Hi Thomas, You can try the farms listed in - www.wwoofindia.org, world wide opportunity for organic farmers.. Other farmers which will be good to visit will...
Dear Nandan sir, We are a group of four friends interested in natural farming. We have done some homework on it. We have visited the web sites of Bhaskar Save,...
Dear Yugandhar, Nice to hear about the group of 4 coming to natural farming. I don't know anyone near Hyderabad doing natural farming. You can contact - Suresh...
Hello, There was recently a post on the school of natural farming in Korea called Janonglove. Does anybody know an English or French equivalent natural farming...
Hi Annemarie, In the United States, I have followed attempts to do Fukuoka-style farming for over 20 years. The ideal of a Fukuokan crop tends to evaporate...
Hi Robert, thank you so much for taking the time to write to me. What you have written looks very profound and wise and I guess after 20 years of trial you...
Dear Annemarie, Bob and all, Few months ago when I was in France I came across this website: http://itan.site.voila.fr/ I really see the truth of what Bob said...
Dear Robert, Thomas and all, Merci Thomas for the French website. It is fantastic to learn that research is being done in natural farming. I am a living proof...
Annemarie, You have to remember that Fukuoka took over farm land that had been hand worked for centuries. He didn't create a large farm in a year or a decade, ...
At 12:05 AM +0800 11/2/09, Anne Marie Wan wrote: I practically live in the desert. The soil in my yard is sand and for me it is a challenge to attempt to...
Folks, with so much wisdom in one thread there is very little for me left to say if I don’t want to repeat what you have already said. Tom, it’s of course...
Well, Dieter, maybe you should try the tierra prieta. Michael r most of the year, there is very little biomass production. Even on my level fields, which...
Oh yes, Michael, Terra Preta is a nice idea - if there is a possibility to create it by time AND there is enough water. Without water Terra Preta will not do...
Kyosal, How do you know it will not work in dry areas? Wont water harvesting at least extend his season? Michael Oh yes, Michael, Terra Preta is a nice idea -...
Hello to all, Would you folks be able to recommend a site that describes producing charcoal for Terra Preta purposes on a small scale? I'm not sure if I would...
Dear NF member, I am looking inter crop for tomato, brinjal, bitter gourd and ridge gourd. Can any one suggest suitable mixed crop to above crops. Thanks and...
If lack of water is the main problem then maybe you could look into using swales to create a better environment for plants and then build on that with...
... Dear Michael, I hope we do not missunderstand each other too much. I am not against Water Harvesting - it ´s a wonderful idea what everyone should...
There is a product at a website that I used to have a connection to, that is basically just a polymer made from vegetable sources, that one can spray on the...
I am from the Philippines and I am involved in a project that would like to develop a Natural Farming Training Center cum demo farms. Can you give some leads...
Seems to me that any one in a dry climate would want to do swales, tanks, and charcoal, as the charcoal is permanant, acts to hold onto water, and , further,...
Rene, There is a lot of interest for Natural Farming in the Philippines. You can join the Natural Farming Philippines ML, also on Yahoo, to find out about...
As I said before, the best way of improving soil (and water-retention) is by adding organic matter. The organic matter must be returned to the soil as _a...
Of course, if you desire to raise fish, along with food plants, ponds would be the obvious way to go. Another plus is that the water is seeded with natural...