Courtney Swan
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So glyphosate, well, first of all, the reason I'm most concerned about it is because it's become so ubiquitous. So we're spraying it on all of our fields. The back story of glyphosate is they were using a lot of these chemicals in World War II. Nazis were using them as nerve agents in gas chambers. They weren't using glyphosate specifically, but they were using known insecticides and pesticides.
So glyphosate, well, first of all, the reason I'm most concerned about it is because it's become so ubiquitous. So we're spraying it on all of our fields. The back story of glyphosate is they were using a lot of these chemicals in World War II. Nazis were using them as nerve agents in gas chambers. They weren't using glyphosate specifically, but they were using known insecticides and pesticides.
So glyphosate, well, first of all, the reason I'm most concerned about it is because it's become so ubiquitous. So we're spraying it on all of our fields. The back story of glyphosate is they were using a lot of these chemicals in World War II. Nazis were using them as nerve agents in gas chambers. They weren't using glyphosate specifically, but they were using known insecticides and pesticides.
And they have similar chemical components to glyphosate. And then same with the Vietnam War. Agent Orange was created by Monsanto. So now, fast forward, these agrochemical companies need somewhere to use their chemicals and their fertilizers. And so they pivoted to spraying them on farmlands. And what happened initially is they said, oh, they're totally fine.
And they have similar chemical components to glyphosate. And then same with the Vietnam War. Agent Orange was created by Monsanto. So now, fast forward, these agrochemical companies need somewhere to use their chemicals and their fertilizers. And so they pivoted to spraying them on farmlands. And what happened initially is they said, oh, they're totally fine.
And they have similar chemical components to glyphosate. And then same with the Vietnam War. Agent Orange was created by Monsanto. So now, fast forward, these agrochemical companies need somewhere to use their chemicals and their fertilizers. And so they pivoted to spraying them on farmlands. And what happened initially is they said, oh, they're totally fine.
These are not harmful at all to health. So the farmers are spraying down their crops with everything, and the glyphosate was killing everything, including the plants that they were trying to grow. So what happened was they genetically modified seeds.
These are not harmful at all to health. So the farmers are spraying down their crops with everything, and the glyphosate was killing everything, including the plants that they were trying to grow. So what happened was they genetically modified seeds.
These are not harmful at all to health. So the farmers are spraying down their crops with everything, and the glyphosate was killing everything, including the plants that they were trying to grow. So what happened was they genetically modified seeds.
They genetically modified plants to grow to where they could just spray the fields with glyphosate, and everything would get covered in glyphosate, and the plant itself wouldn't die, but it would kill everything else off. Well, here's the issue with that. And this is where I get super passionate about something called regenerative farming because the soil, we talk a lot about soil health.
They genetically modified plants to grow to where they could just spray the fields with glyphosate, and everything would get covered in glyphosate, and the plant itself wouldn't die, but it would kill everything else off. Well, here's the issue with that. And this is where I get super passionate about something called regenerative farming because the soil, we talk a lot about soil health.
They genetically modified plants to grow to where they could just spray the fields with glyphosate, and everything would get covered in glyphosate, and the plant itself wouldn't die, but it would kill everything else off. Well, here's the issue with that. And this is where I get super passionate about something called regenerative farming because the soil, we talk a lot about soil health.
So glyphosate also acts like an antibiotic, which means that it's not only killing off bad bacteria, but it's also killing off of the good bacteria. And we talked about how a lot of people are consuming glyphosate and they're getting it in their bodies. And then everyone's having all these IBS and Crohn's and gut issues and leaky gut syndrome.
So glyphosate also acts like an antibiotic, which means that it's not only killing off bad bacteria, but it's also killing off of the good bacteria. And we talked about how a lot of people are consuming glyphosate and they're getting it in their bodies. And then everyone's having all these IBS and Crohn's and gut issues and leaky gut syndrome.