Soil Restoration

Miscellaneous Papers of John E. Weaver

1 December, 2015
Steve Solomon

The University of Nebraska put a large collection of John Weaver's publications online for free download. The Soil and Health Library is mirroring this material. Select this item to see the full list of publications with download links to them.

Soil Fertility

8 October, 2015
Steve Solomon

What every soil analyst needs to know; a university-level textbook.

Jones, Dr. Christine, Publications

11 August, 2015
Steve Solomon

Dr. Jones explains how the main creators of humus are specialized fungi that plants feed sugars and other complexed nutrients. These fungi, in turn, help feed plants both nutrients and moisture.

Loss Of Soil Organic Matter And Its Restoration

4 February, 2015
Alice Reinheimer

Once each year over many decades the United States Department of Agriculture published a yearbook. This particular Yearbook of Agriculture, Soils and Men, is widely considered the best of the lot. And this article by William Albrecht may well be la crème de la crème. It is our hope to eventually present the entire yearbook online.

Bread From Stones

3 February, 2015
Alice Reinheimer

The book(let) asserts that animal manure is "unclean." Fertilizing with manures produces less nutritious food. The proper way to farm or garden is by remineralizing with rock dusts.

3 February, 2015
Alice Reinheimer

Faulkner's last summary of how to farm, to improve soil and to restore highly degraded farms.

More Food From Soil Science: The Natural Chemistry of Lime in Agriculture

3 February, 2015
Alice Reinheimer

How spreading aglime in far larger amounts than conventional ag science calls for greatly reduces the need for fertilizer and grows crops with much higher nutrient-density.