"Under tension, a chain will break at its weakest link: That much is predictable. What is difficult is to identify the weakest link before it breaks."
It is not difficult to destroy in decades or even a few years what took nature thousands or millions of years to create: just for lust of immediate gain or through shortsightedness.
Responsible authorities agree that at no time in the history of mankind has the welfare of people been so dependent on the wise use and management of our soils and overall environments.
Effective conservation and management of soils require an understanding of the natural processes going on within them . These processes, which are vital to the production of plants, also influence the many other uses made of soils.
The dangers and risks involved in using chemical pesticides (i.e. insecticides, herbicedes, nematocides) in agriculture and horticulture are much larger and of greater influence than we care to realize.
There is no biological or territorial restraint to these chemicals, even after years they can have devastating effects . The startling high use of synthetic and other artificial fertilizers along with the extensive uses of pesticides has caused the nutrients for plant and animal to be unbalanced
The structures of the soils have been affected to such a degree that the already impervious silt or clay pans have become more and more cemented requiring more frequent subsoil action . Also the diminishing number of micro-organisms and earthworms is often very evident.
These changes in the equilibrium disturb the metabolism of our food plants and grasses and affect their composition as well as their growth, texture and qualities; the side effects being that the consumers, whether they be man or livestock, are feeding on inferior foods lacking quality minerals and proteins which are so important for well-being.
The use of "plant disease remedies" which require stronger and stronger applications as insects and pests develop immunities to them is wrong and, as we do not know the ultimate effects on nature and mankind, we can and should do without them.
Only healthy, poison-free soil can produce healthy balanced crops and it is these crops that will feed man and animal for strong natural health