Abstract:
This is the book that dares to say there is a more appropriate, cheaper, more sustainable system of soil and moisture conservation than that taught over the past 70 years. This evolves round a "grass" like no other grass on earth, the more we learn about it, the more its diverse qualities and uses to man are revealed; like :- river bank stabilization; flood control; pollution mitigation; its pesticidal and fungicidal qualities as an organic mulch; replenishment of natural aquifers; pest free thatch; perfume and handicrafts. These and other uses are all explained as part of the "Vetiver System".