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&#39;ve heard all the arguments against it, but I&#39;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&quot;For the record, I don&#39;t believe in bare ...&quot;For the record, I don&#39;t believe in bare soil.&quot;<br /><br />Believe me. It is out there. I have seen it with my own eyes!bastishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062983710336955584[email protected]