I read this little "pledge" in a wonderful book, "Eat More Dirt: Diverting and
Instructive Tips for Growing and Tending an Organic Garden" by Ellen Sandbeck.
We all talk about "living green" and "going organic"; I am not sure that we
really know what that actuall means. However, this simple "ten step" pledge may
put us on the right path: 1. Protect and preserve the land and the waters 2.
Leave no ground bare: cover it with mulch and/or ground-covering plants 3. Build
up your soil 4. Do not disturb the soil unnecessarily; try to preserve its
layers intact and right side up 5. Compost 6. Avoid the use of synthetic
chemicals 7. Utilize plant materials that are appropriate to you climate 8.
Avoid planting aggressive, invasive nonnative plants 9. Preserve valuable plant
specimens 10. Please yourself - do not garden with your neighbor's reaction in
mindAbout the Author In 1985, Briscoe White opened The Growers Exchange in an
abandoned Texaco station on a busy urban street corner in Richmond, Virginia.
Briscoe has over 25 years of gardening experience. For further information on
gardening products or gardening tips please visit Briscoe White at The Growers
Exchange Blog.
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