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  • From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>, Market Farming <marketfarming@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [permaculture] TERRA: Nutrient Dense: Nutrient-Dense Manifesto - A Call to Action for Soil, Health, Food Quality and the Future of Farming
  • Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:25:17 -0500


Nutrient-Dense Manifesto
A Call to Action
for Soil, Health, Food Quality and the Future of Farming
www.nutrient-dense.info

http://www.nutrient-dense.info/manifesto/

CLICK HERE for 2-page .pdf

VISION: A New Green Revolution
To restore human health by renewing the minerals and life in soils
to optimize the nutritional quality of food.
To support farmers to apply the biological science principles
of 21st century agriculture in effective soil stewardship.
To create Standards, Certification and Marketing
to deliver authentic Nutrient-Dense foods to consumers.

CAUSE & CONDITIONS: Where we are, how we got here
WHEREAS six of the ten leading causes of death are due to diet and food quality;
WHEREAS nutrients are 15-75% less than 70 years ago when USDA began publishing data;
WHEREAS food today has low nutrients due to poor nutritional practices of farmers;
WHEREAS 20th Century farmers used huge amounts of refined fertilizers with a few nutrients,
neglecting the many nutrients essential to health at parts per million, per billion, or less;
WHEREAS acid rain and snow accelerated this aging and depletion of soil;
WHEREAS most soils are low in minerals, trace elements, essential nutrients & microbiology;
WHEREAS no quality standard in the market identifies foods with superior nutrition;
WHEREAS “USDA Certified Organic” is not an assurance of higher nutrient density or flavor;
WHEREAS we can grow nutritious, better tasting crops without toxins or greenhouse gases;
WHEREAS tens of thousands of acres of Nutrient-Dense foods already grow in America;
WHEREAS we still are using 20th Century thinking to address our 21st Century challenges;

THEREFORE, WE RESOLVE TO DO WHAT IT TAKES TO:

OBJECTIVES: Higher Food Quality Standard
# Advocate interconnections of soil fertility, food quality and human health
# Teach growers the biological methods & materials of 21st Century agriculture
# Improve the mineral balance of our soils
# Optimize the nutrient content of our foods
# Increase production of Nutrient-Dense foods
# Publish Standards & Practices for Nutrient-Dense production
# Certification of Nutrient-Dense food & producers
# Expand marketing & promotion for Nutrient-Dense food
# Educate consumers about Nutrient-Dense quality Standards
# Research to document the values of Nutrient-Dense Foods
# Form a national Nutrient-Dense organization
# Hold a national Nutrient-Dense conference

PRINCIPLES: Guiding Insights

Soil Stewardship: living community of the soil food web
Biological Agriculture: from chemical to ecological paradigm
Carbon-Negative Food: sequester CO2 from the atmosphere
Community-Supportive: LIFE = locally integrated food & energy
Member Involvement: initiative from the ground up
Community Building: personal & professional relationships
Mutual Empowerment: grassroots change by we, the people
Transparency: open communication & full disclosure
Openness: information exchange & public online database



  • [permaculture] TERRA: Nutrient Dense: Nutrient-Dense Manifesto - A Call to Action for Soil, Health, Food Quality and the Future of Farming, Lawrence F. London, Jr., 01/05/2010

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