As Jon Bansen explains in this short video, by relying upon the manure from his cows, along with some additional inputs, he is able to keep his soil healthy, and by doing so, produce nutritious grass that his jersey cows depend upon much of the year for their food. For Bansen, healthy soil ultimately translates into tastier, and more nutritious milk.
Scientists are learning more about the critical role of important nutrients in foods toward possibly delaying (or even preventing) the later onset of certain chronic diseases, including: cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, high blood pressure— all chronic illnesses commonly associated with western cultures.
Grasses from nutrient rich soils are naturally higher in Omega 3 fatty acids, and pasture fed animals gain some of this benefit through pasture grazing. An historical look over the past 50 years, reveals the steep rise of Omega 6 fatty acids in the daily diet that are associated with grain fed animals, processed foods, fast foods, and most oils; over the same time frame, a decrease in dietary levels of Omega 3 fatty acids, both necessary nutrients for the body, both must come from outside food sources, but in much more equal levels to each other. Those ratios have substantially changed in recent years, from 1:1 relation to as high as 17:1(Omega 6’s to Omega 3’s). read more...
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