John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ and Josh from Boogie Brew Compost Tea share a passionate rants session about the modern addiction to chemicals, plastic, fossil fuels, and synthetic fertilizers. In this episode, they break down why modern society is structurally dependent on big oil and how you can choose soil over oil to break the cycle and gain true self-reliance. In this episode, you will learn about the major problems facing American farming and landscaping today, including the hidden damage caused by chemical fertilizers, chemical pesticides, and chemical herbicides. You will learn how synthetic nutrients act like a drug to hook your plants, kill the soil food web, and permanently drain your pocketbook. John & Josh will take you through a deep dive into alternative, sustainable solutions that you can implement in your life right now, including building living soil, using organic compost tea, going electric, installing solar panels to produce your own power, and navigating local HOA rules to stop chemical spraying in your neighborhood. After watching this episode, you will learn how to shift your mindset from being a consumer to a producer, why your soil health is your ultimate financial bank account, and the practical steps you can take today to protect your property and help save the planet. Jump to the following parts of this episode: 00:00 Episode Starts 00:25 How oil secretly controls everything from plastics to your backyard garden. 01:46 The crucial mindset shift needed to stop consuming and start producing. 04:00 The invisible biological damage chemical fertilizers cause to your soil. 06:19 How Big Ag hooks plants on synthetic food to drain your pocketbook. 08:08 Steve Cantwell’s secret to treating living dirt as a bank account. 11:31 Why real estate sites ignore soil health and why yours is a fortune. 13:55 How a wrecked municipal junkyard became a thriving farm in 3 months. 19:48 Inside John’s Puerto Rico food forest where nature perfectly feeds itself. 20:58 The exact strategy needed to stop your HOA from spraying toxic chemicals. 26:00 How to use electric and solar power to sever ties with utility giants. 38:56 The "lazy" secret to growing a massive food jungle with zero maintenance. 42:08 Top five practical actions you can take today to switch to living soil. Subscribe to GrowingYourGreens for more videos like this: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=growingyourgreens Youtube Demonitized Me But I am Not Stopping. Show Your Support at https://www.patreon.com/growingyourgreens Follow John on Instagram at: https://instagram.com/growingyourgreens/ Watch all 1600+ Episodes from GrowingYourGreens at https://www.youtube.com/user/growingyourgreens/videos Other Episodes With Josh: workhorse tea recipe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzhzYgLVO1o How to Amend Soil in your garden with Josh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrfjWQSazkU&t=4s Master Mark Supersoil Recipe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9_5iIqpTVA Don't Use Chemical Fertilizers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3T0YNDJ0IA Why you should never buy liquid hydroponic nutrients https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=554n95IrH50 Easy way to know when to feed nutrients https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf81sfq5QSA Episodes from Boogie Brew Channel https://www.youtube.com/@BoogieBrew This Years TD Update https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_-J52fprZo Interview with Steve Cantwell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDuIY2h1-0A Compost Tea vs Oil Episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k6qeP1-nYA