If you dig a little, there is an interesting story behind everything. When I was a kid, my father (an avid gardener) took my brother and me along on his frequent trips to the garden nursery. As you entered the nursery, you were greeted by fertilizer bags stacked by the hundreds. The heaps of bags posed a play place paradise to the two toddlers, and we spent hours racing and jumping on the stinky obstacle course. We loved it. Little did I know that inside of these smelly bags was one of the most important innovations in human history.
This was fascinating. I had never really considered any of this before. I mean, I knew bird/bat guano was a thing... but I had no idea the lengths to which people went to get it, or how dire a situation the world was in before artificial fertilizer was discovered. I kind of always assumed that it was for cost reasons more than availability. So thanks for writing this up. I hope people don't give you too much shit for it! 🤣
This was fascinating. I had never really considered any of this before. I mean, I knew bird/bat guano was a thing... but I had no idea the lengths to which people went to get it, or how dire a situation the world was in before artificial fertilizer was discovered. I kind of always assumed that it was for cost reasons more than availability. So thanks for writing this up. I hope people don't give you too much shit for it! 🤣