Why Nutrients Matter

Big Picture/Inside Nugget- What's in the most popular?

If we zoom in and look at the whole life cycle of each ingredient and follow its trail, it is apparent how important every component and the integrity of each chemical truly is. Remember seeing these “Food Web”s? It zooms in even closer to what the grass itself is eating! “Plants make up 80% of the food we eat.” ¹ so let’s dive deeper!

Photo by: AZoLifeSciences

Imagine a child who grew up eating only cream filled moist yellow cake tubes which shall not be named, how healthy is that child? Now compare them to a child who was given a diverse diet. Which child do you think would perform better physically, mentally, or just over all developmentally? ²

Photo by: Break your child’s unhealthy diet habits | Parenting News,The Indian Express

Now zoom out, Everything is connected. ³ (Cosmic Web below also looks like brain synapses⁴. Coincidence? I think not)

Photo By: Sky and Telescope

Photo By: Scientific American

Consciously choosing what to feed our plants directly impacts us as the consumer. Could we potentially lower the risk of Alzheimer's Disease or other related dementias just by paying attention to ALL potential metal exposures including our soils and plant foods? (See links to reviewed articles below)

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Sadly, I haven’t yet been able to do a large-scale, long-term study with controls. We do however test as much as we can ourselves.

So what are the most bought products to grow fruits, vegetables, medicinal herbs and more?

For 2022 with about 2.5 million in sales across the state of Oklahoma (Including our big brother store VooDoo Hydro and Garden Supply based out of Lawton, not including other locations and partnerships), here are our top 5 nutrients purchased by farms in RANDOM order!

·       Soil Care – Wind River Microbes

·       Athena Pro (line)

·       General Hydroponics Flora (line)

·       Clonex Solution

·       Front Row Ag

We have looked into these brands to see their testing! So far this is what we have found….

Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash

Soil Care- No need for heavy metal testing these are all natural living microorganisms! *This product is actually used in mitigation for arsenic and heavy metals! ⁷

Athena Pro- 10 approved tests none resubmitted.

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General Hydroponics Flora- 2 tests being re submitted specifically on the flora gro and bloom, many (20+) others  tested and approved. ⁹

Clonex Solution- only 1 test found ¹⁰

Front Row Ag - 4 pending review currently and 10 others approved ¹¹

(Not All Tests in Photos. Please follow link and look up complete testing results.)

What are your farms using?

Every man ought to be inquisitive through every hour of his great adventure down to the day when he shall no longer cast a shadow in the sun. For if he dies without a question in his heart, what excuse is there for his continuance?

Frank Moore Colby

1. Plants, the ‘core basis for life on Earth’, under increasing threat, warns UN food agency

2. Think fast when kids want fast food

3. "BEST IMAGE YET OF THE COSMIC WEB"

4. Photo oh Brain Synapses

5. Exposure of metal toxicity in Alzheimer’s disease: An extensive review

6. Metals and Alzheimer's Disease: How Far Have We Come in the Clinic?

7. Soil Care Website

8. Athena Pro Test Results

9. General Hydroponics Test Results

10. Clonex Solution Test Results

11. Front Row Ag Test Results