Pay dirt;: Farming & gardening with composts, [Hardcover]

J. I Rodale (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1946

This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 242 pages
• Publisher: Devin-Adair Co (1946)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0006S3VMU
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,853,189 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The foundation course of Organic gardening, February 24, 2009

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Alta A. Winters "OGardner" (Nor Cal) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pay Dirt: Farming And Gardening With Composts (Paperback)

Well written and very readable. This was the beginning of the organic gardening movement in the United States. J.I. Rodale founded his magazine 'Organic Gardening' on these principles, and the rest is history. Very informative.

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical, Poetic and Prescient, March 6, 2006

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EternalSeeker (Albuquerque, NM USA) - See all my reviews

This vivid classic by Robert Rodale should be on everyone's bookshelf who is concerned about the food they eat, the land it is grown on, and especially organic gardening or farming.
It was one of the first and most definitive books, not only about organics, but the vast importance of feeding the soil to produce nutritionally sound food.
Organic farming/gardening is more than not using chemicals. It is about working with and within the cycle of nature to produce optimum results. Composting, conserving and feeding the soil are primary principles in this partnership between man and nature. Pay Dirt expresses this eloquently, and provides the proof and know how behind the organic approach. Good dirt pays dividends in many ways, as Rodale makes clear. Unforgettable.