This is the concept behind the BioDynamic Farming coined by Rudolf Steiner...not the Double-Dig bit of modern Bio-Dynamics though.
Which upon listening to Steiner's lectures J.I.Rodale brought back to america in its simplified form - ultimately to be labeled organics, as he believed that the Bio-Dynamics would be dismissed.
You can actually see this for yourself: USDA Mineral Content Reports from the late 30s gave mineral analysis for the common vegetables. Then again USDA released a mineral content report in the mid-90s which shows virtually notta in the same food crops.