(Ep74) Processed Food and Agricultural Practices

Part 4 of 5 My conversation with The Collective from The Stereo App. If you are not yet on Stereo, get the app free here and join the conversation. https:://stereo.com/andanotherthing We cover a lot of ground in this episode. In hind sight. 2020 was a hell of a year. It almost felt like 5 years rolled into one. We also discuss the possibility of a war with China. Due mostly to the amount of US debt that China holds. Great documentary The Coming War With China https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuJAfdlnVQk We also discuss the state of soil health on our dear planet earth. My guest has a history of farming and I have been a fan of permaculture and regenerative agriculture for a long time. I saw a fantastic documentary on the subject of soil health as well called Dirt! The Movie, which I will link to below. Thanks to the movie, I was shocked to learn on average we have only four inches of topsoil worldwide. Topsoil is where everything grows. Some areas have more, some have less, but on average, the earth has four inches of topsoil. Let that sink in for a moment. All life on earth (at least human life and livestock) are dependant on a four inch thick bit of soil. This is mind blowing and should encourage us all to compost if we have a yard of any size. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQUBuGcTlaQ Composting can be as simple as burying your green kitchen scraps in your yard. If you drink coffee or tea these make GREAT soil builders and worm food. Egg shells are another great item to bury. Things to avoid would be meat scraps and pasta or bread products, or oats. Simply bury your scraps 1 shovel deep. This will provide our worm friends with a couple months worth of food. When the worms are done eating the scraps you will have beautiful dark healthy soil. Worm casting nourish the soil and the worm activity in the soil helps aerate the soil as well, allowing it to hold more water.  A great way to attract worms to an area or to break up hard soil, is to cover the area with unbleached cardboard. Worms LOVE cardboard and will swarm to the area, turning the soil and will eat the cardboard. You can replentish with more cardboard, or cover with straw or wood chips......or just plant a garden in that area. Thanks for tuning in !!! Dave