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When a county extension agent saw Coleman adding clam shells to his soil, he warned that they would take 100 years to break down. Coleman simply smiled and replied that this was precisely the point—he was investing in the fertility for his future great-grandchildren.

Coleman wrote much of the book by "stealing time" away from his daily farm chores, often working at his word processor in the evenings and weekends. He credits his "farming grandparents"—the authors of 19th-century agricultural books in his private collection—as his true teachers. The New Organic Grower - A Masters Manual of To...

Frustrated by what he viewed as the industrialization of the "organic" label, Coleman famously stopped seeking USDA certification and instead posted a sign at his farm that read "Guaranteed Realorganic" —a term he coined to stay one step ahead of the "black helicopters" of government regulation. When a county extension agent saw Coleman adding