How important is healthy soil? The fact is, the health of your soil directly affects the health of your crops, animal feed, fruits, and vegetables that grow in it, this in turn affects the quality of food you eat, which is directly related to the health of you and your family.
A New York pediatric neurologist, Dr. Maya Shetreat-Klein, wrote a book called Growing Healthy Kids With Food Straight from Soil. In the book she explains the links between our children’s health and the soil from which we grow our food.
“The organisms in soil have an impact on the health of our food. Part of what makes fruits and vegetables good for us is the phytonutrients in them — the things that make cranberries red or coffee bitter.” Dr. Maya Shetreat-Klein goes on to say, “Phytonutrients are part of the plant’s immune systems. Organisms in the soil that we might think of as pests actually stimulate plants to make more phytonutrients.”
Much of the soil on farms as well as home gardens has become unhealthy and mineral depleted. Over time the soil has become less able to carry through with its designed function (the soil has become sick). Both farmers and gardeners become more and more dependent on the chemical technology.
This is just the beginning of a downward spiral, the sick soil makes farmers use more synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides, further killing the microbes in the soil. Pests and weeds become resistant to the chemicals, the farmer in turn has to use more chemicals, it is a vicious cycle. All the while the food becomes nutrient deprived.
The Solution for Sick Soil
Vermitechnology offers many certified organic products for a healthy, natural soil and an alternative to the ill-effects of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, for both people and the environment. Black worm casting help boosts soil through the introduction of micro-nutrients and beneficial soil organisms, increasing the uptake of nutrients by the plant and improving the health of the plants and nutrient filled crops.
Our products provide your plants with a nutrient rich, robust environment, able to withstand climate hardships and less likely to be damaged by insects. Our Organic fertilizer is a valuable addition for every soil type and plant situation, from farms, vegetable or flower gardens, to landscaping and lawns.
Contact Vermitechnology, we are proud to offer only the best products at affordable prices.