of the human race as well as animals. Even beyond this, Hennig establishes the bridge from the threats to life on earth to the ordering of matter in space, with the premise that there is no pure matter, as earth and space are influenced by the spirit. The author discusses the basics of soil science for professionals, and also makes it easily understandable for those outside the fields of gardening and agriculture. Hopefully this book will contribute to awakening the spirit of resistance in thinking individuals and compel them to draw the necessary conclusions in their personal lives, as well. It is available in English and German. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dipl.-Ing.agr. W. Blaesi Institut fuer Agrarpolitik Tel.: 0049/711/4593341 und landwirtschaftliche Marktlehre Fax.: 0049/711/4592634 Universitaet Hohenheim email: blaesi@uni-hohenheim.de 70593 Stuttgart To Unsubscribe: Email majordomo@ces.ncsu.edu with "unsubscribe sanet-mg". To Subscribe to Digest: Email majordomo@ces.ncsu.edu with the command "subscribe sanet-mg-digest". From pebecker@Uni-Hohenheim.DE Wed Feb 4 21:14:09 1998 Date: Wed, 04 Feb 1998 16:32:43 +0100 From: Petra Becker To: london@sunsite.unc.edu Subject: The Secrets of Fertile Soils [The following text is in the "iso-8859-1" character set] [Your display is set for the "US-ASCII" character set] [Some characters may be displayed incorrectly] Dear Lawrence, thanks for your interest about the book "THe Secrets of Fertile Soils". Excuse me answering too late, Wolfram Bläsi forwarded me your message some time ago. The book is available in English. The prize is 38 DM. For orders or more information please contact: OLV Organischer Landbau Verlag Kurt Walter Lau Viktorstr. 7 D - 46509 Xanten Germany Tel. 02801 - 71701, Fax 71703 Best regards, Petra Becker