Comments on: Fungus: At the Root of It https://globalspin.com/2004/06/fungus-at-the-root-of-it/ a glimpse into the tiny mind of Chris Radcliff Sat, 01 May 2010 03:53:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8 By: Chris https://globalspin.com/2004/06/fungus-at-the-root-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-457 Fri, 02 Jul 2004 17:26:30 +0000 http://globalspin.com/wp/2004/06/25/356/#comment-457 Absolutely. The Rodale Institute did a great “15-year study”:http://www.rodaleinstitutestore.org/store/customer/product.php?productid=469 where they directly compared chemical farming and organic farming plots. They found exactly that; bumper years from the chemical plot had higher yields, but the more consistent organic plot ended up with a higher overall yield.

I love good science!

]]> By: Deb https://globalspin.com/2004/06/fungus-at-the-root-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-456 Tue, 29 Jun 2004 18:56:40 +0000 http://globalspin.com/wp/2004/06/25/356/#comment-456 Organic farming also creates a more resilient system — withstanding “bad” years and giving long term, consistent yields. Conventional farming tends to get a couple of bumper crops and then starts to fizzle out, especially in a difficult growing year.

]]> By: Chris https://globalspin.com/2004/06/fungus-at-the-root-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-455 Tue, 29 Jun 2004 18:11:22 +0000 http://globalspin.com/wp/2004/06/25/356/#comment-455 This brings up an interesting point that Organic Gardening magazine made a few years back. Most “organic yield” debates use the US as a benchmark, talking about how to eke an extra 10% out of the soil by dowsing it with chemicals. OG pointed out that developing countries are much more interested in drought tolerance and low-maintenance soil, which makes the difference between having a decent crop or a ruined crop.

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