Not exact matches
In order to grow foods with optimum
quality, flavor and nutrition, The Chef's Garden is committed to sustainable agricultural practices that naturally replenish nutrients
depleted from the
soil, rather than synthetically.
Agricultural experts in Africa say the continent faces a crisis of
depleted soil and they're hoping that a detailed, high - tech map of
soil quality will help them solve the problem.
It's no secret that in recent decades
soil minerals have become
depleted, and because of this, our food
quality has declined.
This can happen due to a lack of whole foods in the diet, poor nutrient absorption, lifestyle factors that
deplete nutrients, or even poor
soil quality resulting in mineral - poor crops.
Plus, reports indicate that the nutritional
quality of food has dropped considerably in the past 10 - 20 years as
soils are
depleted and lacking in essential minerals, vitamins and trace nutrients.
But, because of our farming practices, our
soil is of such poor
quality and
depleted of nutrients, that our foods are very deficient in most essential vitamins, minerals and elements, to provide us with enough nutrients for the body to function at its best.