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Title Growing a revolution : bringing our soil back to life / David R. Montgomery
Imprint New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2017]

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 Stadsbibl:Slottet vån 4 Naturvetenskap och matematik  577 engelska    CHECK SHELF  ---
Edition First edition
Descript vi, 277 pages illustrations 23 cm
Note Includes bibliographical references and index
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction -- Fertile ruins -- Myths of modern agriculture -- Roots of the underground economy -- The oldest problem -- Ditching the plow -- Green manure -- Developing solutions -- The organic dilemma -- Carbon cowboys -- Invisible herds -- Farming carbon -- Closing the loop -- The fifth revolution
An inspiring vision for restoring the soil that feeds us all and turns agriculture into a solution for environmental crises
Since the dawn of agriculture, great civilizations have sunk into poverty after destroying their once fertile land. Today, few people realize how close we are to experiencing the same fate if we don't take action. In Growing a Revolution, geologist David R. Montgomery leads us on a journey through history and around the world to see how innovative farmers are ditching the plow, mulching cover crops, and adopting complex rotations to restore the soil. In their stories he finds the foundation for the next agricultural revolution: a soil health revolution
Cutting through standard debates about conventional versus organic agriculture, Montgomery shows how new regenerative methods heal damaged environments and improve farmers bottom lines. Merging ancient wisdom with modern science, these farmers have developed simple, cost-effective ways to pull carbon from the atmosphere and feed the world. Growing a Revolution flips the script, showing how agriculture can help solve our modern environmental woes
Subject Soil ecology
Soil biology
Soil restoration
Markekologi
Markbiologi
Ekologi
Lantbruk
Classmark 577.5/7
Ue.056
ISBN/ISSN 9780393608328 (hardcover)
0393608328 (hardcover)
40027132753
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