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Jim Bones: How to Make Seed Balls

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Posted by Films For Action on Feb. 19, 2011
29 min - Documentary - 2813 Views

The story of how to make and use seed balls for reforestation, arid land rehabilitation and agriculture based on the ideas of Masanobu Fukuoka. A practical how-to guide.

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