Bread from Stones (An Acres U.S.A. classic) [Paperback]

Julius Hensel (Author)

Book Description

Series: An Acres U.S.A. classic | Publication Date: January 1, 1991

This book was the first work to attack Von Liebig’s salt fertilizer thesis, and it stands as valid today as when first written over 100 years ago. Translated from the German writings of Julius Hensel, the book was designed to introduce the people of the U.S. to the idea that plants require healthy food in order to flourish, just as a human being does. It describes a then new and rational system for fertilization which has become science today — fetilizing with stone dust. Hensel went searching for food for plants and found it in the primeval rocks. Fed on such foods, plants will yield healthy, wholesome and life sustaining food that escapes disease and parasites.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

About the Author

Julius Hensel was a German agricultural chemist in the late 1800s who discovered that by adding finely ground rock dust to soil he could confer immunity to bacterial, fungal and insect attack. Eventually these these findings were published in Das Leben, or The Life and later as Bread from Stones.

Product Details

• Paperback: 102 pages
• Publisher: Acres USA; 1 edition (January 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0911311300
• ISBN-13: 978-0911311303
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,079,596 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TRUE ORGANIC, November 29, 2008

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R. Rittgers "rwr" (Central Valley, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bread From Stones: A New And Rational System Of Land Fertilization And Physical Regeneration (1894) (Hardcover)

Fantastic book. Outlines the necessary elements for healtful farming. By replacing trace elements through new soil instead of harmful fertilizers, you will have food that has the needed properties, rich in all that is necessary for true health. Fruits and vegetables will be the most tasty and pest resistant you have ever had. I have seen this first hand in mine, by employing these methods. It absolutely works!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book, very unhelpful foreword., March 24, 2010

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S. King - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bread from Stones (An Acres U.S.A. classic) (Paperback)

Bread From Stones is a reprinted translation of an old classic about the use of minerals to fertilize soil. The practice of spreading minerals on soil is all but forgotten, so it's fantastic that this book is available once again. The ideas presented in it are true gems, and are a must read for anyone concerned about the state of the global food supply, the environment, and soil science and agriculture in general.

However...

Charles Walters Jr, author of the foreword, seems to have completely missed the point in terms of understanding climate change. He is a proponent of the long discredited global cooling theory, and despite still advocating for mineral fertilization to reverse the effects of climate change, he introduces the book with the notion that we need to increase the amount of atmospheric carbon to avoid creating another ice age.

The core of the book is definitely recommended, but I highly advise picking another version, without this particular nonsensical and outdated introduction. Try ISBN 1151415383, it was printed in 2009, as opposed to this one which was 1991.