Nutrient-Dense Manifesto

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• Author: Keith Johnson
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A complete version of this document can be found at
http://www.nutrient-dense.info/docs/NDManifesto.pdf

Take Action for Soil, Health, Food Quality and the Future of Farming

VISION: A New Green Revolution

• To restore human health by renewing the minerals and life in soils to optimize the nutrient quality of food.
• To support farmers to apply biological principles of 21st century agriculture in effective soil stewardship.
• To create Standards, Certification and Marketing to deliver authentic Nutrient-Dense foods to consumers.
  

CAUSE & CONDITIONS: Where we are, how we got here

• WHEREAS six of the ten leading causes of death are due to food quality and diet;
• WHEREAS the nutrient content of foods is 15 to 75% less than 50 years ago when the USDA began publishing data;
• WHEREAS food today has low nutrient density due to poor nutritional practices of farmers who grow that food;
• WHEREAS most farmland is deficient in minerals, trace elements, other essential nutrients, and soil microbiology;
• WHEREAS 20th Century farmers used large amounts of refined fertilizers with only a few nutrients, and neglected the many other nutrients that are essential to health at parts per million, parts per billion, or even less;
• WHEREAS no quality standard exists in the marketplace to identify foods with superior nutrition;
• WHEREAS “certified organic” food does not offer any assurance of higher nutrient density or flavor;
• WHEREAS we have technology to grow more nutritious, better tasting crops without toxins and greenhouse gases;
• WHEREAS tens of thousands of acres of Nutrient-Dense foods are already growing in America;
• WHEREAS still are using 20th Century thinking to address our 21st Century challenges;
  

THEREFORE, WE RESOLVE TO DO WHAT IT TAKES TO REACH OUR OBJECTIVES Of Higher Food Quality Standards

• Advocate the interconnections of soil fertility, food quality and human health
• Teach growers the biological methods and materials of 21st Century agriculture
• Improve the mineral balance of our soils
• Optimize the nutrient content of our foods
• Increase production of Nutrient-Dense foods
• Publish Standards & Practices for Nutrient-Dense production
• Marketplace certification of Nutrient-Dense food & producers
• Expand marketing & promotion for Nutrient-Dense food
• Educate consumers about Nutrient-Dense quality Standards
• Research to document the values of Nutrient Dense Foods
• Form a national Nutrient-Dense organization
• Hold a national Nutrient-Dense conference
  

PRINCIPLES: Guiding Insights

• Soil Stewardship: living community of the soil food web
• Biological Agriculture: from chemical to ecological paradigm
• Carbon-Negative Food: sequester CO2 from the atmosphere
• Community-Supportive: Locally Integrated Food & Energy
• Member Involvement: initiative from the ground up
• Community Building: personal & professional relationships
• Mutual Empowerment: grassroots change by we, the people
• Transparency: open communication & full disclosure
• Openness: information exchange & public online database

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