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A fallow field: Nature preparing soil in a beautiful way About: Scenic Adair Co KY On the Glory Road to Glensfork KY By Billy Joe Fudge Just a few years ago many would have cited the need for land to "lay fallow" to improve its productiveness for the coming years. We have found, what our forefathers already knew, that soil is a living, breathing ecosystem that remains more productive when we allow it to rest from a harvest. At the same time, I believe that many Adair Countians would have called this a growed up ol' weed field. They would have declared it a waste or a crime or some would have even declared it a sin to let good farm land get in this "bad a shape". They would have mentioned some of their long ago buried, highly regarded relatives turning over in their graves. They would have talked about their Pa being in the field from daylight to dark, grubbing the bushes out to keep the land cleared for cropping. In reality what is happening with this and other beautiful fields such as this one is that nature is working to prepare the soil to receive the seed for what will be the reforestation of this area. As you have heard from me in the past, "we all live in a forest" and in our area of the world just about any field is a clearing in the forest. The Native Americans and our forefathers primarily used fire to burn off the fields which killed the young woody growth (tree seedlings, root sprouts, etc.). Today farmers and landowners primarily use cultivation, herbicides, and mowing to prevent the reforestation of their fields. This field is a prime example of the beauty of transition in Nature. A clearing transitioning to a forest, a night transitioning to day, a day transitioning to night; all provide inspiration for the artist's canvas, the photographer's lens, and the writer's pen. I think the lesson to be learned from Nature is that although transition is a deviation from the status quo, in most cases, we will look back at periods of transition as times of growth, beauty, and positive change. This story was posted on 2009-06-26 14:05:48
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