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Dependence on Chemicals
In
addition to water shortages and irrigation
problems, crops have for years been dependent
on an arsenal of chemicals in order to survive
and thrive.
Higher
yielding crops require ever increasing dependence
on fertilizers and pesticides, which are
simply poisons. And the more these chemicals
are used on an individual strain, the less
effective they become. As simpler formulas
become ineffective, more and more complex
chemicals are needed.
In
order to be effective for crop use, all
of these chemicals are water soluble, and,
therefore, what are called volatile. They
all go into the soil and, due to gravity,
a large majority percolates (leaches) into
the ground with the irrigation water. These
chemicals migrate into the underground water
table and work their way into your wells,
your food supply, your drinking water. Plants
are only able use a small amount. The rest
is simply wasted.
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