[.uk] Secrets of the Soil : New Solutions for Restoring Our Planet (ISBN 1890693243)

A serious book with essential information:
I must have read this book several times over. It contains an amazing overview of the unknown world under our feet! Even though some information might seem far out there, since publication of this book many claims have been scientifically proven to be very essential to a new century in agriculture. In particular the Chapter on Sonic Bloom describes a technique that is now used all over the world. The authors of this book where one of the first to compile and publish information on this essential subject! If the soil is neglected, the plants are, too! Modern farming methods are in dire need to be revised for the good of long term results. This book is a must read for everyone that has a green thumb and yearning to know more about plants!

secrets of the soil:
great information. very interesting. i learned a lot and can use a lot of the info myself. they sure have some crazy methods but they seem to do a wonderful job.

Do you believe in "etheric formative forces" ?:
This is total BS. Absolutely nothing grounded in reality. These people or completely mad. Unless you believe in magic and hocus pocus, stay away. Scary!!!

MORE THEN I EXPECTED:
THIS BOOK COVERS ANGLES THAT AN OLD AGRONOMY STUDENT DIDN'T EXPECT, WITHOUT CROSSING THE TOO MUCH INFORMATION LINE. HISTORY, KNOWLEDGE, AND WISDOM FROM MANY ASPECTS REVEILING SECRETS OF THE SOIL BEYOND EXPECTATIONS.

A wonder-ful book!:
I stumbled across this book in the library in 1994 and read the first few chapters about biodynamic organics and thought, "This is too far out for me!" I read MB's review, and I can understand how he feels, as this stuff is way outside the realm of mainstream thinking. However, by the time I had finished the last chapter, stuffing manure in cow horns seemed downright normal. So I thought, why not give biodynamic organics a try? Now, 13 years and many gardens later, I am totally sold on this method. There are not enough years in my life to try all the other things in this book, but I don't need to since I am so pleased with how biodynamic organics has improved the soil in my sandy garden. It is now teeming with earthworms, and my soil is becoming friable, instead of sifting through my fingers like sand on the beach. This book has been in and out of print a few times. I lent my first copy to someone and never saw it again, was elated when the book came back in print and am now more careful with my new copy. This book is a gem, and one that I refer to again and again. I have visited the Josephine Porter Institute and Perelandra, two places mentioned in the first and last chapters, just because I had to see for myself what was going on. Too often, just because we cannot measure something, we don't give it credibility. But guess what? The Earth wasn't flat until the day we devised the instruments to measure its roundness. And so biodynamic organics and many of the other farming methods outlined in this book have validity even without a "scientific" way to measure their efficacy. I measure by counting worms!