2nd edition! Quantum Leaps in Agriculture: Exploring Quantum Principles in Farming, Gardening and Nature.

This year 2025 we remember that 100 years ago, the science of quantum physics became recognized as a new and very relevant branch of physics. It resulted in quantum leaps in technology. Many new technologies appeared on the market, culminating in the quantum computer and quantum communication. And even more relevant for the farm- and food sector and for nature management: scientists started exploring its relevance in biological phenomena. Quantum Biology became a new branch in this field, the first book ‘Life on the Edge’ has been published in 2015.

Reasons enough to explore its relevance in farming, gardening and nature as well. Amazingly enough: also in the domain of life sciences many new technologies have appeared already and have proven to be succesfull. Exploring these new technologies, and some ancient ones, we discover how important the personal mind is of a farmer, of a nature manager and of a researcher. Mind-matter influences are very clear in working with nature. Hence, another leap became unavoidable: we cannot anymore formulate a serious theory about reality without including consciousness. This statement also holds for new styles of farming.

This second edition required deeper analysis of two subjects (as compared to the first edition of 2019).  In the first place the connection between life processes and musical melodies got strongly underpinned and specified. And as the second issue: I had to explore the relevance of our mind-set in transition processes. In my analysis of farming practices it became very clear that we need four windows – or portals – for a more complete understanding of life processes. Two physical windows: Mass and Energy. And two metaphysical portals: Information and Consciousness. The full set of techniques and methods applied in practice can only be covered and summarized in this new view on reality, composed of Consciousness, Information, Energy and Mass. All always interacting by the way. The book describes various techniques applied in each of the four windows. And I refer to a series of scientific publications, explaining their working principles. Often we require quantum principles for a more profound understanding, principles like particle-wave duality and entanglement. Through these quantum phenomena, the vitality of food comes back on the table.

In the last chapter I conclude that further development of quantum techniques is really helpful in solving a series of challenges we face in farming and management of nature.

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Here is its introduction.

The flow of the chapters

The book follows my own process over the last 15 years of exploration. First came the surprise of discovering so many unconventional techniques applied all over the world. It was almost overwhelming. I had to classify different techniques to create some clarity and overview in my mind. After a while I realized I had to expand my own worldview as well. I had to complement my classical thinking in particles with thinking in waves. And I needed an additional step towards ‘order’ and ‘information’ as part of nature’s reality. In recent years, between 2019 and 2025, I got convinced we cannot be complete in our understanding of nature, without accepting consciousness as a fundamental window of observing and experiencing the subtleties of nature.

Unavoidably, I felt the challenge to share this paradigm shift with others. What could be the relevance of these techniques for society? How could this knowledge of food production techniques and this deeper understanding of nature help us in solving some urgent challenges in producing healthy food? How is it that this new paradigm might shape education? I elaborated on this exploration in 8 chapters.

Chapter 1. Energy and Waves

The chapter deals with long waves of sound and short waves of light and many wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum in between. With this ‘family‘ of techniques, you complement particle-thinking with wave-thinking. And wave-thinking is unimaginable without its dimension of energy. The science of electromagnetism is already well developed for over a hundred years, but only recently it has found wider application in life sciences like health care and farming. It is quantum theory that helps to further grasp, at the below-microscopic level, how these wave techniques influence physiological processes in soil, plant, animal and man. The practical example is ‘protein music’.

Chapter 2. Information fields, Patterns and Light language

Chapter two deals with information techniques. With this ‘family’ of techniques I add another dimension: I move towards the energetic and informative aspects of nature. It is about how farmers can support animals, plants and soil with energy and with ‘patterns’.

The chapter includes a description of light-measuring techniques to monitor patterns in the behaviour of bio-photons in living tissue. This technique informs businesses and consumers about the vitality of the food we produce and consume. Vitality is understood as ‘order’ or internal coherence of food.

Chapter 3. Understanding Water

Water is not only wet. It is not just a medium to solve and transport minerals. It delivers the first electrons in photosynthesis. It is very sensitive. It has polarity, it organizes itself in clusters that can hold information, specifically in its ‘coherent domains’. This becomes clear in techniques to ‘vitalize’ water. Water is everywhere, every farmer and gardener deals with it. Understanding a bit more of water helps to grasp how electromagnetics and intention may exert influence on plant and animal metabolism. The practical example is the Aqua4D technique.

Chapter 4. Intention, Intuition and Consciousness

In this chapter I move a step further in reconnecting with nature. How does it look like, a more intimate bond between man and nature; between farmer or gardener or whisperer and plants, animals, soils and water?

We deal with trees and festivals, with crops and animals and fields that are supported with energy and information and intention. With a lot of practical examples that clearly ‘work’.

Furthermore, this chapter explores the feeling and sensing of subtle energies. The active use of all senses apparently activates a certain sixth sense. It is about training your intuition and ‘knowing’ from soil, plants or animals. Natures’ advices are amazing. As is its willingness to cooperate: one example is in metaphysical contracts between man and plant and insect. Hypotheses that explain such inter-nature-communication are still rare. ‘Trusting your intuition’ remains most relevant.

Chapter 5. A broader concept: Mass + Energy + Information + …

In chapter 5 it’s time for a synthesis that integrates this broad body of knowledge and inspiration. The overall term came with publications mentioning a new concept of reality, called MEI. The MEI-concept integrates Mass and Energy and Information as components that are inherent in all matter, whether dead or alive.

This chapter includes a description of some concepts that are not so familiar. What does Information mean? What is meant by quantum informed agriculture? In this chapter, you’ll find the backbone of the worldview behind the book: a summary of quantum principles that I consider most relevant in agriculture. This chapter also explores a more fundamental way of perceiving sustainable agriculture: from a thermodynamic and quantum theoretical point of view. Here consciousness joins in from behind the corner and turns the MEI-perspective around. The MEI-concept is now perceived as IEM+C(onsciousness) which results in CIEM (=Consciousness/Information/Energy/Mass).

Chapters 6 and 7. Intriguing views on the physics of life.

With almost every new technique came the question ‘How is this possible?’ or ‘How does it work?’ Being trained as an agricultural engineer I tried to understand the underlying mechanisms to enable optimal application of the techniques. I studied many theories, their quantity is overwhelming. Some of them are already widely accepted but not yet applied in agriculture (chapter six), others are not yet accepted within larger audiences but I consider them as  potentially promising (chapter seven). In these chapters I guide you along a number of hypothesis that may explain, to some degree, how plants and animals – and men – might be able to sense and capture vibrations and how these signals influence the physiological metabolism in plant and animal. In my view, these hypotheses – taken together – build a rather solid foundation for the MEI-concept and hence the CIEM-perspective. In addition, chapter seven includes some new theories about the physics of nature and some more reflections about consciousness. Consciousness in the web of Life deals with intuitive knowing from nature and with the influence of love and mind power on nature. We touch on the ‘forgotten’ or ‘hidden’ metaphysics of life. These ideas are inspiring enough to deserve deeper exploration.

Chapter 8.  Quantum biology brings Music into Agriculture

In chapter eight, the perspective of quantum-inspired agriculture is set against the challenges faced in the food and farming sector – as well as in management of ecosystems and nature – worldwide. Quantum-informed techniques carry the potential of a fundamental improvement of current food production systems in answering several of our major challenges. They may guide farmers and gardeners and researchers towards zero-entropy farming and towards a nature-inclusive agriculture. That is nature in its fuller meaning, including its form and mass, its energy, its information embedded in consciousness.

A wider application of such style of agriculture demands further development and evolution at personal, technical and cultural levels. One condition is a more inclusive attitude towards nature. Another condition is a reformation of the free market system for food. Both conditions can only be realized with awareness of the personal and cultural values behind the organisation of our institutions and markets and behind our thinking about nature. It invites us to a deeper look into our blind spots, into key issues we do not yet perceive or have ignored. I suggest some fast learning paths to get introduced in this wider world view. With the words of a modern mystic Michael Roads: “In the end, it is not nature that needs help, it is men.”

I hope you will get inspired by this path of exploration.

Any comment on the book is most welcome through a comment below. Or mail me directly at kieftetcetera@gmail.com

ir. Henk Kieft.

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