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<H3>About rec.gardens.ecosystems</H3>
rec.gardens.ecosystems is a Usenet newsgroup intended for the
discussion of gardening topics from an ecological perspective. In
"down to earth" language, this means trying to work in concert with
nature, rather than trying to force it into rigid format. A second
aspect of the ecological perspective is that one avoids the use of
toxic substances and fertilizers. Both toxic substances and
fertilizers may seem to have short term beneficial effects on the home
garden, but invariably turn out to disrupt the natural processes. The
net result is that natures's dynamic balance is forced into a fixed
balance, that can only be maintained by the use of more toxic
substances and fertilizers.
<P>Gardening from an ecological perspective incorprorates <EM>organic
gardening</EM>, and <EM>Integrated Pest Management (IPM)</EM>, but is
not identical to either of them. What they have in common is that both
can only be successful if based on a knowledge of how nature works.
<P>In accordance with this vision on gardening, rec.gardens.ecosystems
is a moderated group. This means that there are a couple of people
keeping a close eye on the group, and scanning potential contributions
before they pop up in the group. This is mainly a preventive approach,
enabeling us to keep the group free of the usual Usenet pests. More
details on the group and its moderation policy are described in the
<A HREF="charter.htm">charter</A> and
<A HREF="./faq-html/sectiona.htm">section A</A> of the group's list of
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). The other sections of the FAQ
provide a growing body of knowledge on gardening from ecological
principles.<BR><BR><BR>
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The rec.gardens.ecosystems FAQ online:
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<LI><A HREF="rge_faq.txt">text version</A></LI><BR>
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The FAQ and organic gardening course for downloading:
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<A HREF="download/faq_html.zip">faq_html.zip</A>
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the FAQ in HTML format.
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<A HREF="download/course_html.zip">course_html.zip<?A>
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the organic gardening course
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<LI><A HREF="charter.htm">r.g.e charter</A></LI><BR>
<LI><A HREF="rational.htm">r.g.e rationale</A></LI>
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