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\"homepage-Gian-Carlo-Cappello-min.\"You are on the only site of Elementary Farming<\/strong> the Elementary Farming (Elementary Agriculture, Elementary Horticulture), also known as \"Cappello Non-Method.\" The site aims to collect existing material, augmenting it as it goes along and providing all the reference links for those who wish to learn more.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Elementary Farming<\/strong> is a simple and revolutionary new agricultural practice, founded and popularized by\u00a0Agrotechnician Gian Carlo Cappello<\/strong> after a lifetime of experimentation in the field and on himself. The Elementary Farming makes it possible to obtain healthy<\/strong>, safe and abundant harvest<\/strong> without fatigue, without wasting water and without environmental pollution, while fully respecting the natural growing conditions of<\/strong> plants.<\/p>\n

It is not a reform of agricultural practices, but a revolution<\/strong> that closes the chapter of agronomic science and shifts the focus of farming from the materialistic mindset to the recognition of our <\/span>innate competence<\/strong>, which is enhanced by <\/span>practice<\/strong> and <\/span>experience<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The land is never tilled, weeded, fertilized or amended, but is always kept mulched exclusively with meadow hay. The coexistence of cultivated plants and wild grasses is valued. No pesticides are used, no animals or their derivatives are used, water consumption is negligible, and revisited artisanal hand tools are used. The soil profile is not altered with raised beds, pallets or other shaping, no crop rotations, green manure, cover sowing, varietal associations, composting, space planning, work scheduling. No soil testing is done. The choice of ancient or modern horticultural varieties is free from dogmatic positions, and self-produced seeds are preferred. The Elementary Farming adapts to any non-extreme soil and climate situation. Simplification of practices should not be confused with ease or abandonment of the vegetable garden.<\/p>\n

With the full expression of natural processes,<\/strong> plants grow strong<\/strong> and give us nutritious fruit<\/strong>, an essential condition for materializing a social and economic turnaround that is geared toward overcoming the capitalist system. For this instance of <\/span>change, the Elementary Farming is not aimed at farms, but at families and <\/span>communities seeking food self-sufficiency to return to living not \"in<\/strong>\" the countryside, but <\/span>\"of<\/strong>\" the countryside.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Elementary Farming is not just an agricultural practice, it is above all an attitude of the heart and mind<\/b><\/span> as it promotes the inner growth of those who cultivate and those who feed. <\/p>\n

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