Healthy soil requires healthy foods and nutrients that will allow the «good guys» to flourish.
Not exact matches
Biological control of pests and diseases by definition
requires predators, and
healthy, life - sustaining
soils are not possible without predation.
Organic farmers strive to build naturally
healthy soils, which result in
healthier and more resilient plants and animals that don't
require chemical controls.
They're crunchy, delicious, super
healthy, and so easy to grow on a windowsill (no
soil required — just water and a container with good drainage).
THE LURE OF POLITICALLY CORRECT DIETS For some high - minded teenagers, anti-saturated fat dogma may dovetail rather conveniently with pro-vegetarian arguments, 12 particularly because the search for «meaningful moral standards, values and belief systems» is a critical developmental task during adolescence.13 (It should be noted that moralistic claims in favor of vegetarianism often prevent earnest vegetarian teens from coming face to face with underlying farming realities — including the fact that sustainable farming
requires enriching
soil with animal products such as bone meal and manure.12) Recognizing the fact that adolescent boys also can be preoccupied with physical concerns about weight or athletic prowess, it is perhaps not terribly surprising that a sizeable proportion of teenage boys appear to be persuaded by advice that vegetarianism is a «
healthy» lifestyle.
But a truly efficient green roof
requires a dedicated design to ensure proper drainage and
healthy vegetation without compromising the underlying roof structure, as well as a growing medium that is more stable and lightweight than normal
soil.