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WhoIsEcology Action? Ecology Action is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, environmental research and education organization located at 5798 Ridgewood Road, Willits, California 95490-9730, U.S.A. Formed in the early 1970s, the organization acted as a catalyst in recycling glass and metal wastes in the city of Palo Alto. This project, for which Ecology Action won 3 awards, was taken over by the city to be run as an ongoing service. Currently, Ecology Action consists of 4 self-supporting projects: (1) An organic garden supply store and educational center, Common Ground (see caption below for address), offering inexpensive seeds, tools, books, fertilizers, and gardening advice. Store sales pay for 2 full-time staff persons and support periodic classes on the GROW BIOINTENSIVE method and other gardening topics. (2) A repository of urban and rural homesteading information and supplies. Adjoining the store is a library on topics such as cheesemaking, blacksmithing, raising chickens and bees, tending goats, and other farming skills. (3) A minifarming demonstration and research garden area. Currently the mini-farming staff includes 5 paid staff positions and 4 interns. Salaries and stipends are paid out of sales of this book and other publications, supporting memberships, and contributions from foundations, corporations, and individuals. (4) A mail-order service, Bountiful Gardens (18001 Shafer Ranch Road, Willits, California 95490-9626), which offers GROW BIOINTENSIVE and key food-raising publications, open-pollinated seeds, and supplies to gardeners around the world. Ecology Action maintains files of experienced people, publishes a newsletter of GROW BIOINTENSIVE information (about 4 issues a year), and offers periodic workshops and classes. Membership fees ($30 per year, tax-deductible) support its ongoing work, library, newsletter, and mini-farming work. One Ecology Action project is a nonprofit store and educational center, where seeds are sold by the piece, like penny candy. Start a bulk seed-buying group in your community. The savings are tremendous when you package your own. Our store, Common Ground, is located at 559 College Avenue, Palo Alto, California 94306. It is open 10 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. on Tuesday through Saturday, and 10 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. on Sunday. We can be reached at (650) 493-6072. WHO IS ECOLOGY ACTION? 219
Perhaps it is unfair to compare the yields we obtained in our hard clay subsoil in Palo Alto with commercial agricultural yields. The stunted broccoli plant on the left was grown using normal backyard techniques, loosening the soil and adding chemical fertilizer. The broccoli shown in the middle was obtained by loosening the soil 12 inches deep and incorporating a 3-inch layer of aged manure with some compost. The broccoli on the right demonstrates the superiority of the GROW BIOINTENSIVE method, with soil loosened 24 inches deep and compost incorporated. 220 WHO IS ECOLOGY ACTION? Ecology Action Offerings Ecology Action offers: 1. Periodic class series on the GROW BIOINTENSIVE method and urban homesteading topics, on Saturday mornings in Palo Alto, California. 2. Periodic tours of the research site in Willits, California. 3. Short mini-farming workshops, plus a few long-term apprenticeships to people who are sincere, committed, and responsible. The 2 key questions asked of interested workers are: “Can you make a 3- to 5-year commitment?” and “How do you expect to use the skills and knowledge when you leave?” 4. We will answer short questions by mail if a stamped selfaddressed envelope is enclosed. We continue to develop information sheets covering the most commonly asked questions. Our main work is the continued testing of GROW BIO- INTENSIVE method yields, spacings, timing, varieties, resource consumption, economic viability, and sustainability. GROW BIOINTENSIVE Applications The GROW BIOINTENSIVE method, with its high yields, low water and fertilizer consumption, and soil-building techniques, is eminently practical for serious small-scale food production. Some possible applications are: • One mini-farmer may be able to net $5,000 to $20,000 a year on a 1 ⁄ 8-acre mini-farm. He or she might work a 40-hour week and take a 4-month vacation each year. (For more details, see Ecology Action’s Backyard Homestead, Mini- Farm and Garden Log Book and Cucumber Bonanza, a Self- Teaching Mini-Series Booklet.) • A backyard gardener in the United States could grow a year’s supply of vegetables and soft fruits (322 pounds) on
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1 2 3 4 5 6 Contents A Perspective
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xiv HOW TO GROW MADE SIMPLE How to
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xviii A GENERAL PREFACE Yields can
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xxii AN HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION An
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“Nothing happens in living nature
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insect problems. Eventually, trace
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Between the 1920s and 1930s, Alan C
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As you become skilled, the double-d
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The proper tools will make the work
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3a. 4. get used to!). However, peop
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You can move the soil with the spad
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12. 13. 1. 2. 3. 4. indicates. U-ba
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carrot cauliflower beet Once this b
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Good soil preparation makes GROW BI
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farm’s soil being able to produce
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The Need for up to “99%” Sustai
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How to Better Sustain Your Soil’s
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CLARIFICATIONS AND EXAMPLES FOR THE
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“Although funding was not availab
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Despite its worldwide impact, Ecolo
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Qualitatively, some people feel tha
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exchange for plants in the soil. Th
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ehydrate the dry material until it
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CROSS SECTION OF A GROW BIOINTENSIV
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Size and Timing A minimum compost p
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Other people use green manures—co
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FUNCTIONS OF COMPOST IN THE SOIL Im
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5 Fertilization Goal: Build and mai
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grown in a small area that is “re
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Eggshells help break up clay and re
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SOIL pH SCALE 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6
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ed and walking across the board. If
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The balanced ecosystem: “Nothing
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Seeds, whether they are planted in
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Now that you have prepared your GRO
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The critical distance above and bel
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will suffer root shock. Results are
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the cabbage family.) If a plant ben
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has been sufficient during previous
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Watering with a wand: Water falls i
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first 2 inches and continues to be
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KEY WATER FACTORS The GROW BIOINTEN
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Weeding Intensively planted raised
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SOIL TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS FOR VEG
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through composting whenever possibl
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Master Charts LETTER CODES A — Ap
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NOTES ON THE PLANNING CHARTS SEED P
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ONE-PERSON MINI-GARDEN, SECOND YEAR
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Early Spring- Early Summer (Bed 1)
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ONE-PERSON MINI-GARDEN, FOURTH YEAR
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Spring (Bed 1) Spring (Bed 2) basil
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dwarf plum dwarf apple dwarf aprico
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together of all those elements and
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the upper layers of the soil. It ha
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should be planted at the north side
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Birds, Bees, and Other Animals—So
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Parsley Tomatoes, asparagus Compani
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Peppermint Planted among cabbages,
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Paying attention to the soil and to
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most of them in the first 3 nights.
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INSECT PESTS AND PLANT CONTROLS 5 I
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