tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670240581789114113.post3861961010586225063..comments2019-10-05T19:53:03.260-04:00Comments on Japan Farmers Markets: Mottainai: Rice Straw as MulchJoan Lambert Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115423496781398997[email protected]Blogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670240581789114113.post-32765803362054349882015-12-29T21:41:30.065-05:002015-12-29T21:41:30.065-05:00I hear you. I see it everywhere, and I just feel s...I hear you. I see it everywhere, and I just feel sick about it. I've heard all the arguments against it, but I'm not buying it. Some of them seem reasonable, but mostly only in the context of industrialized monoculture farming. The more and more I read, the more and more I see how happy the plants are with mulch, how rich the soil is underneath and how delicious the vegetables are, I give bare soil less credibility.Joan Lambert Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115423496781398997[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670240581789114113.post-5304479976652319372015-12-08T05:30:59.156-05:002015-12-08T05:30:59.156-05:00"For the record, I don't believe in bare ..."For the record, I don't believe in bare soil."<br /><br />Believe me. It is out there. I have seen it with my own eyes!bastishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062983710336955584[email protected]