Did you ever see a rich person's orchard?

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I use the gloves of doom to scrub 24d or glyph. into the bindweed a couple times a year but there’s a few corner patches where it’s taken over despite that. I can’t seem to get rid of it even with that.

back corner where I’ve currently got melons growing is the worst of it. I ripped all of it out, scrubbed the roots and leaves and vines with herbicide in the fall. pulled it all out again in the spring. and it’s back in full force.

I think the neighbor back by the corner there has let it get really well established in their back corner

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Thanks but I’ll take microplastics over glyphosate any day.
Microplastic doesn’t go through basic filters, glyphosate does, glyphosate destroys the microbiom and that’s actually how it kills plants…and people.

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Doctors have to work hard for their money- hucksters not so much, even if they are also doctors.

I don’t know if this man is a huckster but I’m suspicious about his control of the internet when you search his name… nothing comes up but promotional materials, unless you extend you search for quite a while. He’s certainly selling something.

There’s a lot of scamming going on in the food supplement industry, that much I know.

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He was the #1 Virologist in the world in 2016 then he questioned Covid19 and was immediate libeled in cheap propaganda outlets like these.

You should look into his Soil Health Seminar, I think much of the material is free, and it’s the real deal.

This gives a pretty good overview on soil and health.

Here’s a loooong one:

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Some people have lost trust in our medical system and the scientific community at large and it is a political problem.

Zach Bush, MD, is a trained and board-certified physician in internal medicine, endocrinology, and hospice/palliative care, not a virologist. He was a virtual unknown until he hired a firm to promote his name and ideas on the internet during the Covid crisis. He uses his publicity to sell all kinds of things.

Maybe he believes in what he sells, but he cannot verify their worth through published and peer reviewed research.

These days, I don’t trust any doctor to have my best interest at heart, until I develop a personal relationship with them. Money corrupts.

The internet is a huckter’s paradise.

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There are 2 ways to be naive:

The standard way: believing anything from a certain source with little to no proof.
The modern way: Not believing anything no matter how much evidence is provided.

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He was never a virologist at all.

“Virologists” are internal medicine trained and then do a fellowship in infectious disease.

Also there’s no power rankings of the number one for any field. Getting huge salesman vibes from him.

The evidence for the danger of glyphosate is pretty low. If anything it should be fine for home gardeners who use it in low infrequent doses.

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Guys, let’s get this topic back on track.

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  1. It’s impossible to verify claims of that nature.
  2. It’s a useful way to make claims that sound true without needing verifiable data and strengthening the business of being an online “influencer”.
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There are a couple of extremely wealthy, very old gentlemen who have impressive orchards that you can visit in Virginia. I encourage everyone to go.

One of the orchards is located a bit south of Alexandria. I believe many places in the area are named after this gentleman. The other orchard, belonging to his friend, is just outside Charlottesville. I think that gentleman is also well-known.

I’ve heard both estates are significant for historical reasons as well.

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