- To feed the world, we must feed the soil. One of the best ways to prevent global disaster, save our health, and build a sustainable economy is through regenerative agriculture
- Agricultural chemicals are decimating our soils, killing off pollinating insects and other flora and fauna. An estimated 60 percent of the world’s ecological systems are nearing collapse
- As with antibiotic overuse, the onslaught of pesticides and herbicide to combat pests has led to the development of weeds and bugs that are now resistant to the chemicals
- The chemical technology industry not only manages to avoid accountability, it also devises “solutions” that further increase company profits while worsening the problem they created
- Rapidly increasing weed resistance is driving up the volume of herbicide needed by about 25 percent annually. The approvals of 2,4-D and dicamba resistant GE crops could drive it up by another 50 percent
- Read more: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/10/14/regenerative-agriculture.aspx?e_cid=20141014Z1_DNL_art_1&utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20141014Z1&et_cid=DM57928&et_rid=692297207
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Regenerative Agriculture Is the Answer to Many of the World’s Most Pressing Problems
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