Organic interdependence is at the root of every thriving, robust ecosystem.
As a modern agricultural and horticultural society we are beginning to rediscover, to prove scientifically, what the ancients saw as givens. How We Got Here Following the Great Depression and World War II a revolution in agriculture began. The goal of ever-increasing production to feed the world was at the forefront of agronomy and soil science research. United States farming methods soon became the envy of the world. The magic ingredients in this boom were hybrid seeds, chemical fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides and modern farm machinery.