When we look around the world and see our current circumstances, we might consider asking ourselves, “What does personal responsibility play in all of this?”
A simple thing such as planting a seed may be all that is necessary for people throughout the world to save planet Earth from extinction. And, now the no-till method to organic gardening and farming promises a future of healthy crops without the normal harmful effects and hard work...
While saving the planet from soil erosion and carbon loss and also reducing water use, new age gardeners and farmers can reap the rewards of growing and stop the downturn in environmental challenges, created by conventional agriculture.
No-till gardening and farming helps soil retain carbon. Healthy topsoil contains carbon-enriched humus – decaying organic matter that provides nutrients to plants. Soils low in humus can't maintain the carbon-dependent nutrients essential to healthy crop production, resulting in the need to use more fertilizers.
The Hopi Indians have used natural no-till methods for farming for thousands of years. No tilling requires no digging up of weeds, no fertilizers added to the soil, and very little water use. The Hopi also believe the simple act of planting a seed will help to insure the survival of planet Earth – An opinion shared by this organic gardener!
In no-till agriculture, organic gardeners and farmers plant seeds without using a plow to turn the soil. Soil loses most of it carbon content during plowing, which releases carbon dioxide gas into the atmosphere. Increased levels of CO2 in the atmosphere have been associated with global climate change. The greenhouse effect is something we all know about today, but with no-till methods, we help reverse the effects of old gardening and farming methods and help insure our children will have a place to plant a seed.
If every organic gardener and farmer who grows crops in the United States would use no-till techniques and adopt management practices such as crop rotation and planting cover crops, we could lesson about 300 million tons of soil carbon each year. Not to mention the amount of money saved on no fertilizer use and the water savings adds up quick.
Commercial no-till farming has been around since the 1960s, when it was developed to reduce erosion of valuable topsoil from crop lands. Since then, the realization of the method's other benefits – a reduced need for irrigation, less labor for farmers, and increased soil quality –has encouraged its adoption across the U.S. and around the world. In recent years, however, interest in no-till has risen due to its greenhouse gas benefits, which results in farmers seeing another kind of green, cash...
No-Till Gardening Put into Practice for the At-Home Do-It-Yourselfers.
Special note to all would-be organic gardeners: Saving the planet never got any easier, use the no till method and save your back too...
No-Till Made Easy: Just Dig a Small Hole!
1) Plant a seed,
2) Water it,
3) Once it sprouts — talk to your new plant with loving words,
4) Don’t weed around it,
5) Water very little — never over water. Let the roots go in search of water, and
6) Once the plant matures to the desired state, consume it fresh.
It works like this: dig out a small hole in the ground. Dig it about 2 feet in diameter and 2 feet deep. At the bottom of the hole, place 5 or 6 corn, bean, or squash seeds. Put soil back in the hole, but leave a 2-inch area at the top of hole without dirt. This way the plant can collect water easily. Water lightly, wait a few days, and water a little more.
After sprout appears, water lightly once a week. Once the plant starts to mature, cut back watering to once every two weeks or once a month — no need to water far away from the plant you are growing for food.
Once either corn, squash or beans are ready, eat them fresh — do not store them. This way you not only get the great taste of fresh, but you also get all of the living enzymes at the same time.
Yes, Save Some Too
Sun dry or can what you do not consume right away — self-sufficiency includes saving foods for the winter.
Taking Responsibility
We all certainly have a role in saving Mother Earth, and now the no-till method for the at-home organic gardeners as well as large commercial farmers can help save the planet and add many years to our survival.
Talk To Your Plants As You Would Your Beloved.
Change conditions on planet Earth by adopting new ways to live a peaceful life. Change the amount of trash you contribute to planet Earth by recycling whenever and wherever possible. Ask for peaceful solutions between counties who argue and fight. But, most of all, plant a seed, and speak loving words to it. Speak only loving, positive words to your crops. Sing to them too. They love it!
Organic gardeners are being challenged, and now they have a new opportunity to make an impact on our planet for the better. Reduce CO2 levels in the atmosphere by reducing carbon content loss in the soil from plowing; use no-till methods instead. Use no fertilizers; play with your plants like friends — Save the planet all at the same time.
The benefits of organic gardening/farming are no longer a secret; just about everyone in the world today knows that unnatural methods just don’t work anymore. We have come to find that through natural methods of producing food crops without the use of pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and chemical fertilizers we get healthy foods and live a longer life, free of the harmful effects of these and other unnatural growing methods. Now add no—till, save your back, save money, and save the planet.
Organic Gardening and Farming never got easier — at the age of sixty, my back loves no-till gardening.
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For Organic Farming Minister Jay North, the earth's voice is more than a legend. Mother Earth speaks to him and he has turned his calling into a faithful lifelong devotion dedicated to the organic deeds she gracefully utters with her fruitful body. North's desire to seek union, an intimacy with the earth and its life, has produced countless followers to his books and website.
Recently released Getting Started in Organic Gardening for Fun and Profit is now available to take his sacred wisdom to millions of followers worldwide; and his website www.GoingOrganic.com is a Godsend to gardeners seeking enlightenment on natural and healthy methods to improving their health and lifestyles for an earth that will continue to flourish with natural resources. North preaches the idea that with amplified awareness on organic farming, the circle of life will continue through its natural migration. Considering himself only a tool to spread the word, North's website is a holy book for gardeners. After 30 years of tree hugging, and receiving the earth's bounty through growing and eating fruits and nuts, North is hoping that his organic religion will help to re-instill faith into fallen believers and non-believers, alike.
North's book Getting Started in Organic Gardening for Fun and Profit was inspired by his 30-year open relationship with Mother Earth; she has been a mother, a lover, and a goddess guiding him in his spiritual journey through life, channeling through him to communion with body, spirit and surroundings. After years of communication through intimate whispers from soil, wind and water, North is cultivating this Holy Communion; North's book Getting Started in Organic Gardening is calling for disciples to share in the glory of his awakening.
North, known as one of the "Edible Flower Children" is a pioneer in the organic farming industry. North's former wife, Pamela, who passed away wife several years ago, initiated the bond Jay has with Mother Earth and their offspring Organic Farming. Along with his deceased wife, through the language of love, North was able to listen to Mother Earth, developing plants that prosper, introducing hundreds of varieties of organically grown vegetables, fruits, herbs and Edible Flowers.
North and his former wife became known worldwide as innovators in specialty organic produce, organic gardening and organic produce marketing raising awareness under the name “Paradise Farms”, touring the world as missionaries, evangelizing their growing and cooking methods, and prophesizing healthy, beautiful, environmentally-friendly produce and a time when the world will become free from the harmful affects of pesticides.
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ABOUT JAY NORTH –Best selling author, social activist, organic gardener, and practitioner of the healing arts, Jay North travels the nation speaking about his spiritual writings and the opportunities and promise of Organic Growing, Green Juicing and the Healing Arts.
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ABOUT JAY NORTH –Best selling author, social activist, organic gardener, and practitioner of the healing arts, Jay North travels the nation speaking about his spiritual writings and the opportunities and promise of Organic Growing, Green Juicing and the Healing Arts.
Contact:
Jay North
Office: (805) 794-9126
Email: JayNorthIs1@Gmail.com
Website www.goingorganic.com