The Intelligent Gardner: Growing Nutrient-Dense Food

Steve Solomon

Mar 2020 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Matthew Boston

About this audiobook

Beyond organic-a practical guide to nutrient-dense food Vegetables, fruits, and grains are a major source of vital nutrients, but centuries of intensive agriculture have depleted our soils to historic lows. As a result, the broccoli you consume today may have less than half the vitamins and minerals that the equivalent serving would have contained a hundred years ago. This is a matter of serious concern, since poor nutrition has been linked to myriad health problems including cancer, heart disease, obesity, high blood pressure, and diabetes. For optimum health we must increase the nutrient density of our foods to the levels enjoyed by previous generations. To grow produce of the highest nutritional quality the essential minerals lacking in our soil must be replaced, but this re-mineralization calls for far more attention to detail than the simple addition of composted manure or NPK fertilizers. The Intelligent Gardener demystifies the process, while simultaneously debunking much of the false and misleading information perpetuated by both the conventional and organic agricultural movements. In doing so, it conclusively establishes the link between healthy soil, healthy food, and healthy people.

Ratings and reviews

I'm still listening, but very grateful someone else is addressing this besides myself. I think a lot of depression and anxiety originate from poor nutrition. What can we do to regenerate soils? I'm listening to find out.

AÀA BOSS NETWORK

Northern hemisphere

About the author

Steve Solomon is the founder of the Territorial Seed Company. He has been growing most of his family's food for over thirty five years, and is the author of several landmark gardening books including Gardening When it Counts and Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades.

New York-based actor Matthew Boston has over thirty years of professional experience working in theater, film, television, and voice-over. He received his training from the Mason Gross School of the Arts, Shakespeare & Company, and the Lee Strasberg Institute.