Recommended reading Grain by Grain
I have added a new book to my recommended reading list. Grain by Grain by Robert Quinn and Liz Carlisle is an exceptional read on…
Nutrient density is about freshness
Update and edit 12-21-19 After sending this post I was reminded there is still much we don’t know about the research described in the podcast…
Foliar feeding of plant nutrients
I have long been an advocate of foliar feeding nutrients as one of the most financially rewarding applications that can be made to a crop,…
The Only Right Way
This post is a challenge to dogma. The presence of dogma in our thinking blocks us from being open to new possibilities and new ideas. …
How to Propagate Aphids
It is important to propagate aphids in our fields so the beneficial insects such as lady beetles have something to feed on. It is quite…
Mining the sky, not the soil
Plants are mining the sky, not the soil. Plants are greater than 90% carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen, all contributed from the air and water,…
Bacterial resilience to antibiotics
Antibiotics were first discovered being produced by a soil-borne fungus. We have identified many different antibiotics that are made by plants and fungus, and even…
What are the objectives of regenerative agriculture ecosystems?
I can think of several possibilities: Produce enough exceptional quality, nutrient-dense, biofortified ‘food as medicine’ to influence public health and feed the global population a…
Source Causes
Mutations are the results of causes, not the causes of results. ~ Grantly Dick Read The word ‘mutations’ in the quote above could appropriately be…
What is a pest?
When a wolf succeeds in catching a rabbit for dinner, which of them is a pest? Is a wolf a pest while it catches rabbits…