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-systems in the world had almost consequently depleted of nutrients fertilizer bag labels give a clear
zero soil tilling or ploughing, no that contribute to its fertility. When breakdown of the nutrients
destruction of the trees, and the no till farming systems are used, provided. If only I didn’t have to
leaving in place of the blanket this is avoided and the soil will worry about calories like a pea
of fallen leaves and twigs which begin to heal itself and restore the plant!
form the floor of all natural forests. fertility that had been lost. 7. All of the essential
God’s systems also have a wide nutrients plants and humans
range of different plants, trees and Crop rotations need can be found on the
flowers that complete the beautiful Crop rotations have proven a most periodic table of elements.
picture that He saw and agreed crucial way of maintaining healthy 8. Iron in humans helps
that is good. soils and crops. When one type move oxygen. Iron helps the
of crop, for example, maize, has body make hemoglobin that
In our efforts to grow our food, it been grown on a particular section moves oxygen and hemoglobin
should be obvious then that we of land for more than one season through the blood. This is
need to follow what we see Him the nutrients necessary for growing similar to phosphorus moving
do in creation very closely so that maize are depleted from the energy around the plant.
that we simulate His laws when soil. A different crop, say beans, 9. Calcium equals strong
growing our food. If God does not which requires different nutrients, bones for humans. Whereas
plough the soil or burn the brush or can then be grown there. The land in plants, nitrogen helps grow
remove the blanket of leaves and will rest from maize production and strong stalks.
leave the soil bare and exposed be refreshed with nitrogen from the 10. Phosphorus helps plants
to the elements, why do we? Man beans because beans are nitrogen with photosynthesis. It stores
has assumed that he knows better fixing plants. The next time maize and moves energy around the
and has, as a result, continued to is planted in this section of land, plant. In humans, about 85% of
destroy his habitat. the soil will have restored nutrients phosphorus in the body can be
The soil is the most important necessary for growing it. In this found in bones and teeth. It also
aspect of growing food and if we way, crop rotations are good for helps the body use and store
take care of it then we can extract both the soil and the crops. energy.
from it, through the food we grow,
all the nutrients our bodies need. Most of the chemical elements That God made man from the
Farming God’s way is based on required by the body are all found dust of the ground is not in doubt.
three principles by which the fertility in the earth or within the soil. Here What we need to do then is look
of the soil is maintained. These are ten ways soil nutrients are up and see what our Father does
are: do not burn; do not plough; similar to human nutrients: as the creator of the universe
and practice crop rotations. 1. Nutrients for plants mainly and thus heal our soil, restoring
come from the soil. its nutrients. In this way we shall
Do not burn 2. Nutrients for humans heal and restore our bodies and
When you don’t burn the leaves primarily come from food, often at the same time, prepare our
and stalks that remain after food grown in the soil. hearts for the ultimate restoration,
harvesting is done, these can be 3. Potassium helps human the restoration of our spirits back
incorporated as mulch to cover control muscles and the rhythm to the original state which God
the soil. This provides an ideal of the heart. In plants, potassium intended.
environment for the healing of land helps plants control and use
that has previously been abused water efficiently. Nicholas Munyororo
through burning, ploughing and 4. In the context of plant Farmer
application of excessive chemical requirements, carbon, oxygen,
fertilizers. and hydrogen are called the
non-mineral nutrients. People
Do not plough need these too.
Ploughing the soil is also very 5. The full list of essential
harmful in that it inverts the soil nutrients both humans
and exposes the microorganisms and plants need includes
that live below surface level to the manganese, magnesium,
sun, thus killing them. At the same molybdenum, iron, copper,
time the soil microorganisms carbon, nitrogen, oxygen,
that operate above the surface hydrogen, phosphorus, sulfur,
are buried. This leaves the soil and chlorine.
bare of living organisms and it is 6. Nutrition labels &

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