After reading this article it made me wonder why there aren’t more people with hydroponic grow rooms producing their own foods. There have been countless articles written about this same topic and how our food supply has been depleted of many nutrients that they once had. To make this point more clear a study of 45 corn varieties developed from 1920 to 2001 found that concentrations of proteins and amino acids have declined in the newer varieties. The article uses two more examples of fruits and vegetables to reiterate the point at hand. One being the calcium levels in broccoli have declined by 8.5 milligrams in a 50-year period. The next study showed a decline in mineral levels in 14 varieties of wheat by 22-39%.
This has all happened because of the industrialization of our nation and our food supplies. A bushel of corn loaded with vitamins and minerals will sell for the same amount of bushel depleted of nutrients. So far there isn’t an added value for farmers to start producing nutrient rich foods. This is why people need take matters into their own hand and start producing their own food supplies through their own hydroponic grow rooms. Until there is a shift in societal norms, these large farmers are going to produce foods for a profit and not for the most nutrient rich foods. The big picture, as noted in the article, is that plants and animals cannot operate at full functionality without having access to all of the physical elements.
Article by, Brett McCormick, managing partner of Good Green Builders. Good Green Builders is a grow room contractor in Oakland California. For more information or a free consultation give me a call at (415) 246-8055.
Source: www.maximumyield.com