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Dirt Over Thanksgiving Squanto and the Pilgrims
(Thomson, Illinois) By now most Americans know that the real first Thanksgiving had little to do with what is shown in primary school competitions. What you may not know as much about the story of the survival of the Pilgrims in the New World, the Native American Squanto who helped them and how everything has a lot to do with dirt under his feet.
Even after surviving through their first winter, the destination of pilgrims was still very much up in the air and depends on learning how to cultivate the poor soil of the area where they had landed. Squanto, a Native American who speaks English because they had been kidnapped by early English explorers and taken to England, was sent to act as interpreter. Between other things, taught them the now famous technique of burying a dead fish in each mound of corn to fertilize.
Both Squanto and the Pilgrims had no way to understand the science behind the fertilization of fish and other techniques that have been taken from Native Americans. That's exactly what Bill Heid, president of the Thomson-based "solutions science" out to explore in "Squanto's Secret Garden," a free eBook Thanksgiving: www.squantosgarden.com. Heid has also developed a new product called ProtoGrow qualifying success designed by Squanto. ProtoGrow, is an organic "super food "for plants that acts as an alternative to traditional fertilizers, chemical-based. It was created to mimic technique actually Squanto fish fertilizer.
"What many people do not know," says Heid, "is that the food of the Pilgrims grew probably knew better than food we eat today. And it was best for them. "That's because fish and marine life are uniquely suited to give the soil the nutrients it produce the best food. In addition to providing the soil with essential nutrients such as calcium, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and sulfur, marine life is the best source of trace elements. Trace elements are the nearly microscopic amounts of the different elements that are necessary for human body to survive and often lacks the poor soil. "The food can only be as good as the soil that grow in "Heid said.
In "Squanto's Garden", Heid see what really happened when the Pilgrims learned to cultivate the land properly. Also dates back well before examining the problems of land in New England through the geological history in the area. By learning about the rock conditions, poor soils in the area and how the Native Americans living there originally had adapted their lifestyle to it is able to show the reader why the Pilgrims came so close to failing. But it was only the fertilization of fish that saved them. Pilgrims to be a great collective farm Native American technique of using smaller "family" gardens that made optimal use of the pockets of better soils. Also began copying the native Americans "planting" gardens partner who helped feed the soil. Companion planting is the cultivation of specific varieties plants in the same space for the benefit of plants and soil.
While all this information makes sense in a historical context, "Squanto's Secret Garden "does not end there. Many of the problems of soil that pilgrims had to overcome the problems of today are more than farming and soil depletion. Heid refers to scientific studies that show how the nutritional value of fruits and vegetables has declined dramatically in the last 40 years. Other studies show Fruits and vegetables are nutritionally superior to those produced using traditional farming methods. The answer, Heid said, is the same today as it was in the day of Squanto: the use of the fertilization of marine base.
Specifically geared to the backyard gardener, the second half of the book explains Heid how to grow an organic garden, using Native American planting techniques and marine-derived fertilizers to enrich and improve the soil. A variety of possibilities suggested additional planting designs for three traditional Native American gardens to suit different environments and soil conditions. It culminates with a selection of English and Native American recipes using garden produce based on what really eats at the first Thanksgiving.
Reconnecting people Today one of the greatest heroes of the United States and his gift of giving life to the pilgrims, Heid hopes to revitalize interest in methods of gardening forget that gave birth to the first Thanksgiving. The story goes that welcomed pilgrims Squanto and Samoset and then asked for beer. But in the end, there was beer pilgrims had for Native Americans, much as it was the fertile gardens and abundant harvest, the natives returned so freely. "I have really wanted to show all Americans secret why Squanto worked for our Pilgrim Fathers and how His life secrets are more valuable today. As Americans, we should all be grateful by this great man. "
Solutions From Science is a small company in Illinois to help backyard gardeners grow healthier and better tasting fruit and vegetables in the alternative, marine-based fertilizers.
About the Author
Bill Heid is the President of Solutions From Science, a small Illinois company helping backyard gardeners grow healthier and better tasting fruits and vegetables with alternative, marine-based fertilizers. Check out the site here: Full Spectrum Plant Nurition From the Sea.
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