True Excellence in Growing Food

  True Excellence in Growing Food By Hugh Lovel Obtaining true excellence relates to the way nitrogen works within each farm. This can be complex and sophisticated or crude and rude. Nitrogen is the essence of protein chemistry, which is what gives us the character and flavour of what we grow. Each farm has its…

The Importance of Winter

  The Importance of Winter © By Hugh Lovel Most of us have covered up a patch of sod in late autumn, only to find it ready to take off growing again in spring. However, in summer if we cover the same patch of sod up, it is dead and decaying in less than a…

Philosophy on Healing the Land; Accepting Responsibility

  PREREQUISITES TO HEALING THE LAND By Hugh Lovel         As above so below. As without, so within. We may think to renew agriculture, but how can we change our environment without transforming our selves? How can we expect to effect agricultural renewal without bringing about social renewal? The two can only go hand-in-hand. Help         Help…