When your grandparents ate an orange…

They got a huge dose of Vitamin C.

Today?

You’d have to eat EIGHT (yes 8) whole oranges to get the
SAME dose of Vitamin C!

What the heck happened?

That juicy orange you buy at the store sure LOOKS delicious, right?

Yeah, well… there’s nothing in it anymore.

The store-bought fruit and vegetables you eat are mostly empty… Devoid of nutrients.

(yes, even the ones you pay double for at Whole Foods my darlings)

And I’m not the only lunatic talking about this…

Here’s an article from Scientific American diving into the stats.

So…

WHY is this a problem?

HOW did we let this happen?

Allow me to explain…

I’m amazed by just how little the average Modernized Humanoid Cyborg (MHC) understands about Earth and it’s connection to their primitive human body.

Sooo, to explain what I consider common sense, I’ll use simple diagrams so any goldfish-attention-spanned millennial can understand in 8 seconds or less.

But first, let’s cover the pre-reqs, shall we?

“C’mon James, Who Needs Nutrients Anyway?”

Many Americans seem to think if they eat enough cheetos to fill their hungry belly, they might get lucky and live to 100 (unless they get hit by a bus while texting).

Because remember: as modern humans whose technology solves everything for them, the sole purpose of eating is to satisfy hunger.

After all, your body is just like a car that goes vroom vroom! The engine just needs fuel when the tank runs empty.

And, that is why The Colonel in all his glory bestowed $5 Fill Ups upon us!

Sorry folks, it doesn’t work that way…

Here’s how it does work:

Your cells require a wide variety of vitamins, minerals, proteins, and fats to replicate properly.

Your DNA needs these vital building blocks to replicate, rebuild, and repair itself. If the DNA becomes weak and breaks (from lack of nutrients or exposure to a toxic pesticide) it produces mutant cells.

DNA mutations cause cancer and other diseases.

(for more nerdy details, checkout this dense scientific article.)

It’s simple… as the nutrients in soil and food disappear, our levels of disease skyrocket.

This chart shows the correlation between available nutrients in soil/food and increase of diseases caused by mineral deficiency.

Newsflash: 2,500 Americans are dying of cancer PER DAY.

That’s almost the number of people who were killed on 9/11… except they’re dying every single damn day people!

It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that as we give our bodies LESS of what they’ve needed over the last several eons, we F ourselves up.

But, as Dr. Linus Pauling (two-time Nobel Prize winner) said…

“Nearly all disease can be traced to a nutritional deficiency.”

The cause of our health problems is stupidly simple – and yet the “we’re finding a cure for cancer” foundations trick you into donating your hard earned money to their futile research.

(NOTE: Yes, cancer is serious and I have personally been impacted by the disease… but our way of approaching “a cure” is utterly ridiculous, and from what I gather, shockingly corrupt. I recommend diving into Dr. Pauling’s research)

The cure to our cancer epidemic is to eat nutrient-dense foods without carcinogenic pesticides.

Boom. Solved. Please send the Nobel Prize for Obviousness to the address listed below. We can skip the award ceremony. Thanks.

Now, you might be wondering WHERE did all the nutrients go?

How do we get those nutrients BACK into our soil and into our food?

Where’d All Them Nutrients Go Anyway??

Feast your eyes on this chart from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The death of soil is a well known fact, heavily researched and documented by the USDA since the 1930s as evidenced by this 1936 article published by the US Senate.

 

Well looky there… minerals in soil are disappearing.

But where are they going?

Again, the answer is embarrassingly simple:

Step 1: Farmers grow crops.

Step 2: Crops are shipped to the city (right after they’re picked early and sprayed with argon gas to ripen).

Step 3: City slickers spend bookoo bucks on these crops and eat them.

Step 4: City slickers digest and excrete the crops in the form of poop.

Step 5: The poop floats away to a waste treatment plant via modern day plumbing

Step 6a: The poop water is then blasted with chemicals, the water is separated out, and the poop sludge gets dumped into a landfill.

Step 6b: The poop water is flushed into a river, lake, or ocean.

Step 7: The undigested minerals and nutrients NEVER make it back to the farm where they originated.

This is a classic example of the broken cycles of the modern world that destroy our planet and our health.

We forget that Earth is a living, breathing organism that regenerates itself and that WE play a critical role in keeping Earth’s natural cycles intact.

PROBLEM: All that poop FULL of undigested minerals and nutrients is NOT making it back to the farm where the food originally came from.

The “Simple as Sh*t in a Bucket” Solution

For some reason, our advanced technological society just couldn’t figure out how to not drink the SAME water we poop in…

Yes, the water you crap in gets “treated” with loads of chemicals and then pumped back to your faucet for you to drink and bathe in.

Yum!

Here’s what we should be doing instead:

Step 1: Do your biz in a 5 gallon bucket and cover your dung with wood shavings.

Remarkably, this smells 10x less bad than when you air drop human excrement into a giant bowl of water. Go figure.

If you wanna get fancy, you can add dried lavender flowers and activated charcoal to the wood shavings mix to eliminate the smell even more.

Step 2: Toss it in a pile outside and let it compost for 2~ years (killing all the scary pathogens that supposedly live in it).

Step 3: Use it to grow amazing vegetables in your garden.

Step 4: Eat the vegetables and enjoy vibrant health without cancer or fatal, life-limiting disease.

Again, see below for my address to send the Nobel Prize for Obviousness. Thanks.

For more detail, you can buy a copy of The Humanure Handbook by Joseph C. Jenkins which has sold 60,000+ copies despite the fact that every book publisher on Earth refused to publish it because the topic is “gross”.

Sigh… But hey, what can you expect from squeamish Modernized Humanoid Cyborgs who think cheese comes from plants and girls don’t poop?

If you’re not as hardcore as most people reading this blog post who have already stopped reading and are feverishly searching their garage for a spare 5 gallon bucket…

Don’t worry.

You’ll eventually warm up to the idea…

Just wanted to plant the seed in your soil.

Thoughts on this rant?
I’d love to read your comments below and continue the discussion.

Keep growing,

James~

James Fry
Founder
GrowEverywhere.com

The Dirt on America’s Disease “Epicdemic” – Where Did All The Nutrients Go?

jamesgroweverywhere January 16, 2018

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This article is going to save you from wasting 5 years of banging your head on a wall… literally.

How do I know?

Because I grew with aquaponics for 5 years. I didn’t just grow… I taught aquaponics classes, I worked full-time for a big aquaponics company, and even I created a top-selling online aquaponics training.

And yes, if you happen to be someone who purchased my aquaponics training I’m issuing you my deepest apology and a full refund AND sending you a free copy of my NEW training which is a MUCH better way to grow organic food. I’d be happy to tell ya more when you are ready to really get growing.

Anyways…one day I realized how incredibly stupid it was… and how much easier it is to grow a lot more food, while still using the SAME principles that aquaponics is actually based on:

That is: creating an environment that supports a symbiotic relationship.

I was just attempting to nurture the wrong relationship…

WARNING: If you’re a fish-poo flavored Kool Aid drinking aquaponics person (no judgement, I used to BE you) this information is probably going to piss you off.

You can fight me and gnash your teeth, but I suggest you hear me out and let me explain why there’s a much easier and better way of accomplishing your goal (which in theory is growing food, not to be a tinkering mad scientist, right?)

What Exactly IS Aquaponics?
Aquaponics is growing fish and plants together in the same system. In theory, this sounds really cool…
In practice, it turns out… (after 5+ years of doing it, teaching it, and being obsessed with it) aquaponics is pretty stooopid.

There are a multitude of reasons why you should NEVER drink the aquaponics kool-aid but…. Here are the top 5…

1. Over Complication – bell siphon.

One does not “simply”….. “do gardening.”

If there is a way to overcomplicate gardening, humanity will most assuredly find a way.

Case in Point: The Bell Siphon beloved by all aquapons.

Reason why bell-siphons are stupid:

The bell siphon in aquaponics was originally created because AT THAT TIME, about 10+ years ago, the pumps people were using were unreliable.

The pumps in THOSE DAYS weren’t meant to be turned off and on.

Wow. It’s amazing how much technology changes in 10 years, isn’t it?

Bell Siphons are vastly over complicated, and today, completely unnecessary- to the point of stoopidity.

What should you use instead?
I have been using an EcoPlus 66 submersible pump. It draws around 75-gallons per hour and it is very small. It costs a whopping $6. I’ve been running these for a long time in all sorts of weather conditions. These are practically indestructible. This pump is a bottom-draw pump. Other EcoPlus pumps come with a bottom draw adapter.
Battalions of pot growers use the very SAME pumps, turning them on and off all day long 24/7.

Seriously; OFF, ON, OFF, ON, OFF, ON ALL DAY LONG… the EcoPlus pumps run like clockwork and are reliable.

I’ve run these pumps in freezing water. Literally until they have ice in them. Just thaw them out, and they continue to perform.

Bell siphons are more tricky and complicated and failure prone than these pumps.

Bottom line:
There is no reason to have a bell siphon.
Just slap a simple analog timer onto the pump, save yourself hours of confusion and overflowing grow beds, and get on with your life.
(And I won’t even go into the “how many ways can we think of to move fish solids around” issue.)

2. Extra Fragile Ecosystem – Without HEAT the fish won’t EAT (and your plants won’t grow!)
Do you have any idea how fragile aquaponics systems are?.

This was the last straw for me.

A big reason that I (and probably you too) took up growing with aquaponics was that I wanted to live greener, eat healthier and do my part to help create a greener environment.

Saving money on food played a big role too.
If I had known then, how fragile and costly aquaponics systems are I would have stopped the aquaponics insanity before it even started.

The whole purpose of aquaponics is to create a symbiotic relationship between the plants and the fish to harvest amazing organic vegetables.
Truth is that aquaponics systems need consistent heat to function properly.

Aquaponics also require a balance of nutrients to grow healthy plants. Too much heat or too little heat and the oxygen levels get thrown and the entire aquaponics system throws the ecosystem out of balance. Too little heat —- the fish die.

Turns out that managing an aquaponics system can become a full time job and basically requires a degree in organic chemistry to keep everything in balance.

Don’t enslave yourself like I did.
Furthermore, don’t enslave these fish as your nitrogen whores when you can use an abundant nitrogen source instead! One that doesn’t even need to be imported. In fact, it’s so abundant we’re throwing it away and can’t seem to get rid of it fast enough. This nitrogen source is free and easy to obtain and 100% legal and safe.

3. Unsubstantial meat harvest
Let’s debunk the “I’m going to eat fish every day” myth.

One of the widely touted benefits of aquaponics is that you can harvest the fish for food and protein
In theory this is great… A “thriving” aquaponics system provides bountiful veggies and fish to eat?

It sounds too good to be true. (because it is)

No wonder many homesteaders flock to the empty promises of aquaponics.

That is…until they do the math.
Check it out: A 200gallon aquaponic system is supposed to provide you with 50 fish per year while a 125gallon system can get you roughly 40 fish per year.
Those 40 fish will give you about 40 lbs of meat in about 9 months time….

Yes…It takes about 9 months at 85F to get your fish to plate size.

So when you break it down… you’ll get a whopping 4.4lbs of meat per month.
Now let’s compare that to other popular homestead animals for self-sufficiency. Rabbits and Chickens.

40 rabbits will give you about 160lbs of meat in only 3 months time….
Which is a 53.3 lbs/month. A quick internet research will tell you that: “Rabbits breed and grow so quickly that one pair of healthy does(females) can produce more than 600 pounds of meat in a year. Compare that to the dressed yield of 400 pounds for an average year-old beef steer.”

And 50 chickens will give you about 225lbs of meat in only 2 months time…
which is 112.5 lbs/month.

Conclusion: Sorry to break it to you aquapon…your fish aint gonna provide the meat you need…that is if they even survive. And if they do, are you sure you want to eat them after all GMO feed you give ‘em ( More on this in Reason #5)

4. Aquaponics requires heavy supplementation
…..soooo… again….why do I have these fish?
You’ll need to buy iron, you’ll need extra potassium for root crops, you’ll need phosphorus for fruiting growth like tomatoes.

You’ll basically have to buy a bunch of things that are safe for fish so they’re even more expensive than your standard hydroponic nutrients.

I supplemented so much to get the type of growth I was looking for… that I wondered “wait a minute, I’m adding all these supplements to the water, why the HELL do I have these fish?” This led me to realize that I was only keeping them for their nitrogen.

They were my nitrogen slaves. Because as I said, you’re not getting the bang for your buck by eating these fish and if you did you’d lose or diminish your nitrogen source.

So I found a MUCH better, more regenerative way to get nitrogen that does not require enslaving fish.

It does involve recycling an abundant waste stream that every country has an oversupply of and I’ll tell you more about this amazing, well-rounded fertilizer that people in India and Africa are already using to put chemical companies like Dow Chemical out of business by using this free home-made fertilizer instead.

There is even multi-million dollar research grant money available for the development of this type of resource. It’s that good….

5. It is NOT a healthy alternative growing method
Shhhhh… The Fertilizer is (GMO) Feed!

This is THE Achilles heel of aquaponics and the one of the most discussed items you’ll hear at any large aquaponics conference.

It’s why aquaponics….

a) destroys the environment,

b) destroys your health

c) is counterproductive in the one goal it sets out to achieve…

(Especially compared to all the other gardening alternatives out there)

Tune in for more information on my preferred food growing method.
Conclusion

In summary, after doing (and teaching) aquaponics for 5+ years…

I discovered that aquaponics actually… sucks bawls.

At first (and like many aquapons) I refused to believe it…

I wouldn’t… believe it

I was in denial…

After all…

How could I tell 900+ people I basically blew smoke up their bum?

Finally, I swallowed my pride…

And decided to tell everyone the truth:

1. Aquaponics is a huge waste of $.

2. Aquaponics actually destroys the Earth.

3. Aquaponics does NOT give you edible fish.

Bottom line?

Aquaponics is a huge waste of time, energy, and brain cells…

…and I’ve developed something that works 10 times better.

Don’t enslave yourself to an aquaponics system.

Excited for you to learn the truth.

Check it out here:
https://go.groweverywhere.com/long-form-generic

~James

5 Reasons Why Aquaponics is Terribly Stoopid (Confessions of a reformed Aquaponics expert)

jamesgroweverywhere March 10, 2017

Posted In: Rants and Raves

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Let me tell you a story…

…about the important role you play in the Food Revolution.

A few years ago, I traveled to India and stayed for 62 days…

After squeezing by an angry bull on a narrow bridge…

Facing down a monkey who stole my bananas…

And finding a giant black scorpion in my sock drawer…

…I figured it was time to go home 😅

I returned from India with one item:

A tiny ziplock bag of grey powder…

(and no, it was not some illegal substance! 😂)

This tiny little bag contained…

Ashes.

Not just any ashes either…

These ashes were very special.

These ashes were sacred.

They were from a fire that’s been burning continuously for over 500 years.

The fire sits in the middle of a dark room made of stones…

A man wearing nothing but a cloth around his waist tends this Sacred Fire.

And he sits there for 12 hours. Every. Single. Day.

His job is to feed this fire…

To give it wood, air, and…

To never, EVER let it die! (or else)

Temple guards bring him rice, bread, and water at mealtimes.

After 12 hours, another man sits down for the next 12-hour shift.

The process repeats every day… and has for the last 500 years.

Legend has it, there are other fires, higher up on the mountain… they say those have burned for nearly 2,000 years.

Now you might wonder…

Why am I telling you this?

And…

WHAT on Earth does this have to do with growing food?

Well, everything,

Not long ago…

We were all Flame Keepers.

We lived in harmony with Earth.

We learned to revere and respect Her power and wisdom.

And then… Over the last 120~ years… something shifted.

We became impatient… “needing” more and MORE – faster and FASTER.

We disconnected from Earth…

And morphed into a strange cyborg creature…

…a creature hell-bent on consuming everything. Stopping at nothing.

Today, in the famous words of Agent Smith:

And so, the truth is revealed.

This infec-shun…

This “v-y-r-u-s” everyone is so afraid of…

…is actually…

Us.

You might wonder…

WHO holds the cure?

(no, certainly not the W.H.O.)

It is The Flame Keeper.

The Flame Keepers are those of us practicing, guarding, and protecting the Ancient Wisdom.

We keep and stoke the flames of the “old ways”.

The ways of the seeds.

The ways of the soil.

The ways of the plants, trees, and bees.

The ways of listening to Nature… and using HER guidance to let abundance happen.

Because let’s face it…

The Food Revolution will not be televised.

The modern addiction to destruction will not simply come to a halt tomorrow…

As much as people say they want “change”.

I believe we will first reach a point where we cannot continue to live in disharmony with the Earth…

But we’re NOT there yet, … Not even close.

However….

One day, humans will NEED the old ways.

They will need the seeds again.

They will need the worms again.

They will need to know which plants sprout soonest in spring.

They’ll need to know what the heck tiny green monsters are! 😉

THAT is where YOU come in, .

Humanity will desperately need YOU… the Flame Keeper.

The one who has been gently feeding the flames of these vital, ancient practices.

The one who knows the BASICS of life on Earth:

Seeds. Soil. Sun.

With desperation and panic…

They will flock to Flame Keepers like YOU (and your descendants) for the warmth of your precious, life-giving wisdom.

Not your wisdom, of course.

Our shared wisdom of how we work and live with Earth.

For I predict… they will not survive otherwise.

Yes.

“Old Ways” will be the #1 most valuable currency of the future.

It will not be technology, or computers, or how to get to Mars.

(we won’t have resources for Mr. Musk’s frivolous fantasy)

The currency will switch BACK to:

-SOIL
-SEEDS
-MICROBES
-FUNGI
-COMPOST
-WORMS
-ANIMALS

And most of all…

The WISDOM of how to synthesize it all into the magical orchestra of LIFE.

So…

Will you join me?

Will you light your Flame Keeper torch?

Will you dedicate (some of) your precious time and life energy to keeping the Old Ways alive?

For this is my mission.

It is my life’s Purpose.

It is why I’m on this giant blue rock cruising through space.

On the surface, it might look like “just an online business” with:

→ silly green monster puppets…

→ annoyingly long videos…

→ and rather long emails 😉 …

But this is merely the tool to find the Flame Keepers.

Question is:

Are you one of them?

If so, tell me now.

Comment below and let me know:

“YES, James, I will keep the flame!”

If so… Rest up, …

Because your training begins soon.

James~

The *other* V1RUS… & the “Flame Keepers” to cure it…

jamesgroweverywhere May 7, 2014

Posted In: Rants and Raves

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