Gbiota Blog
Changing the food system
In my life time the worlds population has increased three fold (actually 3.47) and they all those mouths have to be fed.
We have seen the massive increase in agricultural productivity – the green revolution, pioneered by Norman Borlaug and now often slanged as chemical industrial agriculture.
Community Supported Agriculture
The Gbiota club is a community-supported agriculture movement where growers and eaters work together to restore soil health, support our gut biology, and make the world healthier for our grandkids. Join the Gbiota Club I am inviting you to join the Gbiota club. I can...
Protect our Food System
I am stunned by what is happening in the world: the blocking of essential fertilisers in the Hormuz Strait, and the harm that ultra-processed food is causing to global health. But I am just one person and can do nothing about this. Yet I have a feeling that I am not...
The Body’s Homeostatis
Your body, and specifically your brain, is one of the wonders of the world. To be fit and healthy, we need to eat the right amount of the right foods, and also engage in a certain amount of movement. The science of biochemistry is highly sophisticated and can tell us...
Principles of a Gbiota Bed: Building Living Soil for Gut Health
Healthy food starts with healthy soil biology. A Gbiota bed is designed to grow plants in a biologically active, mineral-rich root zone so the food supports better gut function, fewer cravings, and more stable energy. The practical method is simple: protect and mature...
Honest Food for Metabolic Control and Preventing Diabetes
Health advice is full of bold claims, but most of it cannot be tested in a clear way. Diabetes is different. Blood sugar, weight, and waist measurements provide real feedback, fast. That makes it possible to talk about food and health with scientific honesty instead...
From Wicking Beds to Gbiota Beds: The Food Strategy
For many years, simple wicking beds helped people grow food during drought and hardship. Since then, the world has changed. We now face a global health crisis driven by poor food, damaged soils, and disrupted gut biology. This article explains how wicking beds evolved...
Fixing Diabetes: Food, Rights, and a Practical Community Plan
Diabetes is driving a serious health crisis: unnecessary amputations, blindness, and early heart attacks. The scandal is not only medical—it is also about rights. People deserve honest information about food-based options and the freedom to choose how they are...
Health From Food Using Modernised Traditional Agriculture
For thousands of years, people stayed healthy by eating food grown in living soil using traditional farming methods. While life was harder and infectious disease was common, those who survived often remained fit and active into old age. Modern agriculture produces...
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