Agribusiness

... What are the resources that go into not only growing the plants, but synthesizing the fertilizer and pesticides? There's so many issues with corn agribusiness, it's insane. Read The Omnivore's Dillemma by Michael Pollan if you haven't already. Good book.

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... the American Indian (and the buffalo). Enabled Hitlers war machine (and mass transport of Jews to camps). Initiated what we now know as industrial agribusiness. fertilizer: Yes, we can grow crops AND algae blooms, while no longer having to give a hoot about the health of our soils. Guess what bombs ...

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... not available / digestible for the most part in soy unless it is cultured. Holistic nutritionists are recommending doing as has been done before agribusiness took over our diets - soak grains and legumes at for 24 hours before eating so protein etc. is available. (bacterias need to break down ...

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... used as a versatile fiber that can be made to have the appearance of silk, polyester, leather or elastic. Natureworks, a subsidiary of U.S.-based agribusiness giant Cargill Inc., has branded its PLA fiber as Ingeo, and is the first company to use biodegradable polymers produced from renewable ...

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