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Gram is angry at work, and not just because of his bad back. The forge he works at sits atop …
As mentioned at the start of this chapter, tilling is a destructive process in many ways, but for some cover crops, tilling them under is the best way to ensure they're killed and won't resprout. Tilling also incorporates the cover crop residue into the soil where it can decompose, release nutrients and provide food for soil microbes further down in the soil profile.
Got some great replies to my question and the author also mentions it later. They call it the tilling trade-off.
@WanderingBeekeeper@wandering.shop sounds very reasonable, thanks! I haven't, is it good?
@alpinefolk@sunbeam.city thank you!
[...] cover crops are left to grow and then mowed down or turned into the soil before the desired crop is planted.
Earlier, the book mentioned the benefits of soil that has not been disturbed. Is there a way to turn cover crops into the soil without tilling or otherwise disturbing the topsoil? Chop them down and add compost for example?
I've heard of plants releasing chemical signals to warn each other from aphids (so they can harden their chemical defenses) but they can also use these to attract predators that eat the aphids! Awesome
@LibZed@bookwyrm.social I think I read that, even though I must admit I lost track which story was in which anthology. I can generally say I enjoy most of the stories Elly Blue is collecting a lot. :)
As you ride down the intergalactic bike path, you come to a crossroads. Which path will you take? Your choice …
As you ride down the intergalactic bike path, you come to a crossroads. Which path …
I like this a lot. Very nice stories.
As you ride down the intergalactic bike path, you come to a crossroads. Which path …
There's a story where the protagonists are hoarding toilet paper for the apocalypse to become "apoca-rich". This has been written years ago, quite the prophecy here.
As you ride down the intergalactic bike path, you come to a crossroads. Which path will you take? Your choice …
Bullshit Jobs: A Theory is a 2018 book by anthropologist David Graeber that argues the …
Was looking forward to read this for years but apparently it's not for me. Took me forever to read the first 1/4 but it's pretty boring somehow. Maybe I'm missing something but I'm likely not going to find out. The general idea of bs jobs is interesting and it had some insightful quotes from people in such jobs but the detailed categorization seems unnecessary to me.
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Plantation Memories‹ is a compilation of episodes of everyday racism written in the form of …
Here we can understand the function of 'political correctness', it protect us from the toxic imaginary of the white subject. Our concern is not what the white subject thinks, but rather the fact that we do not want to be invaded by its toxic and dirty fantasies.
— Plantation Memories by Grada Kilomba (Page 93)
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In 2008, as the storms of the financial crash blew, Isabelle Fremeaux and Jay Jordan …
the foreword was, to me, just a collection of buzzwords and had no real meaning, but the main body of the book was really nice. it gave me ideas of why the zad was able to win, not only in the physical space but maybe also on the way of developing other imaginaries that can help us leave capitalism, patriarchy and white supremacy behind. I loved the focus on ceremony. especially worthwhile for people trying to defend forest and village occupations e.g. #LütziBleibt
