Albert Howard Quotes

United Kingdom, Botanist
December 8, 1873 – October, 20, 1947.

Sir Albert Howard CIE was an English botanist, an organic farming pioneer, and a principal figure in the early organic movement. He is considered by many in the English-speaking world to have been, along with Rudolf Steiner and Eve Balfour, one of the key founders of modern organic agriculture.

Also known as Organist

Fertility of the soil is the future of civilization.

Albert Howard
- Future
- Soil
- Fertility
Artificial manures lead inevitably to artificial nutrition, artificial food, artificial animals and finally to artificial men and women.

Albert Howard

The main characteristic of Nature's farming can therefore be summed up in a few words. Mother earth never attempts to farm without live stock; she always raises mixed crops; great pains are taken to preserve the soil and to prevent erosion; the mixed vegetable and animal wastes are converted into humus; there is no waste; the processes of growth and the processes of decay balance one another; ample provision is made to maintain large reserves of fertility; the greatest care is taken to store the rainfall; both plants and animals are left to protect themselves against disease.

Albert Howard
- Growth
- Waste
- Processes
The health of soil, plant, animal and man is one and indivisible.

Albert Howard
- Health
- Soil
- Indivisible
The prophet is always at the mercy of events; nevertheless, I venture to conclude this book with the forecast that at least half the illnesses of mankind will disappear once our food supplies are raised from fertile soil and consumed in a fresh condition.

Albert Howard
- Disappear
- Soil
- Illnesses