In today’s episode we explore the far-reaching consequences of modern farming practices. Our guests – Dr. Zach Bush, Gail Fuller of Circle 7 Farm, and author Alex Woodard – explain why agriculture came to rely so heavily on chemical inputs, what that has meant for farmer and consumer health, and how a shift in farming practices can restore our internal and external ecosystems.

Go to onecommune.com/vital to to watch the first 5 days of Zach Bush’s Commune course Vital Health for free.

In this episode we cover:
0:04:36 – The Ordinary Soil Book Excerpt
0:09:41 – Conditions for American Farmers
0:11:33 – The Impact of Modern Farming
0:16:55 – Changes in Farming in the Past 50 Years
0:22:37 – The 80's Obesity Movement
0:25:41 – Herbicides and Mental Health
0:31:40 – Glyphosate as a Functioning Antibiotic
0:41:02 – A Return to Regenerative Farming
0:54:06 – Corn, Soy, Cows, and Cars
0:58:51 – The Farm Bill
0:59:58 – Crop Insurance
1:11:33 – Bringing Back Crop Rotation
1:18:19 – Carbon in the Soil
1:27:50 – Earthworms
1:40:21 – Storytelling

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