Doubling Yields & Preventing Soil Erosion in Sub-Tropical Conditions | Soil Food Web

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[@ninemoonplanet]

So much very hard work is paying off! Farmers and villages are getting food, stabilized hills (avoiding deadly landslides) and a consistent amount of fertile land that doesn't leave. I thought land in North America was a headache, but it's child's play compared to Malawi. Finally a "westerner" using techniques the people who have farmed for thousands of years are capable of using without chemicals, so-called commercial farms. I would love to see the farmers bring in trees, shrubs native to Malawi and have a diversity of more foods, herbs, that everyone can enjoy.

[@b_uppy]

Agreed. Polycultures would further stabilize the land as well as the economy. It would certainly feed their families better.

[@audreybarnes6527]

Breaking that hard pan by hand...these people deserve all the help they get and more. Its a shame they don't have access to a yeomans plough. Mr Mark looks shattered, I hope he gets time to recover - he's certainly the hero of the piece.

[@audreybarnes6527]

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[@b_uppy]

I see 'Mr Mark' and I think of Mark Shepard of Restoration Agriculture fame.

[@sridevisatti7713]

#SaveSoil #conciousplanet 🙏

[@healthdanab4421]

Where can I access the drawing at 25:00 in better quality, I have the video at 720p but still can't read what it says

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[@healthdanab4421]

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[@kcahill2777]

Fantastic! Great work

[@b_uppy]

This is the advantage of permaculture over 'conservation', 'no till', etc farming types, alone. It looks at what needs to be done, and does it because people care and earth care is part of the factor. Hopefully this guy switches to permaculture after he saw first-hand the rigid folly of the other farming method 'tribes'...

[@YerryNikoBorang]

thanks for this video..

[@ddachilles1]

This is the way 👍

[@b_uppy]

There needs to be more.

[@joelgray1669]

thank you!

[@1975CEES]

Its a big need for this in California and parts of US to they need to use less water or Lake Powell and Lake Mead will be gone and att catastrophy is a fact.

[@b_uppy]

You need to be site sensitive. Here they had a thin layer of hardpan about six inches under the soil. They broke though it. There is more than can do however to repair and enhance soil and productivity, such as doing polycultires instead of cornfields.

[@caroline61804]

Calcium sulfate

[@b_uppy]

What? Why?

[@caroline61804]

@@b_uppy Gabe brown guru of regenerative farming … said he bought land that had a hardened layer due to over use of nitrite nitrates etc. to quickly soften and transition the land for organic and regenerative he used the trick of gypsum lime magnesium to soften for like 2 weeks or 2 months. Then you may start bringing in compost worms etc and it will transition to living soil.

[@b_uppy]

@@caroline61804 Gypsum is for clay soil, and is out-of-pocket very expensive for the individual farmer in Malawi. Doubt if their government subsidizes it, either. This was a relatively thin layer in Malawi, and remedied typically by pickaxe.

[@RJ_S_182]

Geeeez 2 tons per Hct is noting.. that's why the potential gains are so big....