The Non-Toxic Farming Handbook

Acknowledgements ix Foreword xi The First Cause xvii Introduction 1(4) What the Experts Say 5(6) Energy 11(4) The Soil Environment 15(6) Weeds 21(6) Insects 27(6) Soil Testing 33(10) Interpreting Soil Test Information 43(16) Making Fertility Recommendations 59(6) What's Wrong with Today's Fertilizers 65(6) Blended Fertilizers 71(6) Selecting the Correct Fertilizer 77(24) pH, Lime & Calcium 101(8) Moon Cycles & Plant Manipulations 109(8) Refractometer 117(6) Foliar Feeding 123(8) The Role of Nutrition 131(6) Water 137(8) Forage 145(4) Livestock Nutrition 149(20) Tillage 169(12) Field Evaluation 181(6) How to Recover a Field 187(8) Levels of Non-Toxic Farming 195(6) Suggested Fertility Programming 201(12) Subtle Energies 213(8) Resources 221(2) Bibliography 223(4) Index 227