Very interesting article. The other very important piece is what is the nutrient value of that food? Regenerative, local, smaller farms (using living soil rather than dead dirt) produce more nutrient-dense food. The proof is in the taste. Flavonoids are tell-tale secondary metabolites…without flavor, you can also bet nutrients are way down. What would you rather eat?
As a small scale organic farmer in Kenya, when I train small holder famers on sustainable farmimg practices, I keep bein asked if Organic can feed the world. In return I ask, why is it green revolution and large scale conventional farming has not fed Africa yet? Is there a chance that agroecology and sustainable farming systems will not work? Can it be that farming systems that destroy biodiversity and ecosytems are better? I agree that small holder farmers are the ones feeding the world, now we just need to do it sustainably.
Brix is a measurement that is coming in communities that carefully monitor food quality. Wine people may recognize the term, as a simple machine tells some wine-makers when they want to harvest. Biodynamic farmers also use the term and aim to have good-quality figures, for reasons of higher nutrition and better storage quality--both.
I grow organic fruit and vegetables. The soil is healthy, full of life. I make my own compost to feed the soil. Modern farming methods use fertilizer made from oil and gas industry and is mostly nitrogen. Plants need 17 elements to grow healthy food. If people eat nutrient dense food they don't need so much to feel satisfied. This may help people with a weight problem.
Very interesting article. The other very important piece is what is the nutrient value of that food? Regenerative, local, smaller farms (using living soil rather than dead dirt) produce more nutrient-dense food. The proof is in the taste. Flavonoids are tell-tale secondary metabolites…without flavor, you can also bet nutrients are way down. What would you rather eat?
As a small scale organic farmer in Kenya, when I train small holder famers on sustainable farmimg practices, I keep bein asked if Organic can feed the world. In return I ask, why is it green revolution and large scale conventional farming has not fed Africa yet? Is there a chance that agroecology and sustainable farming systems will not work? Can it be that farming systems that destroy biodiversity and ecosytems are better? I agree that small holder farmers are the ones feeding the world, now we just need to do it sustainably.
Thanks for the article. Loved it.
Brix is a measurement that is coming in communities that carefully monitor food quality. Wine people may recognize the term, as a simple machine tells some wine-makers when they want to harvest. Biodynamic farmers also use the term and aim to have good-quality figures, for reasons of higher nutrition and better storage quality--both.
A good article....so I subscribed...Thank-you for delving into this important area
I grow organic fruit and vegetables. The soil is healthy, full of life. I make my own compost to feed the soil. Modern farming methods use fertilizer made from oil and gas industry and is mostly nitrogen. Plants need 17 elements to grow healthy food. If people eat nutrient dense food they don't need so much to feel satisfied. This may help people with a weight problem.