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Re:Estimates that mineral levels in vegetables have dropped ... by mbell on Saturday September 14, 2019 @01:08AM (#20969020)
> Soil fertility can be returned to historical levels by changing farming practices to make living soil.

Seems easier to just add the missing minerals/chemicals to the soil.

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Re:Estimates that mineral levels in vegetables have dropped ... by bad_user on Saturday September 14, 2019 @02:06AM (#20969196)
Isn't that kind of thinking what got us here in the first place?

We may not even know the full range of micro-nutrients that the soil has been depleted of.

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Re:Estimates that mineral levels in vegetables have dropped ... by mbell on Saturday September 14, 2019 @10:12AM (#20970881)
> We may not even know the full range of micro-nutrients that the soil has been depleted of.

You may not know the full range of micro-organisms needed or how to care for them to achieve this 'living soil'. Taking agriculture backward a hundred years isn't a path forward.

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