This article reminds us that the use of Roundup is solely about stacking on the repetitions which is obviously a bad practice anyway. That is why it has become necessary for what are essentially factory farms that Stalin would have loved. There never was a cfompleeling bilogical reason and this ityem powerfully reinforces that argument.
It is a sad state of affairs and really demands a full regulatory intervention.
I suspect if a country like Canada decided to end all roundup based protocols and effectively forced the industry to which to rotation organic at least, the payoff would bev huge in terms of reputation and serious commercial advantage against their American competitors. We need this type of thinking because the science now supports just that.
How Crop Rotation Can Replace GMO Poisons to Grow Better Food
August 8, 2013 |
Don’t believe the hype and the
lies. Pull the wool away from your eyes and realize that Monsanto,
Dow, Syngenta, and the other companies in support of GMO crops are
bamboozling all of us. We
can feed the world without herbicides and pesticides that
cause cancer, upset the endocrine system and cause organ damage. Just
one of the many organic growing methods (called polyculture)
that farmers have used for centuries – crop rotation – is a way
to increase yields by as much as 10 fold, and it is better for the
planet, too.
When we grow the same crop in the
same soil repeatedly for years on end, it depletes the natural
minerals that exist in the soil that make our food so nutrient dense.
As evidenced by the obesity rates in America, we don’t need
excessive processed foods – we need better food. The time
for toxic GMOs, nutrient-lacking fruits and vegetables, and the
absolute murder of our bees that help to pollinate so many crops is
over. Interestingly though, we don’t need to come up with entirely
new systems of cultivation – though green sciences are
beneficial. Some of the best
solutions have already been used for thousands of years.
Using Crop Rotation and
Cover Crops
Crop rotation was used in the
time of the Romans, the Egyptians, and throughout Asia and Europe
well before the Middle Ages. It increased
the nutritional value of the food and kept the nitrogen
levels of the soil sufficiently high so that chemical fertilizers
were not even a consideration. In the 16th century, a four-field
rotation was very common. Crop rotation of this kind even fed
livestock sufficiently.
Depending
on the region where food is being grown, crops are rotated –
climate, rainfall and the starting quality of the soil are taken into
consideration.
Cover crops can
also be planted in order to add nutrients back into soil where it is
lacking. Cover crops also protect soil against erosion – the roots
keep the soil in place instead of being washed away after a heavy
rain. Additionally, they attract worms which keep the soil aerated
and better prepared for the next planting. Worm poop actually adds
nitrogen and other important nutrients back into the soil – and its
all organic. No Roundup required – sorry Monsanto. Other cover
crops add potassium and phosphorous back into the soil,
and therefore, into our foods.
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