{"product_id":"natural-farming-a-practical-guide-paperback","title":"Natural Farming: A Practical Guide - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePat Coleby\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNatural Farming\u003c\/i\u003e carries a simple but widely overlooked message: healthy soil makes healthy plants, which in turn make healthy animals and healthy people. The book explores the consequences in the soil of applications of superphosphate and other artificial fertilisers over decades, and explains soil chemistry in terms that every farmer can understand. It describes the exact role of each mineral and vitamin, both in the soil and in the body. And it explains how to prevent expensive disease outbreaks and minimise the use of costly artificial sprays and fertilisers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe prescriptions are simple and can be applied to any farming enterprise market gardens, orchards, broadacre crops and pasture to restore the natural balance and fertility of the land, improve soil health, and increase productivity. The book is enlivened with accounts of spectacular successes in regenerating degraded land and curing animals that, in many cases, had been given up for dead. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNatural Farming\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential handbook for any farmer, with detailed information on: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e understanding a soil analysis; \u003c\/i\u003e establishment and management of pasture; \u003ci\u003e treatment of compacted soil and erosion; \u003c\/i\u003e alternatives to artificial fertilisers, herbicides, and pesticides; \u003ci\u003e the significance of weeds;  \u003cli\u003e strategies for drought; \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e diagnosis of diseases and deficiencies in stock; \u003ci\u003e remedies for common diseases, including Johne's disease and immune-system disorders; and \u003c\/i\u003erearing orphan animals.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNatural Farming\u003c\/i\u003e equips the farmer to get the best from the land using environmentally sustainable methods that save time, expense, and worry -- and to supply the rising global demand for pure food.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePat Coleby \u003c\/b\u003eis Australia's foremost authority on farming without chemicals, and has written, published, and lectured widely on the subject. This, her most comprehensive work, draws on her fifty years of experience and her broad studies to explain the basis of natural farming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44433645437030,"sku":"9781920769192","price":27.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/ZWVaMS9uc3NsNnJqcVpjQmd4M1dTZz09.webp?v=1770393039","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/natural-farming-a-practical-guide-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}