In today's conversation, Doug explains
why healthy soils are critical for our health and our future.
Not exact matches
However, «farmers will have to adequately feed the
soil with enough nutrients, so that the pods are
healthy, they also have to get good irrigation, and that is
why our Chinese friends are here to find the best possible way of irrigating our farms.»
Many trace minerals are needed by plants and animals for specific metabolic processes, which is
why truly organic
soils grow the best crops, and animals and people eating those crops are the most
healthy.
The high altitude is
why maca root is so
healthy in the first place; the bitterly cold weather and nutritionally weak
soils force the root to produce defences to survive, in the form of antioxidants and phytonutrients which end up affecting hormones in humans.
Why does our economic system place a higher value on disposable and often unnecessary goods and services than on the things we really need to survive and be
healthy, like clean air, clean water, and productive
soil?
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