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“Small soil animals can limit the effects of climate change, a team of researchers has shown through a long-term study. In the same way that Yellowstone’s wolves regulate plant diversity by controlling the number of grazing elk, the researchers found that insects, worms and other small creatures can play a similar regulatory role in soil ecosystems by feeding on the microbes that can trigger increased carbon emissions.” - sciencedaily http://on.fb.me/1FG0rSh

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Will agricultural chemical dealers start selling microbes? Some big pesticide companies are investing in efforts to turn soil bacteria into tools that farmers can use to grow more food.

“What if farmers, instead of picking up some agricultural chemicals at their local dealer, picked up a load of agricultural microbes instead?” - npr Persons practicing bio-dynamic farming have known this all along. It took these companies far longer to ‘wise up’ because they’re creating and marketing poisons instead. http://on.fb.me/1BlfOmB

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The Soil is alive with mycorrhizae and beneficial bacteria. Learn the ways to foster a healthy living soil by mulching, growing nitrogen fixing crops and chop and drop them back into the soil. Grow the soil and the soil will grow your plants.

“Soil is alive and as it thrives, microbes are able to convert and store nutrients and minerals. In this way, a constant remediation is taking place, thereby making nutrients accessible for plants to uptake and benefit from. This process ties up nutrients in the soil where they are less likely to leach out. Bacteria and fungi make all of this happen. They each are generally present in different ratios depending on conditions and soil pH.” - motherearthnews http://on.fb.me/1Q0a9VC

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“Give me a place to stand and a lever long enough, and I will move the world.” With these words, the ancient Greek philosopher Archimedes taught us the power of leverage points. It’s a key concept in permaculture design, too. When we deeply understand the system we’re working with—be it a garden, a business, a …

“With these words, the ancient Greek philosopher Archimedes taught us the power of leverage points. It’s a key concept in permaculture design, too. When we deeply understand the system we’re working with—be it a garden, a business, a community, or even a personal relationship—we can spot the places where a small, perfectly located nudge will beget a large response. Plenty of disciplines use leverage points. There’s aikido, where a tiny movement by a master redirects the force of an attacker to send the latter sprawling—or worse. In integrated pest management (IPM), the timely deploying of an insect trap at a vulnerable moment in a pest’s life cycle will snare only the target insect while leaving beneficial bugs. Finding leverage points usually requires keen observation and a deep grasp of the system we’re working with.” - Toby Hemenway A series to follow! Enjoy.

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Silver Springs, where 550 million gallons of water flow out of the ground daily from the Floridian Aquifer.

Silver Springs State Park, FL

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A new $50 million fund will help communities remove “deadbeat dams,” starting in California, Oregon, and Washington.

Within a decade, the Yakama people of south-central Washington State should be able to harvest salmon once again with spears, nets, and other traditional methods along tributaries of the Yakima River.

“We want to return to serving as stewards of the land,” says Philip Rigdon, the deputy director of natural resources for the Yakama Nation.

To make that possible, the Nelson Dam needs to come down first. The eight-foot high irrigation diversion dam on the Naches River sits just upstream of the City of Yakima on the largest tributary of the Yakima River, which flows into the Columbia River. Built in the 1920s, the now unneeded dam blocks the movement of salmon through the area, choking off the ecosystem’s lifeline…

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