soil management

"What happens when all the worms are gone? One by one, a raccoon farmer gets rid of the worms in their field. When the field is finally clean, the farmer finds out something's wrong. No potatoes will grow! Something is wrong with the soil. Will the farmer ever fix the soil in the field? What will help the potatoes grow?"--Provided by publisher.

"[The author] presents the science of soil health and shares the techniques she has used--including cover crops, constant mulching, and compost tea--to create and maintain rich, dark, crumbly soil that's teeming with life.

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