An Agricultural Testament
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An Agricultural Testament is Sir Albert Howard's best-known publication, and remains one of the seminal works in the history of organic farming agricultural movement.<ref name=Howard1943>Template:Citation pdf per Special Rodale Press Edition, 1976. See cover note on significance of book.</ref><ref name=Lockeretz2007>Template:Citation ebook Template:ISBN</ref><ref name=Pollan>Template:Citation</ref> Dedicated to his first wife and co-worker Gabrielle, herself a plant physiologist, it focuses on the nature and management of soil fertility, and notably explores composting.<ref name=Pollan/> At a time when modern, chemical-based industrialized agriculture was just beginning to radically alter food production, it advocated natural processes rather than man-made inputs as the superior approach to farming. It was first published in England in 1940, with the first American edition in 1943.Template:Efn
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- An Agricultural Testament - full text online
- An Agricultural Testament - 2010 Edition published by Benediction Classics