Welcome back to Farmland Friday’s! Every week, we dig into the tough issues facing our food and our freedom. And today, friends, we are shining a light on a hidden war being waged right beneath our feet, a stealth attack on our food supply that “They”—the same powerful interests who profit from our sickness—absolutely do not want you to discover.
I’m talking about PFAS, the insidious family of man-made poisons we call “forever chemicals.”
Why “forever”? Because once they’re in the environment, they stay there. They don’t break down. And right now, they are relentlessly invading the very farmlands that are supposed to be sustaining us.
The Rabbit Hole: How Did the Poisons Get in Our Soil?
This isn’t just about the old non-stick pans we threw out ten years ago. This is about systemic, institutional contamination.
Ask yourself: Who benefits from a cheap, easy waste disposal method that ends up poisoning the people?
The primary villain here is the practice of spreading biosolids—that’s just a nice, clinical word for treated sewage sludge—on our agricultural fields as “fertilizer.”
Think about it: our sewage systems are the collecting point for everything Big Pharma, Big Cosmetics, and industrial factories flush down the drain. This includes massive concentrations of PFAS from industrial waste and specialized firefighting foams used for decades at military bases and airports. When that sludge is “treated” and dumped on fields, we are essentially taking concentrated industrial waste and spreading it across the soil where our food grows.
We need to empower ourselves and start asking the tough questions: Why are we allowing our food supply to be used as a toxic dumping ground? Who is rubber-stamping this disaster, and what are their true motives?
What They Don’t Want You to Know: The Silent Contamination
They want you to think this problem is contained, but I’m here to tell you the cover-up is simple: PFAS are the ultimate bioaccumulators.
- Soil Contamination: Once the chemicals are in the soil, their strong, synthetic bonds mean they stay put. They don’t wash away; they settle in.
- Crop Uptake: Plants are like natural sponges. They soak up water and nutrients—and they can’t distinguish between a nutrient and a poison. Studies confirm that crops readily absorb these chemicals through their roots, translocating them into the edible parts, whether it’s the leafy greens or the grains.
- The Hidden Health Cost: We’re told exposure to these chemicals is linked to a chilling list of health crises: compromised immune function, decreased vaccine response in children, increased risks of kidney and testicular cancers, and reproductive issues in women.[1] They want you to think it’s just “bad luck” or “genetics,” but I promise you, this is an environmental assault.
If you feel overwhelmed by all this information, I get it. I was there, too. But take a deep breath. We’re learning this together. We must face the truth to change it.
Your Sovereignty: The Call to Immediate Action
This isn’t a problem we can leave to the same agencies that let it happen. It’s time for you to reclaim your health sovereignty and push back against the Sickness Economy’s toxic footprint.
Here is your action plan:
- Demand Transparency: Support and ask your local farmers how they fertilize their fields. Ask them directly if they use biosolids/sewage sludge. If they don’t know, they need to find out. As consumers, we have the right to know what’s in our food and on our soil.
- Support the Crusades: Look for state-level actions. Did you know that some states, like Maine, have taken assertive steps to ban the spreading of PFAS-contaminated sludge?[2] Use their fight as a model. Call your representatives and demand they stop this practice in your state.
- Filter Your Water: While we fight the source, protect your home. Invest in a high-quality water filtration system (reverse osmosis is a strong option) that is tested and proven to remove PFAS. It’s a non-negotiable step for immediate health protection.
The knowledge is yours now. Don’t let the big words or the complexity scare you. The truth is simple: They are poisoning our earth, and we have the power to stop them by demanding cleaner inputs and more honest practices.
Go be self-reliant. Go be a voice for change in your own home and your own community.
Next week, on Farmland Friday’s, we continue to peel back the layers of soil corruption with: “Compost or Contaminant? The Hidden Toxins in Biosolids and Organic Fertilizers.”
With love and truth,
—Donna 💚
References:
[1] U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2023, April 19). Our Current Understanding of the Human Health and Environmental Risks of PFAS. Retrieved from https://www.epa.gov/pfas/our-current-understanding-human-health-and-environmental-risks-pfas
[2] Maine Department of Environmental Protection. (n.d.). PFAS in Maine. Retrieved from https://www.maine.gov/dep/spills/pfas/
