NATS 1560 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Sewage Sludge, Potassium Chloride, Organic Farming
21 Sep 2016
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Electrolytes calcium phosphorus sodium potassium chloride: magnesium. Trace minerals iron zinc copper: magnesium selenium fluoride iodine sulfur, molybdenum. Fat-soluble vitamins: vitamin a, vitamin d, vitamin e, vitamin k. Thiamin (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), niacin (vitamin b3), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine), folate (folic acid), vitamin b12, biotin, and pantothenic acid: vitamin c. Lack of vitamin a can lead to night blindness. Organic foods: organic farming started in 1960s as grassroots movement. Grown together with environmentalism and social justice concerns. Against the industrial-military complex and npk mentality , for biological complexity and community values: now the fastest growing sector of food industry. Plants grown without pesticides, artificial fertilizers, sewage sludge. Animals grown without antibiotics and hormones, fed organic feed, no grain, no animal by-products, having access to outdoors. Processed and packaged without synthetic additives and preservatives. Scientific knowledge (unlike quackery, advertising, folklore, and misinformation) derives from scientific research. Scientists are trained professionals who test theories against data in a systematic way.
