In 1936, the US Senate issued "Senate Document 264" that contained proof that the application of caustic man-made fertilizers was damaging the natural microbial population and natural mineral content of America's soils. However, the worst damage to America's soils was yet to come, as the post WWII era prompted farmers to use ever increasing amounts of toxic chemicals and fertilizers annually, in order to keep up with the country's demand for food and fiber.

Despite these findings way back in 1936, the agricultural industry today is still the world's largest user of toxic chemicals. The toxins currently used in food and plant production are not only extremely unhealthy for the environment but, continuing research provides more and more insight into the dangers these products may present to humans via long-term exposure. Even though we are the richest country in the world, we consume some of the most toxic and industrially processed food on earth - an indirect result of the tremendous amount of toxic chemicals used in modern agriculture.

This poses a major problem for human health. Fruits and vegetables grown in mineral-deficient soils are deficient in minerals themselves. Therefore, the people who eat these crops receive depleted amounts of minerals, versus what they would otherwise expect to receive from these foods. This leads to mineral deficiency in humans and makes them more vulnerable to various diseases. In other words, even if you eat a well-balanced diet containing fruits and vegetables, the possibility remains that you could consume mineral-deficient produce and/or produce with harmful pesticide levels!

Eating meat won't solve the problem either, because livestock is being fed grass, forage or grain from mineral deficient soils, thus making the livestock mineral-deficient as well.

Mineral or nutrient deficiency in humans is a serious phenomenon. Many of the major disease groups such as cancer, heart problems, vascular diseases, etc. have been linked to human mineral deficiencies by research from nutritional experts.

However, modern-day agriculture has little choice but to expose fruits, vegetables, grains and row crops to a wide array of toxic chemicals, that are often applied many times annually at substantial rates depending on the crop and the production problem. As soil problems proliferate new strains of fungi and bacteria, noxious weeds and grasses appear every few years, and all these pests attack various aspects of crop production with a vengeance. Thus today's crops must be protected with pesticide applications or they will be decimated, growers will go broke, and the food supply will be drastically reduced.

America's soil is a national resource, and it should be cared for and maintained, not consistently damaged year after year by pesticides and fertilizer. Today, the majority of U.S. soils need rehabilitation.