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The third component of this exposee on bio-intensive growing, here's an example of how to help "grow soil" by composting. The general formula is (1) a layer of kitchen scraps or "green", live yard waste like weeds or grasses, (2) A thin layer of soil and (3) a layer of "brown" or mature vegetation, like straw, dead leaves, etc.

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Double digging continued

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Shaping a Biointensive, double-dug bed. Read the book, "how to grow more vegetables" by John Jeavons, or go to www.growbiointensive.org

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Double dig demo. Have a look at what it is like to "double-dig" a 5X20 biointensive gardening bed. For more info, read "how to grow more vegetables" by John Jeavons or go to www.growbiointensive.org

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Beginning the double-dig. Behind me, you can see the five by twenty foot growing area. Here, I'm digging the first trench and using a digging fork to loosen the soil in the trench. See John Jeavons' book "how to grow more veg." or go to www.growbiointensive.org

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The second component of biointensive gardening is deep bed preparation. (see John Jeavons' book "how to grow more vegetables", or www.growbiointensive.org) This video is the first of four videos which show the double-digging method. Here, you see us spreading compost about an inch thick over the five by twenty foot bed.

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Growing a jungle garden...

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Meet the challenge of feeding people on a planet running out of soil. Grow Soil... grow biointensive. Here, we see an example of close plant spacing, one of the eight key factors to biointensive growing. www.growbiointensive.org

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Dan Jason stores grain - For More go to http://mapofsaltspring.com/raven/

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Dan Jason Cleans Grain Seed For more Seed videos go to http://mapofsaltspring.com/raven/

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Dan Jason empties grain into a bucket For more: http://mapofsaltspring.com/raven/

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Dan Jason Separates Grain For more: http://mapofsaltspring.com/raven/

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Dan Jason Drys grain For more videos: http://mapofsaltspring.com/raven/

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Dan Jason drys grain For More videos: http://mapofsaltspring.com/raven/

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Dan Jason Drys Grain for seed For more videos: http://mapofsaltspring.com/raven/

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Dan Jason Collects Grain For more seed video: http://mapofsaltspring.com/raven/

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Dan Jason Stores Lettuce seed For More seed video: http://mapofsaltspring.com/raven/

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