Eco-Farm

Charles Walters

$30.00

In this book, eco-agriculture is explained — from the tiniest molecular building blocks to managing the soil — in terminology that not only makes the subject easy to learn, but vibrantly alive. Eco-Farm truly delivers a complete education in soils, crops, and weed and insect control. This should be the first book read by everyone beginning in eco-agriculture . . . and the most shop-worn book on the shelf of the most experienced. 

Copyright 1979, 2009, softcover, 462 pages. 16 in a case.

Eco-Farm Table of Contents, abbreviated

1- Photosynthesis

2- The Forgiveness of Nature

3- The Light Factor

4- Temperature Connection

5- Water Requirement

6- The Cell

7- The Lives of Plants

8- The Soil-Life Connection

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13- Carbon/Nitrogen Ratio

14- Calcium and Magnesium

15- Sodium and the Trace Elements

16- Phosphorus

...

23- Insects

24- Weeds

25- Animal Health

... and much more!

About Charles Walters

Charles WaltersCharles Walters was the founder and executive editor of Acres U.S.A. He penned thousands of articles on the technologies of organic and sustainable agriculture and authored many books on the subject. You can find a full list of books written by Charles Walters here.

Read an excerpt from Eco-Farm

In this excerpt from Chapter 8 of Eco-Farm on EcoFarming Daily, Charles Walters discusses the soil-life connection and looks back at the history of agriculture.

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DK
12/02/2024
David K.
Canada

Easy to understand

Definitely worth reading

DM
02/05/2023
Dr M.
Australia

Eco-farm

Eco-farm is a useful and enlightening book on the science of the soil. It is USA based so many of the soils are very different from the Australian soils. However the science was useful and a book that will help many people starting on this journey of soil health;.

RD
04/07/2022
Roger D.
United States

Book review

The best book on eco farming that I have read. Straight to the point, and keeps this reader informed about facts that I never considered before. It will change the way I ranch and think about choices before making decisions that concern the soil

CD
01/05/2022
Cameron D.
United States

Overwhelming

Intent of the book is good, but it is a maybe better as a text book for a high school or college-level science course. Some of the basic science early in the book could be picked up elsewhere. Instead of trying to cover everything in detail, the book would be more accessible if it was more succinct and more tightly focused on the ecological principles of perms/sustainable farming.

J
07/08/2020
Jerel
United States

The bible in Eco-Ag

This is by far the Bible of Eco-Ag, and absolutely the first book anyone should buy when learning this subject. I refer to it over and over. I built a consulting business primarily off of it. Can't recommend it enough.

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