My question would then be...
Why the blazes do we chase after (need) any of the healing modalities on these forums?
"one would get a good crop as you know by feeding the soil with good manure and balancing the ph. one cannot ingest ph and by-pass that process"
I agree that following that process and eating high quality, organically grown, fresh picked (vine ripened and local) in season fruits and vegetables as the foundation for health and well being is the answer; as long as the soil ALWAYS contains the correct balance of macro and micro minerals etc.
Tell me... is this "lifestyle" possible today for the tens of millions of people who live in apartments, condos, a refugee camp, the homeless, what-have-you and do not have access to their own land?
Is it possible for the person who works themselves to the bone just to feed their family, keep a roof over their head etc. barely having enough time to shower and get out the door in the morning, let alone till, care for and plant/harvest? What is to happen to them?
I am sure that there are folks who live in these circumstances who come to the zone seeking answers to their health ails where doctors have failed. I suspect these forums give them alternative suggestions that enable them to help improve their lives the best we know how.
It takes a minimum of 2.5 acres of arable land to just exist and be self sustaining for a family of 4... then their are the available water issues etc.
Until the day that the earth is reborn, in another time and place, what you speak of is only available for a very fortunate few... and even then their water, soil and air is compromised by man made pollution that may then compromise their precious bounty. It is the way of things today... the rest of us chase after a better more healthful life the best we know how.
I do hope that those fortunate few understand and realize fully, how truly blessed they are.