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Before We Blame the Sky, We Have to Look at the Soil

Before We Blame the Sky, We Have to Look at the Soil
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Mollie Engelhart
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Lately, I’ve been hearing more and more from farmers who are testing their soil and finding elevated levels of aluminum and cadmium. They’re seeing crops struggle in ways they haven’t seen before. Some are connecting it to what they believe is being sprayed in the skies above them.

Mollie Engelhart
Mollie Engelhart
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Mollie Engelhart, regenerative farmer and rancher at Sovereignty Ranch, is committed to food sovereignty, soil regeneration, and educating on homesteading and self-sufficiency. She is the author of “Debunked by Nature”: Debunk Everything You Thought You Knew About Food, Farming, and Freedom—a raw, riveting account of her journey from vegan chef and LA restaurateur to hands-in-the-dirt farmer, and how nature shattered her cultural programming.