RE: [compost_tea] Web of Life

From: Douglas G. Larson <ddhle_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 20:53:21 -0700
Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the title you refer to is

The Web of Life: A first Book of Ecology
By John H. Storer
1953, Devin-Adair, New York


I assume you mean you want to purchase the book correct? I found it at
my local library here in Seattle but also found it quite easily on
Amazon.com. There were multiple copies ranging in price from 3.50 to $9.
I ordered one.

Douglas Larson
Bothell, Washington



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From: soilfoodweb_at_aol.com [mailto:soilfoodweb@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 8:08 PM
To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [compost_tea] Web of Life


Ted -

Any clue on where to obtain the "Web of Life" by John Storer?

I'm sure you have read Sir Albert Howard's book on compost, and Lady Eve
Balforth's books on soil and compost.  They prett ymuch knew, without
the solid scientific data, what I talk about.  Steiner and Pfeiffer had
a really good idea that the critters were there, they just couldn't
count them the way the microscopes we have allow us to do. 

If you do some reading in the scientific literature in the 1930's, you
can see that the work I have continued, which grew out of David Coleman
and Don Klein's programs at Colorado State University, was being done in
the 1920's and 1930's.  And then fertilizers and pesticides happened,
and within four to five years, all funding for work looking at biology
in soil stopped. 

The last 50 to 60 years will be regarded as a horrible, odd, insane time
in the annuals of human history.  The time during which humans did their
best to make sure humanity would not survive.  Scary part is, we aren't
really out of the woods yet.  Global climate change is happening, but
our government is still ignoring the fact. 

Oh well, there are some things you just can't allow yourself to think
about too much.  We all just do what we can, when we can, and hope for
the best. 
--
Elaine Ingham
President, Soil Foodweb Inc.
SFI Corvallis, OR
SFI Port Jefferson, NY
SFI Lismore, NSW, Australia
SFI Hilversum, The Netherlands
SFI Cambridge, New Zealand
SFI Culiacan, Mexico
SFI Jerome, Idaho
http://www.soilfoodweb.com





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