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The yields of many important crops in Europe have been stagnating since the 1990s. As a result, the input of organic matter into the soil -- the crucial source for humus formation -- is decreasing.

There is something mystical about gardening, an activity whose highest expression depends on turning death into life. If you really want to be good to your plants, if you want them to grow in ...

It wasn’t too many years ago that in October and November, we could smell the smoke from burning leaves almost every day. Gardeners who knew about the potential benefits of those leaves were ...

I am writing down this recipe because Verna has been bragging about my humus to her friend Teri. My humus is different every time I make it, but Verna must have tasted one of the good batches. Then ...

Humus, also called as houmous is a delicacy of the Middle Eastern region. This dish is made with garlic, tahini, chickpeas and lemon juice. As part of their tradition, people of Middle East also ...

Vegans are increasingly looking for ways to grow their fruit, vegetables and cereals without animal manure “An olive orchard cultivated in a conventional manner is a bloody wound in nature,” declares ...

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A centuries-old concept in soil science has recently been thrown out. Yet it remains a key ingredient in everything from climate models to advanced carbon-capture projects. The hope was that the soil ...